10 years in office instead of the allowed 6
Yaroslav Holovachov has been heading the Kyiv Court of Appeal for almost ten years — despite the legal maximum being two terms of three years each. The last lawful term ended in 2021. In September 2024, the third — illegal — term ended. Now he is serving the fourth. Legal experts call this directly: "judicial mafia." The same head of the court — forever.
Family assets worth 3 million dollars
Investigation by Hromadske established that Holovachov's family has accumulated assets of at least $3 million. A 118 m² apartment in "Novopecherski Lypky," a villa in Cyprus, dozens of hectares of land in Kyiv region. The father-in-law has a Mercedes-Benz GLS 400 worth $80,000 in free use. The mother-in-law has an Audi Q8. In 2020, the father-in-law gifted a 100 m² apartment to his grandchild — the judge's son.
"Midas" of justice: decisions made outside the courtroom
Antikor.info describes Holovachov as the "Midas of Ukrainian justice." The system he heads registers decisions made outside the courtroom. The "godfather" in the system is the former head of the Court of Appeal Zubets, involved in judicial scandals since Soviet times. A judicial dynasty — corruption as inheritance.
Complaints, oath, and promotion after Maidan
In 2007 — a complaint for violation of the judicial oath. An investigation lasted three years — he kept his position. After Maidan, instead of dismissal — a promotion. His wife is an inspector at the High Council of Justice. The circle of solidarity is closed. The system rewards those who serve the system.