According to paragraph 2 of section II “Final and transitional provisions” of the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” and some laws of Ukraine on the activities of judicial authorities” the powers of the Commission members have been terminated from the date of entry into force of this Law (07.11.2019). As of today, a new composition has not been formed yet.

At the same time, the Secretariat of the Commission within its powers during 2020 carried out:

The Editorial Board of the Journal reports that due to the restrictions provided by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated December 02, 2020, No. 1198 “On amendments to the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated December 04, 2019, No. 1070 and of July 22, 2020, No. 641”, not all concerned had the opportunity to timely subscribe to the scientific and practical legal Journal of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine.

Dear colleagues!

We congratulate you on the occasion of a New Year and Merry Christmas!

We sincerely wish that the Christmas holidays live up to your expectations for good changes and that 2021 will bring peace and joy to every home, open new opportunities for professional self-realization and inspire fruitful work.

We wish you in the New Year only positive news, inspiration and invincible optimism, harmony and love in the family and God’s intercession!

On March 5, 2020, with the support of the USAID New Justice Program, a regular meeting of donors, representatives of international technical assistance projects in the field of strengthening rule of law and the judiciary took place.

The Chairman of the High Anticorruption Court Olena Tanasevych, the main speaker of the meeting, told the audience about the interim results of the six months of work of the High Anticorruption Court and about further plans for its development.

On January 29, 2020, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court made a decision in case № 9901/378/19 on declaring illegal and annulling the decision of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine dated July 02, 2019 № 108/dl-19 announcing a competition for the employment of 505 vacant positions of local general courts’ judges for candidates in reserve.

On March 03, 2020, the High Council of Justice considered the materials received from the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine regarding the submission to the President of Ukraine for the appointment of Luniova Olha Hryhoriivna to Vuhledarskyi City Court of Donetsk Region.