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Competition For The Sumy Court of Appeal: One Candidate Confirmed The Ability to Administer Justice, One – Did Not

14.08.2025

On August 11, 2025, at the session in Panels 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 at the Sumy 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

Maksym Nesterenko

745,8

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

Ihor Nikitchuk

698,433

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

Oleksandr Sopianenko

709,767

Failed to confirm the ability to administer justice in the general court of appeal according to the criterion of social competence

Please be reminded, that 27 candidates applied to participate in the competition for 21 vacant positions of judges in the Sumy Court of Appeal.

In total, interviews were conducted with 17 candidates: 8 candidates confirmed their ability to administer justice in a general court of appeal, 5 candidates did not confirm this, and interviews with 4 candidates will be held at the plenary session of the Commission.