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The Commission recommended the appointment of three judges

On May 14, 2025, the plenary session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine considered the issue of recommending candidates for the positions of judges.

The judges passed qualification evaluation and were recognized by the Commission as suitable for their positions held.

Taking into account the results of the qualification evaluation, the Commission decided to recommend the following candidates:

Competition to the appellate courts: two candidates have not confirmed their ability to administer justice, one candidate is to be interviewed by the Commission’s plenary

On May 13, 2025, at the session of the First Chamber of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, the dossiers were examined, interviews were held, and the results of the qualification evaluation of three 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:

Announcement. Online meeting with members of the Commission: peculiarities of the qualification exam within the selection of local court judges

On May 16, 2025, at 15:00, the official YouTube channel of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine will host a live broadcast of the online meeting of the Commission members Nadiia Kobetska and Roman Sabodash with candidates participating in the selection for the position of a local court judge and judges who intend to be transferred to another local court.

They will discuss the  peculiarities of the qualification exam.

The plenary composition of the Commission will determine suitability of the judge of the Novoukrainskyi Raion Court of Kirovohrad Oblast for the position held

On May 13, 2025, the Panel of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine held an interview and determined the result of the qualification evaluation of a judge of the Novoukrainskyi Raion Court of Kirovohrad Oblast Olena Muzyka, for her suitability for the position held.

The Commission reviewed materials of 119 judges who intend to be transferred to another local court

On May 09, 2025, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, sitting in Panels, reviewed the materials of 119 judges who intend to be transferred to another local court upon their applications for admission to the qualification exam.

Based on the results of the session, the Commission decided to admit 118 judges to the completion of qualification exam:

The Commission has established the results of a special vetting of 131 candidates for the positions of judges in the administrative and commercial courts of appeal

On May 12, 2025, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine established the results of a special vetting of 49 candidates for the positions of judges in administrative courts of appeal and 82 candidates for the positions of judges in commercial courts of appeal within the competition announced by the Commission on September 14, 2023.

List of test questions on the history of Ukrainian statehood

In accordance with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” and the Regulation on the Procedure of Qualification Exam and the Methodology for Evaluation of Candidates, the Commission has published the list of test question basics on the history of Ukrainian statehood, including references to the sources used for developing the test questions.

Qualification exam within the selection for the position of a local court judge has been scheduled

On May 12, 2025, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine scheduled the qualification exam for candidates for the position of a local court judge, as well as for judges, who expressed their intention to be  transferred to another local court, and established the following sequence of examination stages:

Competition to the Courts of Appeal: one candidate failed to confirm his ability to administer justice, three candidates are to be interviewed by the Commission’s plenary composition

On May 08, 2025, at the session of the First Chamber of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, the dossiers were examined, interviews were conducted, and the results of the qualification evaluation of four 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: