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Competition for the Kharkiv Court of Appeal: One Candidate Failed to Confirm the Ability to Administer Justice

21.07.2026

On July 02, 2026, during the session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, a panel conducted interviews and determined the results of the qualification assessment of two candidates for the positions of judges at the Kharkiv Court of Appeal.

Based on the results of the qualification assessment, the Commission took the following decisions:

Name of the judge

Number of points

Result

Pavlo Fomin

696,25

Failed to confirm his ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal

Andrii Polikanov

672,9

Submit to the Commission in plenary session the issue of confirming the ability to administer justice

Please be reminded that 62 candidates submitted applications to participate in the competition for 47 vacant positions of judges in the Kharkiv Court of Appeal.

In total, interviews were conducted with 48 candidates: 33 candidates confirmed their ability to administer justice, 8 candidates failed to confirm it, and 7 candidates will be interviewed by the plenary session of the Commission. Two candidates withdrew from the competition. The qualification assessment has been suspended for 1 candidate.

Video recording of the session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDkvSF8ipws