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Competition for the Kyiv Court of Appeal: Four Candidates Are Awaiting an Interview By the Plenary Session of the Commission

20.05.2026

On May 19, 2026, during the session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, a panel conducted interviews and determined the results of the qualification assessment of five candidates for the positions of judges at the Kyiv Court of Appeal.

Based on the results of the qualification assessment, the Commission took the following decisions:

Name of the judge

Number of points

Result

Serhii Ahafonov

688,34

Submit to the Commission in plenary session the issue of confirming the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal

Svitlana Muratova

741,76

Submit to the Commission in plenary session the issue of confirming the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal

Kateryna Zastrozhnikova

 

Postponed. To grant the request by Ruslan Sydorovych, a member of the Commission to recuse himself from consideration of the issue and to exclude him from participating in decisions of a personal nature concerning the candidate within the framework of the competition

Oleksandr Hryshko

673

Submit to the Commission in plenary session the issue of confirming the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal

Svitlana Hrechana

686,29

Submit to the Commission in plenary session the issue of confirming the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal

 

Please be reminded that 93 candidates submitted applications to participate in the competition for 45 vacant positions of judges in the Kyiv Court of Appeal.

In total, interviews were conducted with 43 candidates: 19 candidates confirmed their ability to administer justice, 13 candidates failed to confirm it, and 11 candidates will be interviewed by the plenary session of the Commission. Two candidates withdrew from the competition.

Video recording of the session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9YxS0D2trw