Profiles of Three Candidates for Constitutional Court Justice to Replace Anwar Usman
President Prabowo Subianto will inaugurate the candidate for Constitutional Court justice to replace Anwar Usman this week. This plan was conveyed by State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi. According to Prasetyo, the Presidential Palace has received the names of the Constitutional Court justice candidates from the Supreme Court.
“It is planned as soon as possible this week,” he said in response to the inauguration of the MK justice replacing Anwar Usman, at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta, on Wednesday, 8 April 2026.
Nevertheless, Prasetyo has not yet revealed who the Constitutional Court justice figure will be to replace the brother-in-law of the seventh president, Joko Widodo. “It will be announced later,” he stated.
Previously, the Supreme Court had announced three names of candidates for MK justice to replace Anwar Usman, who retired on 6 April 2026. The three names are contained in Announcement Letter Number 46/WKMA.YKP1.1/III/2026 regarding the Results of the Open Selection for Constitutional Court Justice Candidates from the Supreme Court RI Element for the 2026 Fiscal Year, signed by the Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for Judicial Affairs and Selection Committee Chairman, Suharto, on 9 March 2026 in Jakarta.
The three candidates who passed are Fahmiron, Liliek Prisbawono Adi, and Marsudin Nainggolan. Here are their brief profiles:
Fahmiron
When selected as a candidate for MK justice proposed by the MA, Fahmiron was the Chief Judge of the Denpasar High Court. Previously, he had served as Chairman of the Tangerang District Court until he was transferred to Denpasar in May 2025.
In addition to being a high court judge, Fahmiron is recorded as a lecturer at Ekasakti University. According to the university’s website, Fahmiron obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Andalas University in 1991. He then continued with a Master’s in Humanities at Ekasakti University and graduated in November 2026. In 2016, he earned a Doctorate in Law from Andalas University.
Liliek Prisbawono Adi
The second candidate selected by the MA is Liliek Prisbawono Adi. Currently, Liliek has served as a high court judge at the Medan High Court since 19 April 2024. Quoted from the Medan High Court website, Liliek has a long track record in the general judiciary environment.
Before serving as a high court judge at the Medan High Court, Liliek had served as Chairman of the Balikpapan District Court. After that, he was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the South Jakarta District Court, before being inaugurated as Chairman of the Class 1A Special Central Jakarta District Court in 2022.
Marsudin Nainggolan
Marsudin Nainggolan is the Chief Judge of the North Kalimantan High Court. According to the official website of the North Kalimantan High Court, Marsudin is recorded as a civil servant (PNS) with the rank of Senior Administrator or IV/e.
Marsudin obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Law from North Sumatra University in 1986. He then continued with an S-2 in the same major at the IBLAM Higher School of Law in 2021, and earned a Doctorate in Law from Jayabaya University in 2007.
Marsudin began his career in the judiciary as Staff at the Bekasi District Court in 1989. He was then appointed as a First-Level Judge at the Curup District Court in 1992, then transferred to the Lubuk Linggau District Court in 1998.
In 2007, Marsudin was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Kuala Kapuas District Court, before rising to become Chairman of the Kuala Kapuas District Court in the same year.
After that, Marsudin’s career continued to rise by holding leadership positions in courts in several regions, including Deputy Chairman of the Bogor District Court in 2013, Chairman of the Karawang District Court in 2014, Deputy Chairman of the Medan District Court in 2015, and Chairman of the Pekanbaru District Court in 2016. Subsequently, he was assigned as a Judicial Judge at the Directorate General of the General Judiciary.
In 2019, he was inaugurated as a high court judge at the Denpasar High Court, then became a high court judge at the Jakarta High Court in 2022, and continued as Deputy Chairman of the Palangkaraya High Court in 2023. Then in 2025, he was assigned as Deputy Chairman of the Surabaya High Court before finally being appointed as Chief Judge of the North Kalimantan High Court in the same year.
Marsudin was once implicated in an alleged bribery case while serving as Chairman of the Medan District Court in 2018. Marsudin, along with his deputy Wahyu Prasetyo Wibowo and several other Medan District Court officials, were caught in a sting operation (OTT) by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on 28 August 2018.
However, shortly afterwards, the KPK released Marsudin and Wahyu due to insufficient evidence to designate them as suspects. Meanwhile, the ad hoc Corruption Criminal Judge at the Medan District Court, Merry Purba, Medan District Court Judge Sontan Merauke, and two substitute clerks, Oloan Sirait and Elpandi, who were caught in the OTT with Marsudin, were designated by the KPK as suspects in the bribery case at the Medan District Court.
The Supreme Court (MA) then rehabilitated the reputations of Marsudin and Wahyu Prasetyo Wibowo. Both received promotion transfers. Marsudin became a high court judge in Denpasar, while Wahyu was assigned as Chairman of the Serang District Court.