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Qualification evaluation of a judge of Kirovskyi District Court of Kirovohrad City was terminated

On April 09, 2025, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine in plenary session considered the issue of terminating the qualification evaluation of the judge of the Kirovskyi District Court of Kirovohrad City Oleksii Halahan to confirm his ability to administer justice in the relevant court.

Based on the results of the meeting, the Commission decided to terminate the qualification evaluation of the judge of Kirovskyi District Court of Kirovohrad City Oleksii Halahan.

16 judges were recommended to be seconded to other courts

On April 09, 2025, the First and Second Chambers of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine considered issues regarding the secondment and early termination of the secondment of judges, along with their simultaneous secondment.

Due to the excessive judicial workload, the Commission decided to submit a recommendation to the High Council of Justice for the secondment of the judge Nataliia Kovalenko from the Lysychanskyi Town Court of Luhansk Oblast to the Derhachivskyi Raion Court of Kharkiv Oblast for a period of one year.

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.

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

On April 08, 2025, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine held interviews and determined the results of the qualification evaluation of four local court judges for their suitability for the position held.

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

The Commission found unconfirmed the information on unreliability (including incompleteness) of statements in the integrity declarations of four judges

On April  08, 2025, the Panel of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine considered notification of information that may indicate the unreliability (including incompleteness) of the statements made by judges in their integrity declarations.

The Commission recommends sending 16 judges to other courts

On April 02, 2025, the First and Second Chambers of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine considered issues regarding the secondment and early termination of the secondment of judges, along with their simultaneous secondment.

Due to the excessive judicial workload, the Commission decided to submit a recommendation to the High Council of Justice for the secondment of the judge Leonid Plokhotnichenko from the Leninskyi District Court of Kirovohrad City to the Leninskyi District Court of Mykolaiv City for a period of one year.

The issue of secondment of judges to 3 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.

The Commission recommended the appointment of the winner of the competition for the position of a judge of the Bashtanskyi Raion Court of Mykolayiv Oblast

On April 03, 2025, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, in the composition of the Panel, interviewed the winner of the competition for vacant positions of local court judges announced on September 14, 2023.

Based on the results of the interview, the Commission decided to recommend the appointment of Tetiana Hapieieva as a judge of the Bashtanskyi Raion Court of Mykolayiv Oblast.