Pursuant to Article 55(1) of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges”, a judge may, with their consent, be seconded to another court of the same level and specialisation to administer justice, by a decision of the High Council of Justice adopted on the basis of a submission by the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine.
Please be informed that the issue of submitting a proposal for the secondment (temporary transfer) of three judges to the Shostka City-District Court of Sumy Oblast to administer justice has been scheduled for consideration at a session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine.
The issue will be considered on 4 November 2026 at 10:00 at the premises of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (9, General Shapoval Street, Kyiv).
A judge wishing to be seconded to another court of the same level and specialisation must submit to the Commission a statement of consent in the prescribed form (available for download here), accompanied by:
- A certificate in the prescribed form (available for download here);
- Any other documents that the judge considers relevant to the decision (if available).
The deadline for submitting documents is seven days from the date of publication of this announcement.
Documents may be submitted in paper and/or electronic form.
Documents may be submitted in person or sent by post or email.
Documents are accepted at the following addresses of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine:
Postal address: 9, General Shapoval Street, Kyiv, 03110, Ukraine;
Email: inbox@vkksu.gov.ua.
Documents may be submitted in person during the following hours:
Monday to Thursday: 08:00–12:00 and 12:45–16:00;
Friday: 08:00–12:00 and 12:45–15:00.
Scanned copies of paper documents sent by post must be emailed to inbox@vkksu.gov.ua no later than the day following dispatch, together with a scanned copy of the proof of posting.
Judges submitting documents by email must sign them with a qualified electronic signature.
The Procedure for Seconding a Judge to Another Court of the Same Level and Specialisation (as a Temporary Transfer) is available here.
Up-to-date information on judicial secondments is available in the “Secondment of Judges” subsection of the “Activities” section on the Commission’s official website.