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 for dismissal by the Third Disciplinary Chamber.… Continue reading How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? April 28 – May 2, 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 Court of Appeal. Dismissed by a final decision of… Continue reading How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? April 21–25, 2025
Judicial reform achievements — cleansing the judiciary, selecting high-integrity candidates, and ensuring declaration transparency — are now at risk of being undone by a series of harmful draft laws. The DEJURE Foundation has compiled a list of the most dangerous legislative initiatives currently under consideration by MPs. These proposals could severely jeopardise the creation of… Continue reading Six Draft Laws from the Parliament: Initiatives That Threaten to Derail Judicial Reform
The dismissal of judges caught drunk driving, taking bribes, collaborating with the enemy, or committing other serious violations will become virtually impossible under disciplinary proceedings. Even the odious judges of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) will remain in office. This is what draft law No. 13137 proposes — a draft law co-initiated by… Continue reading New Draft Law No. 13137 by “Servant of the People” MPs Blocks Complaints Against Judges and Makes Their Dismissal Impossible
The dismissal of judges caught drunk driving, taking bribes, collaborating with the enemy, and committing other serious offences will become virtually impossible through disciplinary proceedings. Even the judges of the infamous District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) will remain in office. This is what draft law No. 13137, co-initiated by Denys Maslov, head of the… Continue reading Analysis of Draft Law No. 13137, Which Makes Disciplinary Dismissal of Judges Impossible
Cheating on exams, thousands of dollars in bribes, shielding drunk drivers, and supporting illegal development in Protasiv Yar — this is the kind of misconduct the High Council of Justice (HCJ) reviewed this week (April 7–11), and here are the decisions it made: Positive Decisions: Ilona Denysiuk, judge of the Luhyny District Court in Zhytomyr… Continue reading How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? April 7–11, 2025
The Supreme Court continues to hinder judicial reform. In January 2025, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court overturned a decision by the High Council of Justice (HCJ) that held Serhii Vovk, the notorious judge of the Pechersk District Court, disciplinarily liable. This ruling undermines the legitimacy of handling complaints after the complainant has withdrawn… Continue reading Supreme Court Limits the HCJ’s Powers in Disciplinary Proceedings
This week (March 31 – April 4), a traitor, a Romanian citizen, and a judge caught drunk driving were all removed from their judicial positions. Three judges were dismissed following complaints submitted by lawyers from the DEJURE Foundation. The High Council of Justice (HCJ) formally stripped the following judges of their status, privileges, and salaries:… Continue reading How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? March 31 – April 4, 2025
Thirty-six judges of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) may begin working in other courts unless the High Council of Justice (HCJ) brings them to disciplinary liability. Over five years have passed since the release of the NABU recordings, but the HCJ has only dismissed four DACK judges so far. Here are the “achievements”… Continue reading The HCJ Delays Opening Cases Against 36 DACK Judges
The final dismissal of two judges from the scandalous District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK), including its head Pavlo Vovk, and the first results of the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors work — this week (March 17–21), the High Council of Justice (HCJ) adopted a number of positive decisions: Pavlo Vovk and Aliona Mazur, judges of… Continue reading How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? March 17–21, 2025
The High Council of Justice has officially dismissed the odious head of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK), Pavlo Vovk, for committing a significant disciplinary offence. The HCJ made this decision unanimously. Vovk filed complaints against certain HCJ members and attempted to challenge them during the hearing, but the HCJ rejected his motions. This… Continue reading Pavlo Vovk Finally Dismissed from Office
Over the past 16 months, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) has completed the qualification assessment of 265 judges. Out of 111 negative opinions that the Commission has reviewed definitively, in two cases, the HQCJ upheld the Public Integrity Council’s (PIC) findings during the qualification assessment. Additionally, the Commission recommended the dismissal of 46… Continue reading Judges of Low Integrity Remain in Office Despite HQCJ’s Findings
