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Competition for the Odesa Court of Appeal: One Candidate Confirmed Her Ability to Administer Justice, While One Candidate Is Awaiting an Interview With the Plenary Session of the Commission

20.02.2026

On February 18, 2026, at the session of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, interviews were conducted and the results of the qualification assessment of four 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

Kateryna Svyda

693,71

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

Illia But

 

A break in the consideration of the issue has been announced

Ruslan Abukhin

727,8

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

Vadym Oksiuta

681,3

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

 

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

In total, interviews were conducted with 28 candidates: 8 candidates confirmed their ability to administer justice, 10 candidates failed to confirm it, and 10 candidates will be interviewed by the plenary session of the Commission. One candidate withdrew from the competition.