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The Commission recommends the appointment of 24 winners of the competition to the position of a judge, one was rejected in a recommendation

On February 6, 2024, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, in Panels, held interviews with 28 winners of the competition for vacant positions of local court judges announced on September 14, 2023.

Based on the results of the interviews, the Commission decided to recommend for the appointment:

The Deputy Chairman of the Commission held a pilot meeting with representatives of the Dutch-Ukrainian Project “Fair, Transparent and Accountable Criminal Justice System in Ukraine”

The Deputy Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine held an online meeting with representatives of the Dutch-Ukrainian Project “Fair, Transparent and Accountable Criminal Justice System in Ukraine” of the Center for International Legal Cooperation.

One judge was recognized as corresponding to the position held, and one was recognized as not corresponding to the position held

On February 5, 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 nine local court judges for correspondence to the position held.

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

Working Group on verification of the information on possible russian citizenship of the Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine Roman Ihnatov has finished its work

Please be informed that in order to ensure maximum transparency and objectivity in the work of the Group, 3 representatives nominated by 13 public organizations that participated in the meeting of the representatives of public organizations to appoint members of the Public Integrity Council were included in its composition.

On January 31, 2024, at its last meeting, the Working Group approved its latest report.

Commission recommends the appointment of 18 winners of the competition to the position of a judge

On February 1, 2024, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, in Panels, held interviews with 22 winners of the competition for vacant positions of local court judges announced on September 14, 2023.

Based on the results of the interviews, the Commission decided to recommend for the appointment:

The Members of the Commission met with the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine and the EU Pravo-Justice Project representatives

On January 31, 2024, a working meeting was held between the Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine Roman Ihnatov, the Deputy Chairman of the Commission Ruslan Sydorovych and the Sector Manager for Justice and Anticorruption of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Alban Biaussat, the Country Manager of EU Pravo-Justice Project Oksana Tsymbrivska.

To the attention of candidates for the positions of judges in local courts

The High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine is conducting interviews with the winners of the selection for the position of local court judges.

Upon analyzing the compliance of individual candidates for the position of a judge with the requirements set forth in the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges”, the Commission notes that their integrity is sometimes questionable due to non-compliance with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On General Military Duty and Military Service” regarding military registration.

Two winners of the competition are recommended for appointment to the position of a judge

On January 31, 2024,  the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, in Panels, held interviews with 2 winners of the competition for vacant positions of local court judges announced on September 14, 2023.

Based on the results of the interviews, the Commission decided to recommend for the appointment:

The issue of dossier examination, holding of an interview and results of qualification evaluation of a judge for the position held was considered

On January 31, 2024, the Panel of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, at its meeting, held the interview as part of the qualification evaluation of local court judge for correspondence to the position held.