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Competition for the Kyiv Court of Appeal: Two Candidates Confirmed Their Ability to Administer Justice

02.02.2026

On January 22, 2026, at the session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, interviews were conducted and the results of the qualification assessment of four candidates for the positions of judges at the Kyiv Court of Appeal were determined.

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

Name of the judge

Number of points

Result

Oleksandr Tykhanskyi

704,86

Confirmed ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal

Serhii Diachuk

702,96

Failed to confirm the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal based on the criterion of personal competence

Iryna Teslenko

710,36

Failed to confirm the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal based on the criterion of personal competence

Yaroslav Peresunko

696,74

Confirmed 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 15 candidates: 6 candidates confirmed their ability to administer justice, 5 candidates failed to confirm it, and interviews with 4 candidates will be held in the plenary session of the Commission. One candidate withdrew from the competition.