In accordance with Part 1 of Article 55 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges,” by decision of the High Council of Justice, adopted on the basis of a submission by the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, a judge may, with his or her consent, be seconded to another court of the same level and specialisat

In accordance with Part 1 of Article 55 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges,” by decision of the High Council of Justice, adopted on the basis of a submission by the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, a judge may, with his or her consent, be seconded to another court of the same level and specialisation to administer justice.

In accordance with Part 1 of Article 55 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges,” by decision of the High Council of Justice, adopted on the basis of a submission by the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, a judge may, with his or her consent, be seconded to another court of the same level and specialisation to administer justice.

On April 23, 20256, at the session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, sitting as a panel, interviews were conducted and the results of the qualification assessment of three candidates for the positions of judges at the Kyiv Court of Appeal were determined.

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

On April 22, 2026, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, in plenary session, considered the issue of terminating the participation of three candidates in competitions for vacant positions of judges.

Based on the results of the session, the participation of the following candidates in the competition for positions at the Specialised Circuit Administrative Court was terminated:

On April 22, 2026, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, in plenary session, considered the issue of confirming the ability of three candidates to administer justice at the Odesa Court of Appeal.

Dmytro Tsekhan and Nataliia Varakina have confirmed their ability to administer justice at the Odesa Court of Appeal.

Regarding Oleh Shkuta, a break in the consideration of the issue has been announced.

On April 22, 2026, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, in plenary session, considered the issue of terminating the qualification assessment of Oleksandr Dziuba, a judge of the Dnipro District Court of Kyiv City

On April 21, 2026, a formal swearing-in ceremony was held for judges appointed to their positions for the first time, attended by Volodymyr Zelenskyi, the President of Ukraine.

On April 22, 2026, the First and Second Chambers of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine considered an issue of submitting a recommendation for secondment of judges to other courts of the same level and specialisation for the administration of justice.