In November, the overall assessment in this area stands at 0.65. There has been no movement regarding the priorities of judicial reform defined by the European Union. The main risk factors are related to the activities of the Supreme Court, the need for whose renewal has been repeatedly emphasized by the European Commission. However, no real progress is taking place. Instead, the Court is considering two cases – the reinstatement of the controversial judge Otrosh and the notorious former head of the dissolved Kyiv District Administrative Court, Pavlo Vovk. If the Court rules in favor of the dismissed judges in these cases, it will create a precedent that would allow dozens of other dismissed unethical judges to return to the system, undermining the achievements of judicial reform in recent years.

Another risk factor is the activity of the Temporary Investigative Commission (TIC) on investigating alleged corruption in law enforcement and judicial bodies. In practice, the TIC, chaired by Members of Parliament Serhii Vlasenko and Maksym Buzhanskyi, has exerted pressure on anti-corruption bodies and reformed judicial governance institutions: the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC), and the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (HQCJ). In its 2025 report on Ukraine, the European Commission noted that parliamentary oversight should not undermine public trust in anti-corruption institutions through unfounded public statements or exceed the limits arising from the separation of powers. However, the TIC continues its activities, which threatens the independence of anti-corruption bodies and judicial governance institutions.