High Council of Justice supports the dismissal of Vsevolod Kniazev, but there’s a catch
Today, on July 18, the High Council of Justice (HCJ) endorsed the decision of the First Disciplinary Chamber regarding the dismissal of Vsevolod Kniazev, the former President of the Supreme Court, who was exposed for accepting a bribe of nearly $3 million. However, the recommendation for his dismiss...
Plagiarism, questionable declarations, and dubious wealth: the new candidates for the Constitutional Court
We continue to cover the interviews of candidates for the Constitutional Court. Yesterday, on July 15, the Advisory Group of Experts (AGE) interviewed three more candidates: Nataliya Kaminska — professor at the National Aviation University. Kaminska has previously attempted to join the Constitutio...
Yanukovych-era Supreme Court President shows bias against Constitutional Court candidate
Yesterday, on July 15, a series of interviews began for candidates for the Constitutional Court under the President’s quota. One of the candidates, lawyer Kostyantyn Krasovsky, faced numerous questions about his property and declarations from public representatives and members of the Advisory Grou...
Exam failed: the HQCJ did not pass the trial by Vovk
On July 9, the notorious head of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK), Pavlo Vovk, finally appeared for an exam administered by the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ). This exam precedes the interview stage of the qualification assessment introduced in 2016. Vovk, along with...
The commission did NOT recommend appointing a new member to the HCJ: what’s next?
Last week, the President’s selection commission for candidates for the High Council of Justice (HCJ) did not recommend that the President appoint a new member from the recent competition. Earlier, the Ethics Council, which conducted interviews, recommended two candidates for appointment: Andriy Zh...
The Supreme Court struck down the assessments of 180 judges of low integrity, jeopardising the cleansing of the judiciary
Yesterday, July 3, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court published a decision in the case of Vitaliy Usatyi, a judge from the Commercial Court of Kharkiv Oblast. He appealed the procedure of his qualification assessment in the Supreme Court. On June 13, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court declar...