On June 31, 2024, the plenary session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine considered the issue of recommending Ihor Viter for appointment as a judge of the Volodymyr-Volynskyi City Court of Volyn Oblast.

A judge who has been appointed for a term of five years before the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine (regarding Judiciary)” shall be evaluated for congruence for the position in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Information on the results of the anonymous written test taken by judges on July 30, 2024, during the exam as part of the qualification evaluation for the congruence for the position is available at this link.

On July 30, 2024, the Panels of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, at its meetings, held interviews and determined the results of the qualification evaluation of three local court judges for their congruence for the position.

Based on the results of the qualification evaluation for compliance with the position, the Commission made the following decisions:

In compliance with the principles of transparency and accountability, we inform you about the completion of the work of the internal investigation commission.

On July 23, 2024, the Panels of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, at its meetings, held interviews and determined the results of the qualification evaluation of four local court judges for their suitability for the position.

Based on the results of the qualification evaluation for compliance with the position held, the Commission made the following decisions:

On July 19, 2024, with the participation of members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine Lyudmyla Volkova, Vitalii Gatseliuk, Volodymyr Luhanskyi and Roman Sabodash, the International Conference “Communication of the Judiciary: one voice as a tool for building trust” was held in Lviv.

The main goal of the event is to discuss internal communication issues and improve strategic communication of the judiciary.

In July 2024, the Commission and the USAID “Justice for All” Program signed an agreement on the transfer of international technical assistance as 4 servers and 15 Hewlett Packard switches.

This substantial technical upgrade will contribute to enhancing information security and improving the functioning of the Commission’s local network infrastructure.

On July 11, 2024, the Steering Committee Meeting of the EU Project “Pravo-Justice III” was held with the Deputy Chairman of the Commission Ruslan Sydorovych taking part therein.

The participants of the meeting gathered to discuss the first report of the third phase of the Project, as well as to summarize the results of cooperation with the Ukrainian authorities in the field of justice and the judiciary.

On July 9, 2024, an emergency situation occurred during the exam as part of the qualification evaluation procedure for suitability of a judge for the position held and the qualification evaluation in connection with the imposition of a disciplinary sanction.

After the announcement of the start of the anonymous written test, the exam participants found that the generated test questions were incorrect in their test copybooks. The same questions were repeatedly asked in each variant of each exam participant.

On July 5, 2024, a solemn oath-taking ceremony for judges newly appointed to their positions took place at the National business and cultural cooperation center “Ukrainian House” with the participation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A total of 248 judges took the oath.

The event was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine Ruslan Sydorovych and heads of judicial governance and self-governance bodies.