The discussion of issues related to the selection and qualification assessment of judges and peculiarities of the establishment of the High Court on Intellectual Property was held
On 16th November 2017, Vinnytsia Region Administrative Court held a round-table discussion on the issues related to the selection and qualification assessment of judges, as well as peculiarities of the competition to the High Court on Intellectual Property. The event was organized by the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Bar Association, Vinnytsia District Administrative Court with the assistance of the EU Project “Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine”.
The lawyers also discussed the issues of qualification assessment of local and appellate court judges, selection of candidates for a position of a local court judge.
The member of the Qualification Chamber of the HQCJ Mr. Taras Lukash, who took part in the round table, spoke on the importance of the judges' assessment procedure. In particular, he noted: “The qualification assessment procedure introduced by the Law of Ukraine “On the Judicial System and the Status of Judges” is a part of the reforms that were initiated by the civil society in this historical way of development of our state. I agree that any changes that come to each of us from the outside mostly cause discomfort. However, since the society demands such changes from both the judicial system and other public institutions, judges who still want to remain in this system, need to be thoroughly prepared for those developments.
