The legal profession is a profession that is inherent in and carried out by legal apparatus in the government of a country. Professions in this field play a role in providing services that handle legal problems.

Behind the complexity of artificial intelligence, the presence of this technology also opens up opportunities to accelerate the work of the legal profession. One of these advances has been implemented since 2017 in Hangzhou City, China. They use artificial intelligence in the profession of judge. However, not all problems can be handled by the AI judge.

Meanwhile, legal disputes that can be handled by AI judges are only limited to digital aspects, such as trade online, issues regarding copyright, as well as liability claims on products sold one-commerce.

Although some cases or tasks can be handled by advancements artificial intelligence, the profession of judge cannot be completely taken over by AI technology. The juridical use of artificial intelligence has been stipulated in Article 28C of the 1945 Constitution which reads:

“Every person has the right to develop themselves through the fulfillment of their basic needs, has the right to education and to obtain benefits from science and technology, arts and culture, in order to improve the quality of their life and for the welfare of humanity.”

However, artificial intelligence, when viewed from a normative perspective, still cannot replace the profession of judge. This refers to the requirements for a judge as written in Article 14 paragraph (1) of Law Number 49 of 2009 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 2 of 1986 concerning General Courts. Through this article, it is required that to become a Judge of the District Court, the following criteria must be met:

  1. Indonesian citizen
  2. Devout to God Almighty
  3. Loyal to Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution
  4. Not a former member of a banned organization PKI, including its mass organizations or not someone who is directly or indirectly involved in the "G30.S/PKI Counter-Revolutionary Movement" or similar banned organizations
  5. Civil servant
  6. Law graduate
  7. At least 25 (twenty-five) years old
  8. Authoritative, honest, fair, and of impeccable character.

Continued in Article 15 paragraph (1), the requirements to become a High Court Judge include:

  1. Requirements as referred to in Article 14 paragraph (1) letters a, b, c, d, e, f, and h
  2. At least 40 (forty) years old
  3. Have at least 5 (five) years of experience as Chairman or Deputy Chairman of a District Court or 15 (fifteen) years as a Judge of a District Court.