On June 27, 2023, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine held a meeting with the Ambassadors and Heads of Diplomatic Missions of the G7 countries.
The Chairman of the HQCJ Roman Ihnatov greeted the participants and expressed his gratitude for supporting Ukraine during the unprecedented aggression of the russian federation against our country.
On July 12, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., the Commission will hold a meeting to consider the dismissal of Volodymyr Mazurko from the position of Vice Rector of the National School of Judges of Ukraine due to his resignation.
Information on the results of the Commission’s meeting will be available after it is held at this link.
On June 24 – 25, 2023, an orientation session for the members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine was held in Lviv with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Justice for All Program.
On June 21, 2023, the Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine Roman Ihnatov, his Deputy Ruslan Sydorovych, and the Head of the Commission’s Secretariat Olena Ponomarenko met with candidates who were not appointed to the positions of local court judges by the Decree of the President.
On June 16, 2023, the Chairman of the Commission Roman Ihnatov, Deputy Chairman of the Commission Ruslan Sydorovych, and the Head of the Commission’s Secretariat Olena Ponomarenko held an online working meeting with representatives of the European Union “Pravo-Justice” Project. The event, organized for the first time in such a format, was devoted to discussing the priorities and primary needs of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine and potential areas of cooperation.
On June 15, 2023, at 13:00, the Commission will hold a meeting to consider applications of the Commission members for recusal, issues related to the peculiarities of distribution of cases (documents) by the automated system among the Commission members holding administrative positions, as well as issues related to the verification of practical assignments during the qualification exam scheduled by the decision of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine dated June 24, 2019 No. 107/zp-19.
The meeting of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine was attended by 12 members of the Commission: Roman Ihnatov, Ruslan Sydorovych, Mykhailo Bohonis, Liudmyla Volkova, Vitalii Hatseliuk, Nadiia Kobetska, Oleh Koliush, Ruslan Melnyk, Andrii Pasichnyk, Roman Sabodash, Serhii Chumak, Halyna Shevchuk.
The High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine decided:
On June 13, 2023, the Chairman of the Commission Roman Ihnatov, the Deputy Chairman of the Commission Ruslan Sydorovych, and the Head of the Secretariat of the Commission Olena Ponomarenko held a working meeting with an initiative group of candidates for the positions of local court judges.
On June 1, 2023, the High Council of Justice appointed 16 members of the new High Qualification Commission of Judges. On June 6, the Judge of the Kyiv Court of Appeal Roman Ihnatov was elected as the Chairman of the HQCJ by a majority of the Commission’s members. For more than 3,5 years, when the HQCJ did not have a full composition, the judiciary has accumulated a huge number of personnel problems.
On June 9, 2023, Deputy Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine Ruslan Sydorovych took part in the Conference “Freedom of Speech for Judges and the Role of Judicial Associations in a Democratic State Governed by the Rule of Law”, which lasted for two days in Lviv.
