Supreme Council of Justice


The Supreme Council of Justice is a state body in Ukraine which nominates judges to be appointed by the President of Ukraine.

Functions

The Supreme Council of Justice of Ukraine advises on the appointment or release of certain judges, examines the cases of infringements, and executes disciplinary proceedings involving judges of the Supreme Court of Ukraine and other high specialized courts.

Composition

There are total of 21 members. The term of membership in the council is four years. It is forbidden to be a member of the council for two tenures in a row.
The appointees include:
Membership requirements are:
Ineligible for membership are:
Official materials of the council is published in the Bulletin of the Supreme Court of Ukraine and in special cases in "Holos Ukrainy" and "Uryadovyi kurier".

History

In 2017 it replaced the High Council of Justice. The same year the competence to appoint and to remove judges was transferred from the Ukrainian Parliament to the Supreme Council of Justice.
The council was established on March 31, 1998 with the first session of it. The first chairman of the council became Valeri Yevdokimov. Its revamped 2017 version was established in January 2017.

List of chairmen of the Council