On July 2, 2024, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court issued a ruling in favour of Judge Vitaliy Usatyi. This decision marked a sharp departure from the Court’s previous stance and jeopardised the qualification assessment process for 180 judges who have received negative opinions of the Public Integrity Council (PIC) for integrity issues but… Continue reading Judicial matrix: continue assessing the judges of low integrity or begin assessing the Supreme Court
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 dismissal was not based on the bribe but… Continue reading High Council of Justice supports the dismissal of Vsevolod Kniazev, but there’s a catch
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 Zhuk, a judge of the Administrative Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court,… Continue reading The commission did NOT recommend appointing a new member to the HCJ: what’s next?
Today, on June 19th, the competition for one of the vacant positions in the High Council of Justice concluded. The Ethics Council announced the list of candidates recommended for appointment under the President’s quota. The selected candidates are Andriy Zhuk, a judge of the Administrative Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court, and Dmytro Davydchuk,… Continue reading The Ethics Council recommends candidates for the High Council of Justice amid concerns
Today, June 17th, the first disciplinary chamber of the High Council of Justice (comprising members Bokova, Bondarenko, Kvasha, and Moroz) unanimously voted to dismiss Supreme Court judge Vsevolod Knyazev, based on a complaint filed by our lawyer, Khrystyna Burtnyk. Judge Knyazev did not attend the hearing, informing the High Council of Justice that he is… Continue reading The first disciplinary chamber of the High Council of Justice recommended the former Supreme Court President, Vsevolod Kniazev, for dismissal
Previously, we have reported on nearly a hundred “five-year judges” who managed to “successfully” pass the interview with a panel of the previous High Qualification Commission of Judges despite receiving a negative opinion of the Public Integrity Council. According to the law, the decision of the panel must be endorsed by the full composition of… Continue reading What will the HCJ decide regarding judges Otrosh, Klyuchnyk, Sharko, and Vasylieva?
On May 1, 2024, six months had passed since the restoration of the disciplinary functions of the High Council of Justice (HCJ). We analyzed the statistics of the HCJ’s activities: how members vote, how they deny complainants the right to appeal, which disciplinary complaints are prioritized, and which are delayed. The analysis covers both the… Continue reading Prioritised return: six months of complaint review at the High Council of Justice
The new selection process for the High Council of Justice (HCJ) under the President’s quota is ongoing. On June 4th, Natalia Panchenko, a judge of the Kyiv District Administrative Court, had an interview with the Ethics Council. The first thing judge Panchenko did was request the Ethics Council not to broadcast the interview, citing a… Continue reading How judge Panchenko survived on “rations” to buy property and why she sold an apartment for 100 hryvnias: what the candidate revealed in her interview for the High Council of Justice
The selection process for the High Council of Justice continues. Yesterday, June 4, the Ethics Council interviewed attorney Ivashchenko and judge Zaichko. Vladyslav Ivashchenko — attorney Ivashchenko’s wife acquired a land plot for nearly $4,000, while the real value of such a plot, according to the Ethics Council, could be around $220,000. Ivashchenko claimed that… Continue reading Cheap land plots and questionable judicial decisions — all about the new candidates for the High Council of Justice
The ongoing selection process for candidates to the High Council of Justice under the President’s quota continues. Last week, on May 29 and 31, the Ethics Council interviewed detective Davydchuk and judge Kapustynskyi. Dmytro Davydchuk – Senior Detective at NABU: In 2021, Davydchuk’s wife became the owner of an apartment in the Parkland residential complex,… Continue reading Sorting out declaration issues: updates on the new selection interviews for the High Council of Justice
Last week marked the start of a new selection process for candidates for the High Council of Justice under the President’s quota. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky has not appointed a member to the High Council of Justice for over a year. On May 29 and 31, interviews were conducted by the Ethics Council with judges… Continue reading New candidates for the HCJ under the President’s quota: who are they?
