Legal Literacy - A new discourse regarding the term of office for officials in state institutions has resurfaced. After previously extending the retirement age for high-ranking TNI officers and similar proposals being made for State Civil Apparatus (ASN), the spotlight is now shifting to the heart of judicial power. The Expert Body of the House of Representatives (DPR) is currently formulating a Draft Law (RUU) on the Position of Judge, one of the main substances of which is to change the term of office scheme for Supreme Court justices.
Based on the initial draft obtained, this Bill proposes a significant new norm. Article 62 Paragraph (1) letter b in the draft stipulates that the Chair, Deputy Chair, Chamber Chair of the Supreme Court (MA), and Supreme Court justices will be honorably discharged after serving for a maximum of 15 years. However, there is an option to extend the term of office for one period of five years. This is a fundamental change from the current provisions in Law Number 3 of 2009 concerning the MA, which only bases the dismissal of Supreme Court justices on the retirement age limit, which is 70 years.
Responding to potential debates, the Acting Head of the DPR Expert Body, Lidya Suryani Widayati, confirmed that the clause is being refined. She dismissed concerns that the extension of the term of office would be automatic. According to her, the…
House to Review Plan to Limit Terms of Supreme Court Justices
Legal Literacy - A new discourse regarding the tenure of officeholders in state institutions has re-emerged. After the retirement age for high-ranking TNI officers was extended and a similar proposal...
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