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⚖️ The head of the court was driving "drunk" behind the wheel
The head of the Commercial Court of the Ternopil region, Volodymyr Hevko, who was previously found guilty of driving under the influence, has been temporarily suspended from exercising judicial duties.
Volodymyr Hevko was suspended until the next meeting of the High Council of Justice, at which his case will be considered separately. Members of the High Council of Justice will decide whether to dismiss him from his position or to overturn the decision of the Disciplinary Chamber. Earlier the judge fully admitted his guilt for the offense.
This concerns an incident from 4 January 2024 — at 23:15 in Ternopil, patrol officers stopped Hevko driving a Kia Sportage. A sobriety test showed 1,83 ‰ blood alcohol. This exceeds the limit by more than 9 times.
An administrative report was drawn up against the judge for drunk driving and the case was forwarded to court. The Ternopil court on 19 March found Volodymyr Hevko guilty of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and fined him 17 thousand UAH, and also deprived him of the right to drive vehicles for one year. On 16 April 2024 the Ternopil Court of Appeal left the first-instance court’s decision unchanged.
Hevko was first elected head of the Commercial Court of Ternopil region in 2023. He was unanimously re-elected head of the court in March 2026.
Since 2003 he has been lecturing at MAUP in the Ternopil region, and since 2005 he has also lectured at the National School of Judges.
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