About Roman Maselko

Born in 1979 in Lviv. A lawyer and advocate by training. I have worked in the legal profession for more than twenty-five years, and since 2014 I have devoted a substantial part of my professional and civic work to the establishment of anti-corruption bodies, judicial reform, and the integrity and accountability of judges.

I began practising law in 2001. For over 12 years I worked in the legal department of a bank, including over 8 years in executive roles. During the Revolution of Dignity I defended activists of Maidan and Automaidan, and after it ended I worked on cases concerning the judges who had ordered the prosecution of protest participants.

I was a member and then chairman of the Civil Oversight Council of NABU, took part in the Bureau’s disciplinary commission and in public oversight of its work. As a member of the Public Integrity Council I contributed to vetting candidates for the Supreme Court and to the qualification assessment of sitting judges. I worked with the NGO Automaidan and the DEJURE Foundation on judicial reform.

In August 2022 the Verkhovna Rada elected me a member of the High Council of Justice. At the HCJ I handled disciplinary cases concerning judges, matters of judicial careers and judicial independence, digitalisation, and improving the work of the judiciary. I served as secretary of the Second Disciplinary Chamber of the HCJ and as chair of the Standing Committee on UJICS.

My powers as a member of the High Council of Justice ended on 14 August 2026.

Experience

HIGH COUNCIL OF JUSTICE
Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
MEMBER OF THE HIGH COUNCIL OF JUSTICE

Conducting judicial disciplinary proceedings and adjudicating complaints; deciding on judicial appointments, transfers, secondments, and dismissals; implementing statutory measures to uphold the authority of justice and judicial independence; consenting to judicial detention or custody; participating in regulatory drafting and justice system digitization.

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/rada/show/2499-20#Text
NGO "AUTOMAIDAN" & DEJURE FOUNDATION
2019 – 2022
BOARD MEMBER

Advancing judicial reform, preparing analytical reports on judicial candidates and HCJ members, drafting and pursuing judicial disciplinary complaints.

PRIVATE ENTREPRENEUR
2017 – 2022
BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN THE FIELD OF LAW

Conducted business activity in the field of law.

PUBLIC INTEGRITY COUNCIL
2016 – 2020
MEMBER OF THE PIC

Assessing the integrity and professional ethics of candidates for the Supreme Court and sitting judges during qualification evaluations.

https://grd.gov.ua/pershyy-sklad-rady/
CIVIL OVERSIGHT COUNCIL OF NABU
2015 – 2018
CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL (2017), DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION

Public oversight of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, participation in competitive selection boards for detectives, handling disciplinary complaints regarding bureau personnel.

https://nabu.gov.ua/rada-gromads-kogo-kontroliu/cklad-rady-gromadskogo-kontrolyu/perelik-uchasnykiv-konkursu-z-obrannya-skladu-rady-gromadskogo-kontrolyu-traven-2017/
ADVOCACY ADVISORY PANEL
2015 – 2022
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE ATTORNEY, AAP BOARD MEMBER

Pro bono defense of Automaidan activists during the Revolution of Dignity, uncovering mass falsifications of police reports and judicial decisions, representing Heavenly Hundred families and pursuing accountability for "Maidan judges".

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
2012
LEGAL PRACTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENCE

The attorney certificate was used primarily for pro bono representation in Maidan cases and in support of civic activity.

https://erau.unba.org.ua/profile/18322
PROCREDIT BANK UKRAINE
2003 – 2016
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER (HEAD OF LEGAL DEPARTMENT)

Advanced from branch legal counsel to Head of Legal at Head Office in Kyiv. Over 12 years in the bank's legal department, including over 8 years in executive roles, overseeing corporate litigation, contracting, and banking compliance.

LVIV CENTRAL POST OFFICE
2001 – 2003
IN-HOUSE LEGAL COUNSEL

Began legal practice as in-house counsel at the regional post office, handling commercial contracts and claims litigation.

Education

IVAN FRANKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LVIV
1996 – 2001
MASTER OF LAWS

Faculty of Law, full-time study. Major: Law (Jurisprudence), specialization: Civil Law.

UKRAINIAN SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES
2015
USPS GRADUATE (COUNCIL OF EUROPE)

Advanced curriculum in rule of law, European democratic standards, judicial independence, and public governance under the auspices of the Council of Europe.