The article examines issues of competence, integrity, moral and ethical aspect of the judicial office, criteria used to in selection of candidates for judicial office. An analysis of improving the procedures for appointing a judge to a position was carried out.

The relevance of the issue of the moral and ethical aspects of the judge’s status is beyond doubt, not only Ukrainian practicing lawyers and scientists, but also the international community pay attention to this issue.

The purpose of the article is to examine the importance and relevance of the research on the legislative implementation of the moral and ethical principles of the judges’ professional activity while ensuring development of effective, independent judicial profession in Ukraine and observance of high standards of conduct by judges. Legislative determination of general criteria of integrity and unified approaches on their definition and moral basis of judicial office. Attention is focused on the need for judges to observe high standards of behavior to increase public trust in each specific judge and the judiciary.

 The author concludes that comprehensive research on the issue of the effectiveness of the judicial profession in Ukraine is appropriate, given the fact that a judge is primarily a person who is in a certain space and time, who is influenced, in particular, by both social and financial factors.

 Legislative determination of general criteria of integrity and unified approaches on their definition and moral basis of judicial office along with clear professional requirements for candidates for judicial office and judges will allow the restoration of public trust in the judiciary in general and in each judge individually.

The degree of people’s trust in the government determines the level of society’s democratization, its attitude towards such concepts as patriotism, loyalty, unity around common national ideas and goals, the aspiration to build a democratic and law-governed state which is able to guarantee the wellbeing and prosperity of its citizens.

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