Prosecutor General's Office requested a report on investigation of complaints of two judges from Odesa region

The High Council of Justice has asked the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine to provide information on the disclosure and investigation of criminal offenses on the facts of interference in the activities of two judges in Odesa region.

According to the HCJ, the judges in question are Nadiya Shevchuk, a judge of the Khadzhybey District Court of Odesa, and Vadym Spichak, a judge of the Ovidiopol District Court of Odesa Oblast.

Judge Nadiia Shevchuk filed a complaint with the High Council of Justice about what she believed to be interference in her work as a judge in January 2026. The judge said that in January she had left the lawsuit in the case without motion, on the grounds that the plaintiff's valid and insurmountable
reasons for missing the procedural deadline for filing an administrative
lawsuit were unfounded. Immediately after the court ruling was made, the judge received a call from the courtroom secretary who complained that the plaintiff was behaving defiantly, aggressively, insulting the judge and the courtroom secretary with foul language and threatening them. In particular, he did not hesitate to declare that he belonged to the animal kingdom to the judge and the judge's secretary. While the judge was walking to the courtroom, the man insulted and threatened her. In the end, court security had to be called to calm the man down.

Vadym Spichak appealed to the HCJ in February. The judge said that on February 11, before the start of the court hearing, the plaintiff entered his office without permission. When repeatedly asked to leave the office, she refused to leave, despite being told that it was inadmissible to stay in the judge's office without permission and being warned about a possible call from the Judicial Protection Service, she said that she would not leave the office because she intended to talk to the judges. She did not respond to the remarks about the inadmissibility of extra-procedural communication with the judge regarding the case, tried to provide explanations on the merits of the dispute and demonstrated materials (photos) on her cell phone, ignoring all the judge's remarks and demands to stop communicating and leave the office.

After refusing to communicate out of court again and being asked to leave the office again, the woman began to behave defiantly. The judge then used the panic button to call the Judicial Protection Service.

Кирило Бойко