Zelenskyy has appointed 15 new judges
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed 15 judges to general and appellate courts.
In particular, by Decree No. 454/2026, Tetiana Oleksandrivna Kononenko was appointed to the position of judge of the Zaporizhzhia Court of Appeals. In addition, Lilia Gennadievna Saltan (Decree No. 455/2026), Dmytro Ivanovych Sakoyan (Decree No. 460/2026), Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Nikitin (Decree No. 467/2026), Dmytro Serhiyovych Bredun (Decree No. 468/2026), and Lidiya Volodymyrivna Klymenko (Decree No. 456/2026).
Zelenskyy also appointed a number of judges to the Chernihiv Court of Appeals. Specifically, the following individuals were appointed as judges: Stanislav Volodymyrovych Chernopyatov (Decree No. 458/2026), Oleksandr Petrovych Suprun (Decree No. 459/2026), Maksym Oleksandrovych Hurenko (Decree No. 461/2026), and Andriy Petrovych Stelmakh (Decree No. 466/2026).
In addition, by Decree No. 457/2026, the President appointed Yuriy Oleksandrovych Glomb to the position of judge of the Rivne District Administrative Court. Vita Vitaliivna Levchuk was appointed to the position of judge of the Kostopil District Court of Rivne Oblast pursuant to Decree No. 462/2026.
By Decree No. 463/2026, the Head of State appointed Tetiana Anatoliivna Lavreniuk to the position of judge of the Eastern Commercial Court of Appeal. At the same time, Artur Yevgenovych Belousov was appointed to the position of judge of the Zhytomyr Court of Appeal pursuant to Decree No. 464/2026. In addition, Bohdan Ihorovych Bazarnik (Decree No. 465/2026) became a judge of the Netishyn City Court in Khmelnytskyi Oblast.
The relevant decrees No. 454/2026–No. 468/2026 dated June 2 have been published on the President’s website.
Recall how Judge Marmash and BEB detectives establish the rules of judicial proceedings at their own discretion.
Previously, the High Council of Justice was considering a disciplinary complaint filed on behalf of Alona Volodymyrivna Shevtsova against Judge Volodymyr Yaroslavovych Marmash of the Lychakiv District Court of Lviv, who committed gross violations bordering on disciplinary and criminal liability, in particular, considering a motion by BEB detectives to conduct a special pre-trial investigation regarding Alona V. Shevtsova.
The complaint against Marmash is that he issued his decision after the pre-trial investigation period had already expired, which made it impossible to grant the motion. The only lawful option in such a situation was to return the motion, but Judge Marmash V.Y. failed to comply with the requirements of the law.
