How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? April 28 – May 2, 2025
Bribes, violations of recusal rules, and shielding drunk drivers — which judges did the High Council of Justice (HCJ) review this week (April 28 – May 2, 2025), and what decisions were made? Positive decisions: Ihor Ratushniak — judge of the Tyvriv District Court in Vinnytsia Oblast. Referred...
The Council of Judges Nominates Low-Integrity Candidates Again: Who Will Select Judges for the New Administrative Courts?
On May 1, the Council of Judges of Ukraine (CoJ) published a list of nominees for the Expert Council, which will vet candidates for judicial positions in the two new administrative courts. Unfortunately, the CoJ has consistently nominated low-integrity candidates to key selection bodies. Among past...
Only One Month Left in the Tenure of International Experts Critical to Reform
By June 1, the tenure of international experts in the Selection Commission for appointing members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) will expire. Once they leave, odious domestic institutions will appoint their own representatives to the Commission — a move that would, without e...
High Anti-Corruption Court Imposes Bail on HQCJ Member Luhanskyi
On April 30, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure in the form of bail on Volodymyr Luhanskyi, a member of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ). The bail was set at 242,000 UAH. The case concerns Luhanskyi’s fake academic degree, as first reported by the Anti-Co...
A Check “for Show”: Another Attempt to Shield the Supreme Court from Accountability
Draft law No. 13165, submitted to Parliament this month by the Cabinet of Ministers, was supposed to be a step toward cleaning up the Supreme Court (SC). But it turned out to be not a genuine reform — rather, a simulation of reform meant to appease the European Commission. While the draft includes...
How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? April 21–25, 2025
Bribes worth tens of thousands of dollars, relocation to occupied territory, and disclosure of information from closed registries. Whom did the High Council of Justice (HCJ) review this week (April 21–25, 2025), and what decisions were made? Positive developments: Yurii Slyva — judge of the Kyiv...