Judge from Odesa region accused of delaying case for eight years

The High Council of Justice has initiated a disciplinary case against judge Halyna Pavlovska of the Podilskyi City District Court of Odesa Region .

According to the HCJ press service, lawyer Serhiy Osokin complained against the judge.

The complainant argued that on October 5, 2017, the Podilskyi City District Court of Odesa Oblast received a case that was referred to Judge Halyna Pavlovska and for eight years the case was not considered, not a single court hearing was held.

The case was eventually scheduled for consideration on August 7, 2025, as a result of the lawyer's complaint against the judge in other cases. The complainant noted that he had filed a claim to determine the procedure for participation in the upbringing and free communication with the child in 2017, when the child was eight years old, currently the plaintiff's daughter is 16 years old and any decision in the case will not have the same meaning as at the time of filing the claim with the court.

In connection with the above, the Complainant requested that the judge be brought to disciplinary responsibility, as her actions had signs of a disciplinary offense under paragraph 2 of part one of Article 106 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Judicial System and Status of Judges".

In her written explanations, the judge stated that she had never unreasonably delayed the case, had taken measures to ensure a prompt trial, and that the case was considered beyond the established time limits due to excessive workload.

For example, from January 1, 2025, to July 9, 2025, the judge received 840 cases and materials, considered 865, and had 2,877 cases in total.

In addition, Halyna Pavlovska reported that after five judges resigned and the re-automated distribution of cases in October 2018, about 750 cases were received by her. For a long time, two judges out of nine have been administering justice in the Podilskyi City District Court of Odesa Oblast. On November 15, 2024, Judge Halyna Pavlovska was elected as the Head of the Podilskyi City District Court of Odesa Region.

Кирило Бойко