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The Commission recommends secondment of six judges to other courts

On July 02, 2025, at the session of the First Chamber of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, the issue of submitting a motion recommending the secondment of judges to another court of the same level and specialization for the administration of justice was considered.

Due to the change in the territorial jurisdiction of court cases, the Commission decided to submit a motion to the High Council of Justice with a recommendation for a one-year secondment of:

The courts included in the second group of courts at the first stage of the competition for vacant positions of judges in general courts of appeal have been determined

Please be informed, that on July 02, 2025, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine adopted a decision to include the following courts to the second group of courts at the first stage of the competition for vacant positions of judges in the general courts of appeal, announced by the Commission’s decision of September 14, 2023 No. 94/zp-23 (hereinafter referred to as the Competition):

Dnipro Court of Appeal –23 vacant judicial positions;

Competition to the commercial courts of appeal: two candidates are to be interviewed by the Commission’s plenary

On July 01, 2025, at the session of the Second Chamber of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine interviews were held and the results of the qualification evaluation of four candidates for the positions of judges of commercial courts of appeal were determined.

Based on the results of the qualification evaluation, the Commission made the following decisions:

Competition to the administrative courts of appeal: two candidates confirmed their ability to administer justice

On July 01, 2025, at the session of the First Chamber of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine interviews were held and the results of the qualification evaluation of two candidates for the positions of judges of administrative courts of appeal were determined.

Based on the results of the qualification evaluation, the Commission made the following decisions:

Competition to the administrative courts of appeal: candidate failed to confirm the ability to administer justice

On June 30, 2025, at the meeting of the First Chamber of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, an interview was held and the results of the qualification evaluation of the candidate for the position of a judge of administrative court of appeal, Oleksandr Karmazin, were determined.

10 judges have taken the oath and assumed their powers

On June 30, 2025, an official oath-taking ceremony was held with the participation of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, for judges appointed to the position for the first time.

Ten judges took the oath: nine of them are from local general courts and one is from commercial court. They were appointed by Presidential Decrees, following the results of the competitions for the position of a judge, announced by the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine.

Competition to the courts of appeal: two candidates confirmed their ability to administer justice in the administrative court of appeal and two – in the commercial court of appeal

On June 30, 2025, at the plenary session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, the issues of confirming the ability of three candidates for the position of a judge to administer justice in the administrative court of appeal, and of two candidates — in the commercial court of appeal, were considered.

Based on the results of the session, the Commission made the following decisions:

The issue of secondment of judges to 2 courts is scheduled for consideration

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

Competition to the administrative courts of appeal: two candidates will be interviewed by the Commission’s plenary

On June 27, 2025, at the meeting of the First Chamber of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, interviews were held and the results of the qualification evaluation of two candidates for the positions of judges of administrative courts of appeal were determined.    

Based on the results of the qualification evaluation, the Commission made the following decisions: