
Please be informed, that on July 04, 2025, the Commission adopted amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, namely:
- Section I:
Subparagraph 58.10 of Paragraph 58, Clause 7 shall be amended to read as follows:
“Approves the form and content of the application for participation in the selection process for the position of judge, the candidate questionnaire; the form and content of testing materials and practical assignments, as well as the procedure for their administration; determines the passing score of the qualification exam; approves the procedure for the qualification exam and the methodology for evaluation of candidates; the regulation on conducting competitions for vacant judicial positions; the procedure and methodology for qualification evaluation; the procedure for creating and maintaining the judicial dossier (candidate’s dossier); the list of authorized state bodies, timelines, and requirements for the information to be provided or obtained by the Commission during the verification of data regarding candidates’ compliance with legal requirements and the authenticity of submitted documents; the program and procedure for initial training, as well as the procedure and methodology for evaluation and self-evaluation of a judge”.
Subparagraph 58.15 of Paragraph 58, Clause 7 shall be supplemented with a second paragraph as follows:
“An application for review of a decision regarding admission to the competition or selection process may be submitted to the Commission within twenty days from the date the relevant decision was adopted by the Chamber or Panel of the Commission”.
Subparagraph 58.26 of Paragraph 58, Clause 7 shall be excluded.
Subparagraph 60.6 of Paragraph 60, Clause 7 shall be excluded.
- Section II:
Paragraph 130 of Clause 10 shall be amended to read as follows:
“Qualification evaluation for participation in the competition for the position of judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court, including its Appellate Chamber (hereinafter – judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court), shall be conducted in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges”, the Law of Ukraine “On the High Anti-Corruption Court”, and the relevant acts of the Commission, with the specific features outlined in this paragraph of the Rules of Procedure”.
Paragraph 134 of Clause 10 shall be excluded.
- Section V:
Subparagraph 207 shall be excluded.
Section V shall be supplemented with a new paragraph 210-2 following paragraph 210-1, which reads:
“210-2. The Commission shall review decisions adopted by the Panel regarding admission to the selection process for the position of local court judge, announced by Commission Decision
No. 366/zp-24 of December 11, 2024, based on applications for review of such decisions submitted to the Commission within ten days from the date of adoption of amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine concerning the timeframe for submitting applications for review of Commission decisions regarding admission to the selection process”.