On February 11, 2025, the Panel of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine held interviews and determined the results of the qualification evaluation of two local courts judges for their suitability for the positions held.

Based on the results of the qualification evaluation, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine made the following decisions:

Please be informed that on February 17, 2025 at 17:00, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (9, General Shapoval St.,Kyiv) will hold a special joint meeting with the Public Council of International Experts, during which the results of the consideration of the issue of suitability of candidates for the positions of judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court for the criteria provided for in part four of Article 8 of the Law of Ukraine “On the High Anti-Corruption Court” will be announced.

On February 10, 2025, the plenary session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine considered the issue of suitability of judges of local and appeal courts for their positions.

Based on the results of the meeting, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine made the following decisions:

On February 08, 2025, the regional Questions and Answers session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine continued with lawyers interested in participating in the selection of judges to local courts. After Lviv, the second such event was held in Dnipro, where Yaroslav Dukh and Serhii Chumak answered questions from the audience.

On February 06, 2025, members of the High Qualification Comission of Judges of Ukraine Mykhailo Bohonis and Nadiia Kobetska met with lawyers in Lviv to discuss the selection of judges to local courts.

On December 04, 2024, at a meeting of the Second Chamber of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, the issue of introducing a submission with a recommendation to second judges to another court of the same level and specialization for the administration of justice was considered.

 By the decision of the Commission dated October 21,2024, №.

On February 06-07, 2025, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, together with the Public Council of International Experts, held special joint meetings with seven candidates participating in the competition to the High Anti-Corruption Court.

In accordance with paragraph 4 of part one of Article 70 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” (hereinafter – the Law), the qualification exam is one of the stages of the selection process for the position of a judge of a local court.

Part three of Article 74 of the Law stipulates that the qualification exam is conducted through anonymous testing and practical assignments. Anonymous testing includes, among other subjects, the history of Ukrainian statehood.

The issue of secondment of judges to Lychakivskyi District Court of Lviv is scheduled for consideration

According to part one of Article 55 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges”, based on a decision by the High Council of Justice, made on the basis of a submission from the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, a judge may, with their consent, be temporarily transferred to another court of the same level and specialization to administer justice.