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

05.03.2026

On March 03, 2026, at the session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, interviews were conducted and the results of the qualification assessment of five 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

Oleksandr Obodovskyi

739,4

Failed to confirm the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal

Valerii Sopilniak

712,41

Submit to the Commission in plenary session the issue of confirming the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal

Dmytro Hubnytskyi

730,7

Confirmed the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal

Yurii Bodnaruk

 

A break in the consideration of the issue has been announced

Dmytro Tishko

 

A break in the consideration of the issue has been announced

 

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 34 candidates: 10 candidates confirmed their ability to administer justice, 12 candidates failed to confirm it, and 12 candidates will be interviewed by the plenary session of the Commission. One candidate withdrew from the competition.