House of Representatives Commission III Approves 11 Supreme Court Justices and 3 Ad Hoc Judges
The House of Representatives’ Commission III has approved 11 candidates for Supreme Court justices and 3 candidates for ad hoc judges at the Supreme Court. The justices are assigned to the criminal, civil, and religious chambers.
The approval was made during a plenary meeting of Commission III at the parliament complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday. The plenary meeting for the determination followed a fit and proper test conducted for the 14 candidates.
The meeting was chaired by Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman. Each faction within Commission III first presented their views. All factions agreed on the 14 candidates. Habiburokhman then sought approval from the attending Commission III members for the 14 candidates.
“Based on the views of the factions read out by each faction leader or their representative, Commission III of the House of Representatives approves the names of the candidates for Supreme Court justices and ad hoc judges for the year 2026,” said Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman. “Are the names of the candidates for Supreme Court justices and ad hoc judges approved?” he continued, to which the attending members responded in agreement.
The list of candidates includes four justices for the Criminal Chamber: Syamsul Arief, Sugiyanto, Sudharmawatiningsih, and Dhifla Wiyani. Two justices were approved for the Civil Chamber: Sobandi and Nurmaningsih. The Religious Chamber will receive Musthofa and Mamat Ruhimat. For the State Administrative Chamber specialising in tax, the approved justices are Maftuh Effendi, L.Y. Hari Sih Advianto, and Yeheskiel Minggus T.
Additionally, Edwin Partogi Pasaribu and Roki Panjaitan were approved as Ad Hoc Human Rights Judges at the Supreme Court, while Sudiyo was approved as an Ad Hoc Judge for Corruption Crimes at the Supreme Court.
The fit and proper test was conducted over two days, on Wednesday and Thursday. A total of 14 judicial candidates underwent the test. These names had previously been selected by a selection committee from the Judicial Commission. The initial process saw 175 applicants for Supreme Court Justice, 40 candidates for Ad Hoc Human Rights Judge, and 60 candidates for Ad Hoc Corruption Judge.