Issues of the historical formation of the motives of a court decision as a component of the process of motivation of court decisions in the economic judiciary of Ukraine are highlighted.
 Attention is drawn to the complex nature of the motives of the court decision, to their twofold subjective-normative essence. Emphasis is placed on the importance of motivational reasons, judicial reasoning and judicial conviction, as the fundamental motives of the law enforcement activity of judges of the economic jurisdiction.
 The significant complexity of such a psychological category as a motive was noted, even regardless of the procedural activity associated with the motivation of court decisions.
 The existing classification of reasons for a court decision is analyzed and the legal characteristics of the main types of reasons are provided. Attention was drawn to the inadmissibility of taking into account "political motives" in the process of judicial proceedings. The importance of the role of judges in the process of citing the motives of court decisions, taking into account moral aspects in order to endow judicial acts with the property of justice, is noted.
 Emphasis is placed on the complexity and importance of the activity of economic jurisdiction judges in providing sufficient and convincing reasons for the decision, which requires maximum professional knowledge, skills and abilities from them.
 On the basis of the obtained results, the need for further improvement of the motivational and law-enforcing activity of the court is stated, which will ensure that every person realizes the principle of the rule of law and the right to a fair hearing of his case, with the receipt of a high-quality and motivated court decision.