Six judges were resigned
The HCJ took decision on dismissal due to submission of applications for resignation of:
- Malyshenko Tetiana Oleksiivna – from the office of judge of the Slavutyskyi local court of Kyiv region;
- Kniazkov Valerii Volodymyrovych – from the office of judge of the Economic court of Kyiv;
- Palinchak Oleksandr Mykolaiovych – from the office of judge of the Khmelnytskyi local-district court of Khmelnytskyi region;
- Yemchuk Viktor Eduardovych – from the office of judge of the Rakhivskyi district court of Zakarpattia region;
- Hubenko Nadiia Mykhailivna from the office of judge of the Supreme Court;
- Kulyk Viktoriia Borysivna – from the office of judge of the Komunarsyi district court of Zaporizhzhia.
Activity of the HCJ Secretariat in figures for January-April, 2026
Throughout the first four months of 2026, the staff of the Secretariat of the High Council of Justice processed 2445 citizens’ appeals and 297 requests for information; prepared 3846 cover letters for sending copies of HCJ acts and acts of its bodies, issued 6716 copies of acts of the HCJ, its bodies, and members; edited 11 194 pages of draft documents of the HCJ.
The HCJ’s telephone hotline at (044) 481-06-26 received 819 calls from citizens.
Between January and April of 2026, the official website of the High Council of Justice published: 1898 acts of the HCJ, 941 other documents and 216 news items. In the “Press Center” section of the “Judiciary of Ukraine” web portal, 1037 informational materials were published.
During four months of 2026, the HCJ decided to dismiss 59 judges
50 judges were dismissed on general grounds:
- 47 judges were dismissed due to submission of applications for resignation;
- 3 judges were dismissed due to submission of application at own volition.
9 judges were dismissed under special grounds:
- 8 judges were dismissed for committing significant disciplinary offence;
- 1 judge was dismissed under subparagraph 4 of paragraph 16¹ of Section XV, “Transitional Provisions,” of the Constitution of Ukraine, based on the submission with the recommendation of the HQCJU.
During January-April of 2026, the HCJ decided to make submission to the President of Ukraine on appointment of 62 judges to the office, of them:
- to local courts —10 judges;
- to local administrative court –1 judge;
- to general courts of appeal –38 judges;
- to economic courts of appeal –8 judges;
- to administrative courts of appeal –5 judges.
36 judges were brought to disciplinary liability from January to April 2026
Based on the results of consideration of disciplinary during four months of 2026, the Disciplinary Chambers of the High Council of Justice adopted 36 decisions on bringing 36 judges to disciplinary liability and imposed the following types of disciplinary sanctions upon them:
- warning – upon 16 judges;
- reprimand with deprivation of the right to receive supplemental payments to the basic wage of a judge for one month – upon 3 judges;
- severe reprimand with deprivation of the right to receive supplemental payments to the basic wage of a judge for three months – upon 3 judges;
- initiation of the judge’s removal from office – upon 14 judges.
HCJ will make submission to the President of Ukraine on appointment of a judges to the Zaporizhzhia court of appeal
On May 14, 2026, the HCJ took decision on making submission to the President of Ukraine on appointment of Kolomarenko Kristina Anatoliivna to the position of judge of the Zaporizhzhia court of appeal.
HCJ dismissed judge of the Economic court of Chernivtsi region for committing significant offence
On May 14, 2026, the HCJ decided to dismiss under paragraph 3, Part 6 of Article 126 of the Constitution of Ukraine Volodymyr Batailiuk from the office of judge of the Economic court of Chernivtsi region.
The realization of this procedure was carried out on the basis of submission of the First Disciplinary Chamber of the HCJ, which decided to bring Volodymyr Batailiuk, judge of judge of the Economic court of Chernivtsi region, to disciplinary liability and impose disciplinary sanction in the form of submission on dismissal from office.
Between January and April of 2026, the HCJ received 55 reports on interference with the professional activities of judges in the administration of justice, as well as actions that violate the guarantees of judicial independence or undermine the authority of the judiciary. Taking into account reports received in previous periods, the Council has considered 68 reports from judges since the beginning of this year.
By results of consideration of 29 reports on interference with the activities of judges in the administration of justice, 23 decisions were made to take response measures.
Having considered 35 reports from judges, the Council adopted 12 decisions on the approval of 29 opinions of the HCJ members on the absence of grounds for taking measures to ensure judicial independence and the authority of the judiciary.
Members of the High Council of Justice decided to leave 4 reports without consideration.
Rule of law and trust in the judiciary: results of the year of implementation of the Roadmap were reviewed in Kyiv
“One of the criteria for the successful implementation of the Rule of Law Roadmap is the growth of public trust in the judiciary”, noted Deputy Chairperson of the High Council of Justice, Oksana Kvasha, during her remarks at the high-level public event “Rule of Law Roadmap: One Year After Commitment”.
The event, which took place on May 13, 2026 in Kyiv, was dedicated to discussing progress of reforms in the areas of justice, fight against corruption and protection of fundamental rights/
More details – at the link.
Members of the HCJ attended presentation of an analytical report on judicial impartiality standards
The analytical report “Judicial impartiality and the recusal of judges in the context of Article 6(1) of the ECHR: an analysis of ECtHR practice and the national context” was presented at a roundtable discussion organised with the support of the EU Project “Pravo-Justice” on May 15, 2026.
The event was attended by the members of the High Council of Justice, Dmytro Lukianov and Roman Maselko.
Member of the HCJ Dmytro Lukianov emphasized that compliance with standards of judicial impartiality and procedures for recusal and self-recusal are cross-cutting issues for the entire justice system and directly affect the level of public trust in the court.
Member of the HCJ, Roman Maselko, drew attention to the practical and procedural aspects of the application of the principles of recusal and self-recusal, emphasising that it is not only the grounds for recusal that are important, but also the procedure for requesting it, the time limits, and the legal consequences of the relevant procedural decisions.