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Competition for the Zaporizhzhia Court of Appeal: One Candidate Confirmed Their Ability to Administer Justice

24.10.2025

On October 16, 2025, at a session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine in Panels, interviews were conducted and the results of the qualification assessment of three candidates for the positions of judges in the Zaporizhzhia Court of Appeal were determined.

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

Name of the judge

Number of points

Result

Ruslan Sinielnik

714,05

During the special vetting procedure concerning the candidate, information was obtained that is assessed when determining compliance with the criteria of professional ethics and integrity during the interview and in establishing the results of the qualification assessment. The candidate was recognised as having confirmed the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal.

Viktoriia Kaliuzhna

 

Consideration of the issue  was postponed to October 28, 2025 at 10:00

Svitlana Shyrina

661,4

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

Please be reminded, that 33 candidates submitted applications to participate in the competition for 16 vacant positions of judges in the Zaporizhzhia Court of Appeal.

In total, interviews were conducted with 20 candidates: 10 candidates confirmed their ability to administer justice in a general court of appeal, 6 candidates did not confirm this, and interviews with 4 candidates will be held in the plenary session of the Commission.