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Competition for the Odesa Court of Appeal: One Candidate Confirmed His Ability to Administer Justice

02.02.2026

On January 27, 2026, at the session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, interviews were conducted and the results of the qualification assessment of three candidates for the positions of judges in the Odesa Court of Appeal were determined.

Based on the results of the qualification assessment, the Commission took the following decisions:

Name of the judge

Number of points

Result

Valerii Sopilniak

 

A break in the consideration of the issue has been announced

Olha Honcharova-Parfonova

 

Consideration of the issue postponed

Oleksandr Maslenykov

719,13

Confirmed ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal

Please be reminded that 50 candidates submitted applications to participate in the competition for 23 vacant positions of judges in the Odesa Court of Appeal.

In total, interviews were conducted with 18 candidates: 4 candidates confirmed their ability to administer justice, 8 candidates failed to confirm it, and 6 candidates will be interviewed by the plenary session of the Commission. One candidate withdrew from the competition.