Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal

The Creation And Beginning Of Work Of Vinnitsa Administrative Court Of Appeal

According to the Decision of High Council of Justice on December 20, 2010 Kuzmyshyn Vitaliy M. was appointed to the position of a Chairman of Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal.

By that time Vitaliy Kuzmyshyn headed Vinnytsia District Administrative Court.

According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine on October 16, 2008 № 941/2008 “On improving the network of administrative courts” Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal was created in an amount of 42 judges. According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine on August 12, 2010 № 812/2010 “On Amendments to the Decree of the President of Ukraine of November 16, 2004 № 1417” Cherkasy region was excluded of the jurisdiction of Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal, thus the Vinnytsia Appeal Administrative District includes three areas: Vinnytsia, Khmelnitsky and Chernivtsi.

The appointment and election of judges to Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal happened in several stages. First judges of Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal were elected indefinitely according to the Decree of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine “On election of judges” on October 7, 2010 № 2595-VI. They were:

In October and November 2010 according to the resolutions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Drachuk Tetiana O.and Smilianets Eduard S. were elected to the positions of judges of Vinnytsia Administrative Court Of Appeal indefinitely. According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine “On appointment of judges”on November 19, 2010 № 1046/2010

were appointed as judges of Vinnytsia Administrative Court Of Appeal.

In December 2010 according to the resolutions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine “On appointment of judges” on December, 02, 2010 № 2763-VI and on December 23, 2010 № 2871-VI Holota Lyudmyla O., Kozhuhar Maria S., Sovhyra Dmytro I. were elected to the positions of judges of Vinnytsia Administrative Court Of Appeal indefinitely. In February 15, 2011 The High Council of Justice took the decision to appoint Hontaruk Viktor M. as a Vice-Chairman of Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal and Melnyk-Tomenko Zhanna M. as a Vice-Chairwoman of Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal.

According to the Decision of Vinnytsia Regional Council № 1072 on November 30, 2010 the building on Soborna Street, 48 / Kozytskogo Street, 34 was leased for accommodation to Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal. Pursuant to paragraph 4, Section VII “Final and Transitional Provisions”of the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine the launch of procedural activity of Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal was declared by State Judicial Administration of Ukraine. Its procedural activity Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal began on December 15, 2010. Celebrations on this occasion were held on April 12, 2011. Applying an Article 115 of Law of Ukraine “On Judiciary and Status of Judges” and following the decision of meeting of judges of Vinnytsia Administrative Court of Appeal two chambers on different categories of cases within the respective court jurisdiction were established. Zalimskiy Ihor H. was appointed as a Secretary of the first chamber and Storchak Volodymyr J. – as a Secretary of the second one.