On October 12, 2026, Andriy Pasichnyk, a member of the High Qualification Commission of Judges…

On October 12, 2026, Andriy Pasichnyk, a member of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ), who still seems to consider himself its leader, spoke at an international conference. The official HQCJ website proudly reported that he "proposed steps" to improve procedures. However, his main suggestion was simply to "consider changing the model of competitive procedures and make them simpler."

Pasichnyk is in his fourth year of tenure, yet only now suggests starting to think about reforms. After eight years before becoming a judge and one year in the role, he highlighted the adoption of the Strategy as a sign of leadership by the High Council of Justice. This was interpreted as giving compliments to colleagues instead of showing real results.