Anwar Usman Arrives at Palace Ahead of Swearing-In of His Replacement Constitutional Court Judge
A number of ministers and former Constitutional Court (MK) Justice Anwar Usman gathered at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta ahead of the swearing-in of a new MK Justice. The MK Justice to be inaugurated is the replacement for Anwar Usman.
detikcom monitoring at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Friday (10/4/2026) showed Anwar Usman arriving around 12:57 WIB. Anwar was seen wearing a black suit.
In addition, cabinet members who had already gathered included Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Population Affairs Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Djamari Chaniago, and Deputy Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Population Affairs Otto Hasibuan.
MK Justices such as Adies Kadir and Arsul Sani had also joined the gathering at the Palace.
“We were invited to the Palace to attend the inauguration of Constitutional Court Justices, followed by members of the Ombudsman and new ambassadors,” said Yusril.
The selection committee (pansel) previously announced the high court judges who passed the selection for candidates to replace Anwar Usman as Constitutional Court Justice. The selection results were based on a meeting held by the pansel.
According to the official Supreme Court website on Tuesday (10/3), this pansel was chaired by the Supreme Court Vice Chairman for Judicial Affairs, Suharto. The pansel has produced three names of high court judges as candidates to replace Anwar Usman.
The announcement was signed on 9 March 2026 by Suharto. The announcement with Number: 46 WKMA.Y/KP1.1/III/2026 concerns the Results of the Open Selection for Constitutional Court Justice Candidates from the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2026 Fiscal Year.
Here are the names of the high court judges who passed the selection as candidates to replace Anwar Usman:
Dr. Fahmiron, S.H., M.Hum, High Court Justice of the Denpasar High Court
Dr. Liliek Prisbawono Adi, S.H., M.H, High Court Justice of the Medan High Court
Dr. Marsudin Nainggolan, S.H., M.H, Chief Justice of the North Kalimantan High Court.