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Today the High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQCJ) and the Expert Council were deciding on candidates for the Spe...

24.09.2026, 18:46 Окрема думка ↗

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Today the High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQCJ) and the Expert Council were deciding on candidates for the Specialized Administrative Court of Appeal.

Reminder: 10 judicial vacancies have been identified in this court. To begin work, at least half need to be appointed.

23 candidates reached the stage of joint interviews.

21 candidates appeared for the interview itself.

Before that, the Expert Council determined that 19 out of 23 were not of integrity.

For the rest, the votes of the Expert Council members were split in half, which did not make it possible to declare any of the candidates of integrity.

Now, following the joint meetings of the HQCJ and the Expert Council, a vote on the candidates took place.

Only 6 people received the required number of votes.

The remaining 15 were found to be lacking integrity. Some of them—specifically by votes of the international members of the Expert Council.

So if the six chosen with the support of the internationals successfully pass the further “sieve” of the HQCJ and the High Council of Justice, a new court will start operating in Ukraine. And if any of the candidates change their minds or fail to receive support, a new competition will have to be held.

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Сьогодні ВККС та Експертна рада визначалися з кандидатами до Спеціалізованого апеляційного адміністративного суду.

Нагадаємо, в цьому суді визначено 10 вакантних посад суддів. Для початку роботи потрібно призначити щонайменше половину.

До етапу спільних співбесід дійшли 23 кандидати.

На саму співбесіду зʼявилися 21 кандидат.

Перед цим Експертна рада визначила, що 19 з 23 є не доброчесними.

А по решті голоси членів Експертної ради розділилися навпіл, що не дало можливості визначити доброчесним жодного з кандидатів.

Тепер, за результатами спільних засідань ВККС та Експертної ради, відбулося голосування за кандидатів.

Отримали необхідну кількість голосів лише 6 осіб.

Решта 15 виявилися недоброчесними. Частина з них - саме голосами міжнародних членів Експертної ради.

Тож якщо обрана голосами міжнародників шістка успішно подолає подальше «сито» ВККС та ВРП - в Україні запрацює новий суд. А якщо якісь з кандидатів передумають чи не отримають підтримки - треба буде проводити новий конкурс.

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