THE APPEAL COURT OF KYIV

 

The history of the Appeal court of Kyiv was begun in 1975, when The Kyiv municipal court was created as the regional court by the Decree of the President of the USSR Verkhovna Rada Presidium "On the creation of and the Justice Department of the Kyiv City Council Deputies workers executive Committee" from May, 30, 1975. Iuriy Mac´ko was chosen as the Chief Justice (1975-1978).

The Kyiv municipal court was acting in the complement of the Court Presidium, Judicial Panel on Civil cases, the Judicial Panel on Criminal cases. In the frameworks of its power the Judicial Panels on Civil and Criminal cases examined the cases as the court of first instance in cassation since the discovery of the new facts had been founded. Also the Kyiv municipal court observed and generalized the jurisprudence, analyzed the judicial statistics, exercised its powers, given to it by the legislation.

On 11 October, 2001 the Kyiv municipal court was renamed as the Appeal court of Kyiv by the Decree of the Chief Justice Hryhoriy Zubets´. In 2003 Hryhoriy Zubets´ resigned.

On 12 February 2003 Anton Chernushenko was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Appeal court of Kyiv.

Nowadays the legal status of the Appeal court of Kyiv is defined by the Law of Ukraine "On the judicial system and the status of judges" from 07 July, 2010. The Appeal court of Kyiv is acting in the complement of two judicial panels: the Judicial Panel on Civil cases (the Chief Victor Kachan) and the Judicial Panel on Criminal cases (the Chief Mariia Pryndiuk).

As at 01 January 2010 98 judges are working in the Appeal court of Kyiv.

In 2005 the Appeal court of Kyiv with the V. Koretskiy Science National Academy Institute of the State and Law established the new scientific practical journal "Judicial appeal", which has been published quarterly. In the Journal the questions of criminal law and criminal process, civil law and civil process, economic and administrative proceedings, jurisprudence and scientific chronicles are enshrined.

The Appeal court of Kyiv cooperates actively in the sphere of international relations with the different states, among them are: France, Canada, Germany, Switzerland etc.

 

THE GOVERNANCE

OF THE APPEAL COURT OF KYIV

 

1.     The Chief Justice Anton Chernushenko

2.     The Chief Justice Deputies Mariia Pryndiuk

                                                Nataliia Antonenko

                                                      Olexandr Hrynenko

3.     The Secretary of the Judicial Panel on Civil cases Vitaliy Vovchenko

4.     The Secretary of the Judicial Panel on Criminal cases Victor Hlynianyy  

 

THE ADDRESS OF THE APPEAL COURT OF KYIV:

Kyiv, vul. Solomianska, 2-a.

 The telephone number of the Reception of civilians Department: 284-13-17; 284-15-95.

 The telephone number of the Press Center: 284-15-56.