HCJ Dismissed 11 Judges upon Their Resignation Requests
The High Council of Justice (HCJ) decided to dismiss 11 judges following their requests for retirement:
- Liubov Lavrova – Judge of the Commercial Court of Kharkiv Region;
- Oleksandr Dziuba – Judge of the Dnipro District Court of Kyiv City;
- Volodymyr Korzachenko – Judge of the Nosivka District Court of Chernihiv Region;
- Antonina Illiashuk – Judge of the Rozdilna District Court of Odesa Region;
- Vasyl Polosenko – Judge of the Kyiv Court of Appeal;
- Alla Rudenko – Judge of the Cherkasy District Administrative Court;
- Viktoriia Yermolenko – Judge of the Novobavarskyi District Court of Kharkiv City;
- Oleksandr Tretiak – Judge of the Bilokurakyne District Court of Luhansk Region (seconded to the Myrhorod City District Court of Poltava Region);
- Oksana Skrypnyk – Judge of the Amur-Nyzhniodniprovskyi District Court of Dnipro City (seconded to the Kyiv-Sviatoshynskyi District Court of Kyiv Region);
- Olha Zhukova – Judge of the Oleksandrivskyi District Court of Zaporizhzhia City;
- Tetiana Pintelina – Judge of the Commercial Court of Kherson Region (seconded to the Commercial Court of Odesa Region).
The HCJ received several proposals from the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine regarding the reallocation of budget appropriations to ensure proper working conditions in courts, including measures aimed at increasing the salaries of court staff in accordance with Cabinet of Ministers Resolutions of 1 September 2025 No. 1112 “On Establishing the Additional Coefficient for Increasing the Salaries of Civil Servants of Court Apparatuses and Other Justice System Bodies” and of 10 September 2025 No. 1113 “Certain Issues of Remuneration of Patronage Service Employees in the Justice System during Martial Law”, taking into account the relevant coefficients.
On 23 September 2025, the HCJ approved the proposed budget reallocation
More details are available via the link.
Deputy Chair of the High Council of Justice (HCJ) Oksana Kvasha took part in the presentation of the report on the results of the third phase of the project “Monitoring of Judicial Proceedings and Analysis of Court Decisions in War Crimes Cases (under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)”.
She emphasized the importance of the material, technical, and intellectual contribution to the creation of the Monitoring, as well as the significant efforts made to attend court hearings across different cities of Ukraine. These proceedings are a priority in the context of restoring justice during wartime.
“Systematic monitoring of such court proceedings is crucial, as it allows our citizens to preserve faith in justice. The people of Ukraine must understand that every occupier will be held accountable for crimes committed on the territory of Ukraine,” — Oksana Kvasha stressed.
Implementation of the Rule of Law Roadmap: HCJ Reported on Achievements and Future Plans
Deputy Chair of the HCJ Oksana Kvasha and Acting Head of the HCJ Secretariat Oleksandr Seriohin participated in a general meeting on the implementation of measures under the Rule of Law Roadmap. During the meeting, participants discussed the outcomes of the implemented activities and identified further needs for international technical assistance to ensure effective execution of the Roadmap’s objectives.
More details are available via the link.
On 24 September 2025, a public discussion of the draft Regulation on Regular Evaluation of Judges was held at the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (HQCJ). The event was attended by members of the HQCJ, HCJ, Council of Judges of Ukraine, judges, representatives of the National School of Judges of Ukraine, and civil society organizations.
Delegation of the High Council of Justice Paid a Visit to the Netherlands
The delegation of the High Council of Justice (HCJ) made a working visit to The Hague (Kingdom of the Netherlands) at the invitation of the Chair of the Council for the Judiciary of the Netherlands, Henk Naves.
The purpose of the visit was to establish bilateral cooperation between the HCJ and the Council for the Judiciary of the Netherlands aimed at achieving concrete and practical results that will contribute to supporting and strengthening the rule of law, further developing Ukraine’s judiciary in line with European standards, enhancing integrity within the judicial system, strengthening the independence and accountability of the judiciary, and restoring public trust in judicial institutions.
Oksana Kvasha Took Part in the Discussion of Draft Laws on the Functioning of Military Courts
Deputy Chair of the HCJ Oksana Kvasha took part in a meeting of the working group of the Scientific and Advisory Council under the Supreme Court, which discussed draft laws amending the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” regarding the functioning of military courts (registration numbers No. 13048 and No. 13048-1).
Oksana Kvasha noted that the HCJ has not yet discussed or approved advisory opinions on these draft laws. At the same time, in 2024, the HCJ adopted an advisory opinion on Draft Law No. 10301, which stated that specialization of judges could serve as an effective mechanism for improving the quality of justice and reducing the time required for case consideration. Therefore, the determination of judges’ specialization in criminal proceedings concerning war and military crimes is not excluded.
On 1 October 2025, the working group on the selection of candidates for the position of Head of the State Judicial Administration (SJA) of Ukraine determined the candidates who met the statutory requirements and the Conditions for Holding the Position of the Head of the SJA, approved by the HCJ decision of 1 February 2024 No. 314/0/15-24 (as amended by the HCJ decision of 7 August 2025 No. 1663/0/15-25 “On Amendments to the Conditions for Holding the Vacant Position of the Head of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine”).
As a result, 19 candidates were admitted to the selection process.
Competition Commission Approved the Winners of the Competition for Disciplinary Inspectors
On 1 October 2025, the Competition Commission for selecting the Head of the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors, their Deputy, and Disciplinary Inspectors approved the results of the competition for five vacant positions of Disciplinary Inspectors and announced the winners.
The Commission recognized the following candidates as winners and recommended that the HCJ appoint them as Disciplinary Inspectors of the HCJ Service of Disciplinary Inspectors: Svitlana Dudka, Mykhailo Zolotar, Yevhenii Moisiuk, Olena Fiudr, and Olha Yarysh.
At its meeting on 2 October 2025, the High Council of Justice (HCJ) adopted a decision to dismiss Natalia Stulen, Judge of the Lyman City Court of Donetsk Region, under subparagraph 4 of paragraph 16¹, Section XV “Transitional Provisions” of the Constitution of Ukraine.
The decision was made based on a submission with a recommendation from the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (HQCJ), which established that Judge Stulen refused to undergo a qualification evaluation to determine compliance with the position held.
On 2 October 2025, the HCJ decided to dismiss Oleksandr Savin, Judge of the Pivdennoukrainsk City Court of Mykolaiv Region, under paragraph 3 of part six of Article 126 of the Constitution of Ukraine.
The procedure was carried out based on a submission from the Thirds Disciplinary Chamber of the HCJ recommending the judge’s dismissal for committing a significant disciplinary offence, gross or systematic neglect of duties incompatible with the status of a judge or demonstrating non-compliance with the position held (part eight of Article 109 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges”).
The official website of the HCJ has published the schedule for testing candidates’ knowledge of general and special legislation regulating the organisational and financial support of judicial authorities within the competence of the State Judicial Administration (SJA) of Ukraine, as well as the programme (core content) of the test questions for the competition for the position of Head of the SJA.
More details via the link.
HCJ Suspended a Judge of the Northern Commercial Court of Appeal Due to Criminal Proceedings
On 3 October 2025, the HCJ temporarily suspended, until 22 November 2025, a judge of the Northern Commercial Court of Appeal due to criminal prosecution.
The judge is suspected of committing criminal offences under Article 368-5 and part two of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — namely, acquiring assets whose value significantly exceeds lawful income and knowingly submitting false information in the 2021 asset declaration, with discrepancies amounting to a significant sum.
HCJ Approved Standards for Staffing, Financial, and Material-Technical Support of Courts
The HCJ approved the Standards for Staffing, Financial, and Material-Technical Support of Courts, the Methodology for Calculating the Number of Judges in First Instance and Appellate Courts, and the Methodology for Calculating the Projected Case Load for First Instance and Appellate Courts.
The approved documents have been published on the official website of the HCJ.
More details via the link.