Judicial Commission records 78 participants registering for selection of Supreme Court and ad hoc judges

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Judicial Commission (KY) has recorded 78 participants registering for the selection of Supreme Court judge candidates (CHA) and ad hoc human rights judges as well as ad hoc corruption judges for 2026 up to the second day of online registration on Friday. KY announced and opened online registration for the CHA and ad hoc human rights as well as ad hoc corruption judges selection via the official judicial institution’s website since Thursday (26/3/2026). “There are already registrants; the official details will be provided at the KY press conference on Monday (30/3/2026),” said KY Member and Chair of the Judge Recruitment Sector Andi M Asrun when confirmed in Jakarta on Friday. Based on the data, the latest information on the number of registrants for the Supreme Court judge candidates and ad hoc human rights-corruption judges selection as of Friday at 16:30 WIB totals 78 registrants. The breakdown is 30 online registrants for Supreme Court judge candidates, 11 online registrants for ad hoc human rights judge candidates, and 37 registrants for ad hoc corruption judge candidates. Of the 30 online registrants for 2026 Supreme Court judge candidates, 26 are active registrants who have included complete requirement documents, and 4 are inactive. Furthermore, of those 30 registrants, 9 are from the career track and 17 from the non-career track. Additionally, of those 30 registrants, only one has confirmed details regarding gender, education type, and profession, namely one female doctoral graduate who is a notary, registering for a Supreme Court civil chamber judge position. For online ad hoc human rights judge registrants, there are 11 registrants, with 9 active and 2 inactive. No registrants have confirmed details. Meanwhile, for ad hoc corruption judge candidates, there are 37 registrants, with 35 active and 2 inactive, and no confirmations. Registration for the Supreme Court judge candidates and ad hoc human rights-corruption judges selection is ongoing until 16 April 2026. When asked if the number of registrants this year is higher than previous years, Asrun said details on that would be provided at next week’s press conference session. “It will be answered on Monday,” he said. Previously, Asrun assured that the 2026 selection process for proposals of Supreme Court judge candidates and ad hoc human rights judges as well as ad hoc corruption (tipikor) judges would proceed transparently and independently. This selection is being conducted to meet the Supreme Court’s needs in filling vacant Supreme Court judge and ad hoc judge positions in the institution.