Six judges from the Rostov region deprived of their powers

In the Rostov region terminated the powers of six judges. This decision was made at a meeting of the qualification board of judges of the region, which took place on October 23.

On the agenda of the board were several important issues, including the termination of the resignation of the former Chairman of the Soviet district court of Rostov-on-Don Elena Kobleva, consideration of disciplinary misconduct of a number of servants of Themis, as well as the final decision on the powers of the six judges.

During the meeting, cases related to violation of judicial discipline were studied. As a result of the consideration, two judges received comments for misconduct. We are talking about Ilya Melenchuk, a judge of the Arbitration Court of the Rostov region, and Tatiana Zarvanskaya, magistrate of the judicial precinct No. 8 in the Voroshilovsky judicial district of Rostov-on-Don.

Information regarding the actions of judges of the Rostov regional court Gennady Mikhailov, Dmitry Vladimirov, Yuri Krivolapov, as well as retired judge from Taganrog Yuri Yadykin was also checked. A special commission examining their activities found no violations.

The Qualifications Board of Judges also decided to terminate the powers of a number of judges in connection with their retirement. The dates of termination are as follows:

In addition, at a meeting of the former Chairman of the Soviet district court of Rostov-on-Don Elena Koblev deprived of the status of a retired judge. Elena Kobleva, who led the Soviet district court of Rostov-on-Don from 2020 to 2023, was convicted of taking a bribe. In February 2026, she was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a fine of 15 million rubles and a ban on holding public office. The defense appeal in July 2026 was rejected.