Supreme Court to Recruit 1600 New Judges

The Supreme Court (MA) plans to recruit more than 1,600 judges in 2017. This step is taken because the MA still lacks judges. According to MA data, the current number of judges reaches 7,000, which is disproportionate to the number of cases that can reach 12,000, especially after the regional expansion.

As reported in Koran Tempo (April 17th), of the total 1,684 judges, 1,030 are for District Courts, comprising 760 judges for existing work units and 270 judges for new work units. Meanwhile, 616 judges are for Religious Courts, comprising 346 judges for existing work units and 270 for new work units. Furthermore, 38 judges are for the State Administrative Courts, comprising 28 judges for existing work units and 10 judges for new work units.

After a seven-year moratorium, the MA will recruit first-level judge candidates. This recruitment does not involve the Judicial Commission because it refers to MA Regulation Number 2 of 2017, which states that recruitment is carried out solely by the MA.