In accordance with paragraph 4 of part one of Article 70 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” (hereinafter – the Law), the qualification exam is one of the stages of the selection process for the position of a judge of a local court.
Part three of Article 74 of the Law stipulates that the qualification exam is conducted through anonymous testing and practical assignments. Anonymous testing includes, among other subjects, the history of Ukrainian statehood.
By decisions of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine dated December 11, 2024, №. 366/zp-24 and №. 367/zp-24, the selection of candidates for the position of a judge of a local court was announced, as well as the acceptance of applications for taking the qualification exam from judges intending to be transferred to another local court.
To conduct the qualification exam for candidates for the position of a judge of a local court and judges intending to be transferred to another local court, the Commission, by its decision dated January 29, 2025, №. 29/zp-25, approved the exam program and the taxonomic characteristics of the anonymous test on the history of Ukrainian statehood.
The explanatory note to the specified program can be accessed in the “Testing on the History of Ukrainian Statehood” catalog under the “Preparation for the Qualification Exam” subcategory of the “Selection of Candidates for the Position of a Judge of a Local Court, Announced on December 11, 2024” section, within the “Selection for the Position of a Judge” subsection of the “Selection for the Position of a Judge of a Local Court” section on the official website of the Commission or via the following link: Explanatory Note to the Exam Program on the History of Ukrainian Statehood (in Ukrainian).
The official website of the Commission will also publish:
- A list of test questions on the history of Ukrainian statehood with references to specific sources – not later than 30 days before the date of the qualification exam;
- A list of correct answers to the test questions on the history of Ukrainian statehood – not later than 10 days before the date of the qualification exam.