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Supreme Court of Ukraine

Верховний Суд

Reviewed· 2026-08-02Kyiv

A single apex court created by the 2016 reform, replacing the former high specialised courts. It sits in four cassation courts with a Grand Chamber that resolves conflicts of jurisdiction and departures from precedent, and its conclusions must be taken into account by all courts.

How the court is constituted

Tier
supreme
Court type
Court of cassation
Jurisdiction
Ukraine — cassation in civil, criminal, commercial and administrative cases
Seat
Kyiv
Composition
Judges selected competitively by the High Qualification Commission and appointed on High Council of Justice recommendation.
Languages
Ukrainian

Where an appeal goes next

Constitutional complaint to the Constitutional Court where a law is impugned.

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