Overview of the results of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine in June 2026

OVERVIEW OF THE RESULTS OF THE HIGH QUALIFICATION COMMISSION OF JUDGES OF UKRAINE June 2026

Procedures of the judicial career

Selection for the position of a local court judge

The checking of 1,747 practical assignments completed as part of the fourth stage of the qualification exam for candidates for the position of a judge of the local general court and judges who have expressed their intention to be transferred to another local general court is ongoing.

On June 03, 2026, the Commission approved the coded results of the practical assignment in the specialisation of the local general court completed on October 28, 2025 by participants of the second group. The coded results are available via the link (in Ukrainian).

On June 10, 2026, the Commission approved the coded results of the practical assignment in the specialisation of the local general court completed by participants of the second group on
October 15, 2025 and by participants of the first group on October 16, 2025. The coded results are available via the link (in Ukrainian).

 

On June 17, 2026, the Commission approved the coded results of the practical assignment in the specialisation of the local general court completed on October 29, 2025 by participants of the first group. The coded results are available via the link (in Ukrainian).

On June 17, 2026, the Commission approved the coded and decoded results of the practical assignment in the specialisation of the local commercial court completed on October 09–10, 2025 by candidates for the position of a judge of the local court and judges who have expressed their intention to be transferred to another local court.

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Competition to the appellate courts

General statistics of the competition to the appellate courts

By specialisations
Stage	Administrative	Commercial	Criminal	Civil	TOTAL
Applied with applications (1 candidate did not choose a specialisation)	191	185	912	787	2076
Admitted to the competition and qualification assessment	173	160	821	687	1841
Successfully passed a test of knowledge in the field of law and in the specialisation of the relevant court	132	134	703	619	1588
Successfully passed the cognitive abilities test	105	98	507	410	1120
Successfully completed practical assignment	67	83	452	255	857
Ranking of candidates has been approved	43	60	160		263
Recognised as winners of the competition and recommended for the appointment	42	55	120		217
Interviews are ongoing	Completed	Completed	276

 

In June, the Commission conducted interviews with 49 candidates for the positions of judges at the general courts of appeal:

- 21 candidates have confirmed the ability to administer justice (for the Dnipro Court of Appeal – 6,  the Kyiv Court of Appeal – 3, for the Lviv Court of Appeal – 5, and for the Kharkiv Court of Appeal – 7);

- interviews with 16 candidates will be held by the plenary session of the Commission (for the Dnipro Court of Appeal – 5, the Kyiv Court of Appeal – 1, the Lviv Court of Appeal – 4, and for the Kharkiv Court of Appeal – 6).

On June 08, 2026, the Commission took decisions recommending to the High Council of Justice the appointment of candidates to vacant positions of judges at the Odesa Court of Appeal. Those recommended for appointment included 15 judges of local general courts, 1 judge of the court of appeal, 1 attorney, and 6 persons combining legal practice with academic activity.

Submission of recommendations for appointment to the position of a judge at the Odesa Court of Appeal

1. Alfiia Kurbanova, a judge of the Shostka City and District Court of Sumy Oblast
2. Artem Shcherbina, a judge of the Livoberezhnyi District Court of Mariupol City, Donetsk Oblast
3. Ivan Yakovenko, a judge of the Izmail City and District Court of Odesa Oblast
4. Illia But, has professional experience as a lawyer, academic
5. Dmytro Hubnytskyi, a judge of the Inhulskyi District Court of Mykolaiv City
6. Petro Kravchenko, a judge of the Tarutyne District Court of Odesa Oblast
7. Tetiana Fedorenko, Central District Court of Mariupol City, Donetsk Oblast
8. Ruslan Abukhin, a judge of the Prymorskyi District Court of Odesa City
9. Yurii Bodnaruk, has professional experience as a lawyer, academic
10. Oleksandr Maslenykov, a judge of the Kiliya District Court of Odesa Oblast
11. Olena Tavlui, has professional experience as a lawyer, academic
12. Pavlo Prokhorov, a judge of the Kyivskyi District Court of Odesa City
13. Nataliia Varakina, a judge of the Fortetsnyi District Court of Kropyvnytskyi City
14. Valerii Sopilniak, has professional experience as a lawyer, academic
15. Dmytro Kyian, a judge of the Central District Court of Mariupol City, Donetsk Oblast
16. Dmytro Tsekhan, has professional experience as a lawyer, academic  
17. Oleh Shkuta, has professional experience as a lawyer, academic
18. Ihor Pavelchenko, has professional experience as a lawyer
19. Tetiana Shevyrina, a judge of the Ochakiv City and District Court of Mykolaiv Oblast
20. Dmytro Roik, a judge of the Khadzhybeyskyi District Court of Odesa City
21. Maryna Shanshyna, a judge of the Lyman City Court of Donetsk Oblast
22. Oleksandr Prysakar, a judge of the Izmail City and District Court of Odesa Oblast
23. Nataliia Kolomiiets, a judge of the Kherson Court of Appeal

 

Competition to the High Anti-Corruption Court

On June 08, 2026, the Commission approved the ranking (in Ukrainian) of candidates for vacant positions of judges at the High Anti-Corruption Court based on the results of the qualification assessment conducted within the competition.

On June 22, 2026, the Commission recommended 19 candidates for appointment as judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court: 7 candidates for appointment as judges of the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court and 12 candidates for appointment as judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court.

 

 

 

Submission of recommendations for appointments to the positions of judges of the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court

1. Olena Tanasevych, a judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court
2. Kateryna Sikora, a judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court
3. Ihor Chaikin, a judge of the Pokrovsk District Court of Kryvyi Rih City, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
4. Inna Smal, a judge of the Sosnytsia District Court of Chernihiv Oblast
5. Nataliia Doroshenko, a judge of the Rivne District Administrative Court
6. Mykola Rubashchenko, an academic
7. Natalia Movchan, a judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court

 

Submission of recommendations for appointments to the positions of judges of the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court

1. Oksana Hutsal, a judge of the Orikhiv District Court of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
2. Vladyslav Kukhta, a judge of the Chernihiv District Court of Chernihiv Oblast
3. Marta-Mariia Yatsynina, has professional experience as a lawyer, academic
4. Iryna Teslenko, a judge of the Kreminna District Court of Luhansk Oblast
5. Denys Kovalenko, a judge of the Rubizhne City Court of Luhansk Oblast
6. Yevhen Didenko, a judge of the Pryazovske District Court of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
7. Viktor Antypenko, a judge of the Rokytne District Court of Kyiv Oblast
8. Oleksandr Dudchenko, has professional experience as a lawyer, academic
9. Lesia Skreklia, has professional experience as a lawyer, academic
10. Vitalii Koriahin, a judge of the Ternivka City Court of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
11. Oleh Khamkhodera, has professional experience as a lawyer, academic
12. Mykola Pika, has professional experience as a lawyer

 

The competition for the High Anti-Corruption Court has not yet been completed. Under the terms of the competition, a third stage may be conducted for the filling of vacant positions of judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court should additional vacancies arise before the competition is concluded. Such vacancies may arise as a result of other judges from the High Anti-Corruption Court being appointed to the Appeals Chamber of that court.

 

Please be reminded that the official website of the Commission publishes a consolidated table containing information on candidates’ results at each stage of the competition for the High Anti-Corruption Court, together with their current status. The table is available via the link (in Ukrainian).

 

 

Competition to the Specialised Circuit Administrative Court and Specialised Administrative Court of Appeal

On June 15, 2026, the Commission approved the coded and decoded results of the fourth stage of the qualification exam (completion of the practical assignment in the specialisation of the Specialised Circuit Administrative Court) as part of the competition.

The decoded results are available via the link (in Ukrainian).

67 candidates successfully completed the practical assignment in the specialisation of the Specialised Circuit Administrative Court and continue to participate in the competition.

On June 22, 2026, the Commission approved the coded and decoded results of the fourth stage of the qualification exam (completion of the practical assignment in the specialisation of the Specialised Administrative Court of Appeal) as part of the competition.

The decoded results are available via the link (in Ukrainian).

23 candidates successfully completed the practical assignment in the specialisation of the Specialised Administrative Court of Appeal and continue to participate in the competition.

10 candidates are competing simultaneously for the positions of judges in both competitions.

 

Secondments

11 notifications from the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine on secondments and 1 notification of early termination of secondment were received.

The issues of secondments of judges were considered:

-   to 20 courts due to an excessive caseload;

-   from 4 courts due to a change in the territorial jurisdiction of court cases.

The issue of the early termination of the secondment of one judge was considered.

The issue of the early termination of the secondment and simultaneous secondment of one judge was considered.

It was recommended that judges be seconded to the following courts:

- Derhachi District Court of Kharkiv Oblast (1 judge);

- Dnipro Court of Appeal (1 judge);

- Dnipro District Court of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (1 judge);

- Dnipropetrovsk District Administrative Court (10 judges);

- Zhytomyr District Administrative Court (1 judge);

- Kyivskyi District Court of Poltava City (8 judges);

- Oleksandrivka District Court of Donetsk Oblast (1 judge);

- Storozhynets District Court of Chernivtsi Oblast (1 judge);

- Kharkiv District Administrative Court (10 judges).

 

Qualification assessment

for suitability of a judge for his/her position held and in connection with the imposition of a disciplinary sanction

The Commission determined the results of the qualification assessment of 1 judge:

Dina Stelmakh, Kamianets-Podilskyi City and District Court of Khmelnytskyi Oblast – is suitable for the position held.

The Commission terminated qualification assessment for suitability for the position held, in respect of:

• 62 judges, following their resignation from the position of judge;
• 4 judges, following confirmation of their ability to administer justice at the High Anti-Corruption Court:
• Oksana Hutsal, Orikhiv District Court of Zaporizhzhia Oblast;
• Vitalii Koriahin, Ternivka City Court of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast;
• Vladyslav Kukhta, Chernihiv District Court of Chernihiv Oblast;
• Olha Pevna, Troitske District Court of Luhansk Oblast.

The Commission also terminated the qualification assessment in respect of 5 judges due to the imposition of disciplinary sanctions.

On June 15, 2026, the Commission conducted the exam for one judge as part of the qualification assessment for suitability for the position held.

 

Data on the accounting of judges’ positions

The following data are included in the accounts:

on the establishment of 25 new vacant positions of judges:

in local courts - 21:

• local general courts – 17 (resignation [6]; paragraph 3 of part six of Article 126 of the Constitution of Ukraine [2]; judgment [1]; appointment to the position of a judge of the court of appeal [8]);
• local administrative courts – 2 (resignation [2]);
• local commercial courts – 2 (resignation [1]; appointment to the position of a judge of the court of appeal [1]).

in courts of appeal – 4:

• in the general courts of appeal – 3 (resignation [2]; death of a judge [1]);
• in the commercial courts of appeal – 1 (resignation [1]);

 

on filling 12 vacant positions:

in the courts of appeal – 12:

- general courts of appeal – 11;

- commercial courts of appeal – 1.

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Sessions

46 sessions were held, of which:

• in plenary composition – 10;
• in chamber composition – 6;
• in Panel composition – 30.

[more] – in Ukrainian

 

168 decisions of the Commission were adopted, of which:

• on selection and appointment of judges – 3;
• on transfer (secondment) of judges – 24;
• on qualification assessment of judges – 7;
• on conduction of selection for filling positions of judges in the high specialised courts – 19;
• on conduction of selection for filling positions of judges in the courts of appeal – 97;
• on general issues – 18.

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Participation in the events

June 05, 2026 – the meeting between members of the Public Council of International Experts and the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, organised with the support of the EU Project “Pravo-Justice”, to develop a shared understanding of the working process and foster effective working relationships between the Public Council of International Experts, the members of the Commission, and the secretariats of both bodies within the competitions for judicial positions at the Specialised Circuit Administrative Court and the Specialised Administrative Court of Appeal.

June 11, 2026 – the thematic webinar dedicated to the regulations and conclusions of the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 report.

June 15, 2026 – the thematic event organised by the EU Project “Pravo-Justice” to present the publication Handbook for Newly Appointed Judges, developed jointly by the Project, the National School of Judges of Ukraine, and members of the Commission.

June 18, 2026 – an online meeting of the Working Negotiation Group to discuss the thematic subgroups of the Rule of Law Roadmap.

June 18, 2026 – the working meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine to discuss progress in implementing Step 4.3 of the Ukraine Facility Plan.

June 18, 2026 – the meeting of the Steering Committee of the EU Project “Pravo-Justice” to review and summarise the outcomes of Phase III of the Project.

June 19, 2026 – the discussion of the concept for the pilot project “Trans-Territorial Jurisdiction in Commercial Proceedings in Ukraine”, held with the support of the EU Project “Pravo-Justice”.

June 23, 2026 – the visit by Claire Ovey, Director of Human Rights of the Council of Europe, to discuss the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights concerning Ukraine.

June 25, 2026 – the coordination meeting with representatives of the European Commission to discuss the progress of implementation of the Rule of Law Roadmap.

June 30, 2026 – the second meeting of the Subcommittee on Ukraine’s Accession to the European Union of the EU–Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee to discuss Cluster 1 “Fundamentals of the EU Accession Process” with particular focus on the judiciary and the justice sector.

 

 

Litigation

The Commission’s interests were represented in 61 hearings of the Supreme Court.

The Administrative Cassation Court within the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Commission as follows:

1. 1. 1. Cases No. 990/53/26 – claim filed by Y.V. Chornobrovenko; No. 990/469/25 – claims filed by L.V. Pankiv, V.V. Antoshchenko, and O.S. Felechko; No. 990/509/25 – claim filed by V.V. Chornokon; No. 990/470/25 – claim filed by S.M. Martynchuk; No. 990/511/25 – claim filed by O.V. Finko seeking to declare the decisions unlawful and to compel certain actions (selection procedure: qualification exam, cognitive abilities test).
      2. Cases No. 990/241/25 – claim filed by B.I. Polianchuk; No. 990/188/25 – claim filed by
         I.P. Rakhmankulova; No. 990/154/25 – claim filed by O.H. Koteniov seeking to declare the decisions unlawful and annul them, and to compel certain actions (competition to the courts of appeal: qualification exam, practical assignment).
      3. Case No. 990/124/26 – claim filed by O.A. Dubinskyi seeking to declare the Commission’s failure to act unlawful (access to public information).
      4. Cases No. 990/543/25 – claim filed by N.B. Dzhuhan; No. 990/596/25 – claim filed by
         O.S. Kimstachov seeking to declare the decisions unlawful and annul them, and to compel certain actions (competition to the courts of appeal: interview).
      5. Case No. 990/170/26 – claim filed by K.V. Shevchenko seeking to declare the decision unlawful and annul it, and to compel certain actions (selection procedure: qualification exam, practical assignment).
      6. Case No. 990/324/26 – claim filed by O.O. Tkachenko seeking to declare the decision unlawful and annul it, and to compel certain actions (selection procedure: admission). 
      7. Cases No. 990/91/26 – claim filed by I.Z. Buts; No. 990/167/26 – claim filed by
         S.Y. Sheptukhovskyi seeking to declare the decisions unlawful and annul them, and to compel certain actions (competition to the Specialised Administrative Court of Appeal: admission, qualification exam).
      8. Case No. 990/51/26 – claim filed by S.I. Nahorianskyi seeking to declare the decision unlawful and annul it, and to compel certain actions (qualification assessment for suitability for the position held).

 

By rulings of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court:

• In Cases No. 990/222/25 – claim filed by P.P. Humennyi; No. 990/110/25 – claim filed by L.B. Holubova; No. 990/138/25 – claim filed by I.V. Panikar; No. 990/96/25 – claim filed by A.V. Slidenko; No. 990/230/25 – claim filed by V.V. Moskalenko, the position of the Commission was upheld, in particular in cases where the Commission had filed appeals: such appeals were granted, the judgments of the courts of first instance were set aside, new judgments were rendered dismissing the claims, and the claimants’ appeals were dismissed (competition to the courts of appeal: qualification exam, practical assignment);
• In Cases No. 990/557/25 – claim filed by O.A. Sofilkanych; No. 990/417/25 – claim filed by D.S. Shevchenko; No. 990/578/25 – claim filed by Y.Y. Sizintsova, the position of the Commission was upheld, in particular in cases where the Commission had filed appeals: such appeals were granted, the judgments of the courts of first instance were set aside, new judgments were rendered dismissing the claims, and the claimants’ appeals were dismissed (competition to the courts of appeal: interview);
• In Cases No. 990/484/25 – claim filed by O.V. Shpyruk; No. 990/495/25 – claim filed by V.M. Misiuk; No. 990/479/25 – claim filed by O.A. Bazhan; No. 990/463/25 – claim filed by I.S. Demyda; No. 990/513/25 – claim filed by M.Y. Pika; No. 990/486/25 – claim filed by Z.B. Nykerui; No. 990/465/25 – claim filed by M.M. Ostrichenko, the position of the Commission was upheld, in particular in cases where the Commission had filed appeals: such appeals were granted, the judgments of the courts of first instance were set aside, new judgments were rendered dismissing the claims, and the claimant’s appeals were dismissed (selection procedure: qualification exam, test of cognitive abilities and test on knowledge in the field of law);
• In Case No. 990/31/26 – claim filed by Y.V. Ablov, the claimant’s appeal against the judgment of the Administrative Cassation Court within the Supreme Court dated February 16, 2026 (whereby the claim was dismissed) was dismissed (failure to act within the qualification assessment procedure).

 

 

 

Document flow

 Documents were processed:

• 3 307 – incoming documents;
• 1 678 – outgoing documents.

1 678 inquiries and appeals were reviewed:

• 8 lawyer’s requests;
• 98 requests for information;
• 100 appeals;
• 1 472 other inquiries.

 

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