According to part one of Article 55 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges”, a judge may, with his or her consent, be seconded to another court of the same level and specialization to administer justice by a decision of the High Council of Justice adopted on the basis of a submission from the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine.
Please be informed that the issue of secondmend (temporary transfers) for the administration of justice has been scheduled for consideration at the meeting of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine:
- to the Velykooleksandrivskyi Raion Court of Kherson Oblast – 2 judges;
- to the Derhachivskyi Raion Court of Kharkiv Oblast – 3 judges.
The hearing will be held on March 12, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the premises of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (9, General Shapoval St., Kyiv).
A judge who has expressed an intention to be seconded to another court of the same level and specialization must submit to the Commission an agreement in accordance with the established form (available for download here) (in Ukrainian), to which he/she must attach
1) a certificate in the prescribed form (available for download here) (in Ukrainian);
2) other documents that, in the judge’s opinion, may be taken into account when making a decision (if any).
The deadline for submission of documents is 7 days from the date of publication of this announcement.
The form of submission of documents is paper and/or electronic.
Documents may be submitted in person or sent by mail (including e-mail).
Documents are accepted at the address of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine:
mailing address: 9, General Shapoval St., Kyiv, 03110;
e-mail : inbox@vkksu.gov.ua.
Time for personal submission of documents:
Monday through Thursday from 08:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 12:45 p.m. to 16:00 p.m;
on Friday from 08:00 to 12:00 and from 12:45 to 15:00.
Scanned images of paper documents sent by mail must be sent to the following
email: inbox@vkksu.gov.ua not later than the next day after the date of their sending, together with a scanned image of the document confirming the mailing.
Judges submitting documents by e-mail shall sign them with a qualified electronic signature.
The Procedure for secondment of a judge to another court of the same level and specialization (as a temporary transfer) can be found at this link. (in Ukrainian)
The latest information on judicial secondments is available on the page “Current Procedures” of the subsection “Judicial Secondments” of the section “Activities” of the official website of the Commission or at the link. (in Ukrainian)