Who ends up on the Selection Commission will determine the future composition of the HQCJ — and therefore, who will go on to select and assess Ukrainian judges. On July 21, the Council of Judges of Ukraine (CoJ) announced an additional round of selection of candidates to the Selection Commission, which will carry out the… Continue reading Who will select the future members of the HQCJ, and why judicial reform will be at risk without international experts
The right of the Congress of Judges to recall a member of the High Council of Justice, which has meanwhile allegedly become a punitive body, as well as abandoning the obligation of judges to report interference in their work to the Prosecutor General and the HCJ — these are the ideas promoted by Vitalii Salikhov… Continue reading The Course of Salikhov, Head of the Council of Judges, toward impunity and control over the High Council of Justice
The Congress of Judges of Ukraine has elected new members of the Council of Judges of Ukraine (CJU) — a body tasked with safeguarding judicial independence, delegating integrity-compliant representatives to various selection commissions, and implementing decisions of the Congress of Judges. In practice, however, the CJU has for years operated differently: shielding judges of low… Continue reading New composition of the Council of Judges: Monich is gone, but there are still no grounds for optimism
While Parliament continues to ignore the law on international experts, the Council of Judges of Ukraine (CoJ) has put forward questionable candidates for the selection of members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ). On October 3, the CoJ finally determined its quota for the Selection Commission. This time — without intrigue or competition.… Continue reading The final stage of forming the Selection Commission: The Council of Judges has nominated its candidates
Today, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) formed the Expert Council, which is to assist in the selection of judges for the newly created administrative courts. These courts will replace the liquidated District Administrative Court of Kyiv. They are mandated to consider lawsuits against the Cabinet of Ministers, central executive authorities, the National Bank… Continue reading HQCJ defines composition of the Expert Council for selection to Administrative Courts: candidates with questionable reputations included
In June, the term of the Selection Commission, which selected members of the High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQCJ), came to an end. It was the international experts on the commission who served as a safeguard against unscrupulous candidates joining the HQCJ. Now the situation has changed. New members are to be delegated by the… Continue reading Rulings in Russian, millions during the war, and an “eternal court chairman”: what is known about the candidates from the Council of Judges
For six vacancies in the Selection Commission, which will select members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ), only two candidates responded from the Council of Judges of Ukraine, which is why the body extended the competition. At present, the following persons have submitted documents: Oleksandr Kotkov — judge of the Commercial Court of… Continue reading Candidates to the Selection Commission from the Council of Judges — once again difficult to find worthy ones
On June 1, 2025, the tenure of international experts in the Selection Commission for the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) expired. Their seats are to be filled by representatives of the unreformed Council of Judges and the Ukrainian Bar Association. In November, the tenure of international experts in the Public Council of International Experts… Continue reading NGOs call for the retention and continuation of international experts’ involvement in selection commissions
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 examples are: Yurii Triasun, who released from custody a… Continue reading The Council of Judges Nominates Low-Integrity Candidates Again: Who Will Select Judges for the New Administrative Courts?
On March 26, the law establishing two new administrative courts to replace the liquidated District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) came into force. According to the law, judges for these two new courts will be selected by an Expert Council composed of three international experts and three Ukrainian appointees. The Ukrainian members of the Expert Council… Continue reading New Administrative Courts to Replace the DACK: Who Will Select the Judges?
In just a week, on September 18, the Congress of Judges of Ukraine will elect a new composition of the Council of Judges, who will later decide on their chairperson. Since 2019, Bohdan Monich, a close associate of Pavlo Vovk, has held this position. Bohdan Monich’s career trajectory has been remarkably swift. In 2009, he… Continue reading Bohdan Monich: who is leading the Council of Judges and how
