On December 18, 2023, the Panel of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, at its meeting, considered the issue of submitting a motion to the High Council of Justice to dismiss a judge from his or her position.
Based on the results of the qualification evaluation, three judges were found to not correspond to the position held. The Commission decided to submit a motion to the HCJ for dismissal:
The Commission’s members Vitalii Gatseliuk, Roman Kydysiuk and Halyna Shevchuk took part in the International Judicial Conference “The role of the judiciary in overcoming the challenges of war” held in Lviv on December 8 and 9, 2023.
On December 14, 2023, the Panel of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, at its meeting, held interviews and determined the results of the qualification evaluation of two local court judges for their compliance with the position held.
Based on the results of the qualification evaluation for the compliance with the position held, the Commission made the following decisions:
On December 15 and 16, 2023, the Commission will form a rating of candidates for the position of a judge in local general courts. At this stage of the competition, 394 candidates will choose among 500 vacant positions of judges in local courts of general jurisdiction.
On December 14, 2023, the plenary session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, at its meeting, considered the issue of recommendations of Stella Tsybizova for appointment to the position of judge of the Poltavskyi Raion Court of Poltava Oblast.
December 15, 2023
10:00 – 11:00
National News Agency of Ukraine “Ukrinform”, 8/16 Bohdan Khmelnytsky Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 01001.
On December 5 and 6, 2023, the National School of Judges of Ukraine and the Programme “Competence Development for the Legal Sector of Ukraine” jointly organised an offsite training for judges on war crimes in Poland, which was attended by members of the Commission Liudmyla Volkova and Nadiia Kobetska.
On November 27 and 28, 2023, a Roundtable “Discussion of Recommendations of Council of Europe Experts on the Functioning of Judicial (Self)Governing Bodies in Ukraine” was held in Warsaw with the participation of the Chairman of the High Qualifications Commission of Judges of Ukraine Roman Ihnatov and the Deputy Chairman of the Commission Ruslan Sydorovych, organized by the Council of Europe Division of Cooperation Progra
On November 24 and 25, 2023, the Roundtable “Judicial integrity and professional ethics: standards and practice of evaluation” was held in Kyiv. The High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine was represented by the Secretary of the First Chamber of the HQCJ Ruslan Melnyk, and members of the Commission Vitalii Gatseliuk and Oleh Koliush.
The International conference “Peculiarities of administrative Procedure during martial law: problematic issues” hosted by the Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal and the Law Faculty of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv was held with the participation of the Deputy Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine Ruslan Sydorovych in Lviv on November 24,
