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Judicial branch Indonesia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Indonesia published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 17 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 17
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Judicial branch” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024- Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung) Chief of State and Head of Government--President Gen. (Ret.) SOEHARTO (since 27 March 1968);
- Vice President Lt. Gen. (Ret.) SUDHARMONO (since 11 March 1983)
Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung) Chief of State and Head of Government--President Gen. (Ret.) SOEHARTO (since 27 March 1968); Vice President Lt. Gen. (Ret.) SUDHARMONO (since 11 March 1983)
- Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung) Chief of State and Head of Government--President Gen. (Ret.) SOEHARTO (since 27 March 1968);
- Vice President Lt. Gen. (Ret.) SUDHARMONO (since 11 March 1983) GOLKAR (quasi-official party based on functional groups), Lt. Gen. (Ret.) WAHONO, general chairman;
- Indonesia Democracy Party (PDI--federation of former Nationalist and Christian Parties), SOERYADI, chairman;
- Development Unity Party (PPP, federation of former Islamic parties), Ismail Hasan METAREUM, chairman
Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung) Chief of State and Head of Government--President Gen. (Ret.) SOEHARTO (since 27 March 1968); Vice President Lt. Gen. (Ret.) SUDHARMONO (since 11 March 1983) GOLKAR (quasi-official party based on functional groups), Lt. Gen. (Ret.) WAHONO, general chairman; Indonesia Democracy Party (PDI--federation of former Nationalist and Christian Parties), SOERYADI, chairman; Development Unity Party (PPP, federation of former Islamic parties), Ismail Hasan METAREUM, chairman
The same text in 4 editions, 1992 to 1995.
Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung)
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung)
The same text in 4 editions, 1996 to 1999.
Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung), the judges are appointed by the president
Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung) Agung), the judges are
appointed by the president
Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung), the judges are appointed by the president
Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung), the judges areappointed by the president
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature)
Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung), the judges are or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature)
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature);
- note - the Supreme Court is preparing to assume administrative responsibility for the federal court system, previously run by the executive
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature) legislature); note - the Supreme Court is preparing to assume administrative responsibility for the federal court system, previously run by the executive
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature);
- note - the Supreme Court is preparing to assume administrative responsibility for the lower court system, currently run by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights;
- a separate Constitutional Court was invested by the president on 16 August 2003
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature); note - the Supreme Court is preparing to assume administrative responsibility for the federal lower court system, previously currently run by the executive Ministry of Justice and Human Rights; a separate Constitutional Court was invested by the president on 16 August 2003
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature);
- a separate Constitutional Court or Makhama Konstitusi was invested by the president on 16 August 2003;
- in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature); note - a separate Constitutional Court or Makhama Konstitusi was invested by the president on 16 August 2003; in March 2004 the Supreme Court is preparing to assume assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system, currently run by system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights; a separate Constitutional Court was invested by the president on 16 August 2003 Rights
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature);
- a separate Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi was invested by the president on 16 August 2003;
- in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights;
- Labor Court under supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature); a separate Constitutional Court or Makhama Mahkamah Konstitusi was invested by the president on 16 August 2003; in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Rights; Labor Court under supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates selected by the legislature);
- a separate Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi was invested by the president on 16 August 2003;
- in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights;
- Labor Court under supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved selected by the legislature); a separate Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi was invested by the president on 16 August 2003; in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights; Labor Court under supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung is the final court of appeal but does not have the power of judicial review (justices are appointed by the president from a list of candidates selected by the legislature);
- in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights;
- Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (invested by the president on 16 August 2003) has the power of judicial review, jurisdiction over the results of a general election, and reviews actions to dismiss a president from office;
- Labor Court under supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006;
- the Anti-Corruption Court has jurisdiction over corruption cases brought by the independent Corruption Eradication Commission;
- in 2006, the Constitutional Court declared the mechanism by which the Anti-Corruption Court was established unconstitutional and gave the parliament until the end of 2009 to pass Anti-Corruption Court legislation
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung is the final court of appeal but does not have the power of judicial review (justices are appointed by the president from a list of candidates selected by the legislature); a separate Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi was invested by the president on 16 August 2003; in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights; Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (invested by the president on 16 August 2003) has the power of judicial review, jurisdiction over the results of a general election, and reviews actions to dismiss a president from office; Labor Court under supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006 2006; the Anti-Corruption Court has jurisdiction over corruption cases brought by the independent Corruption Eradication Commission; in 2006, the Constitutional Court declared the mechanism by which the Anti-Corruption Court was established unconstitutional and gave the parliament until the end of 2009 to pass Anti-Corruption Court legislation
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung is the final court of appeal but does not have the power of judicial review (justices are appointed by the president from a list of candidates selected by the legislature);
- in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights;
- Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (invested by the president on 16 August 2003) has the power of judicial review, jurisdiction over the results of a general election, and reviews actions to dismiss a president from office;
- Labor Court under supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006;
- the Anti-Corruption Court has jurisdiction over corruption cases brought by the independent Corruption Eradication Commission
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung is the final court of appeal but does not have the power of judicial review (justices are appointed by the president from a list of candidates selected by the legislature); in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights; Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (invested by the president on 16 August 2003) has the power of judicial review, jurisdiction over the results of a general election, and reviews actions to dismiss a president from office; Labor Court under supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006; the Anti-Corruption Court has jurisdiction over corruption cases brought by the independent Corruption Eradication Commission; in 2006, the Constitutional Court declared the mechanism by which the Anti-Corruption Court was established unconstitutional and gave the parliament until the end of 2009 to pass Anti-Corruption Court legislation Commission
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung is the final court of appeal but does not have the power of judicial review (justices are appointed by the president from a list of candidates selected by the legislature);
- in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights;
- Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (invested by the president on 16 August 2003) has the power of judicial review, jurisdiction over the results of a general election, and reviews actions to dismiss a president from office;
- Labor Court under supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006;
- anti-corruption courts have jurisdiction over corruption cases brought by the independent Corruption Eradication Commission
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung is the final court of appeal but does not have the power of judicial review (justices are appointed by the president from a list of candidates selected by the legislature); in March 2004 the Supreme Court assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower court system from the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights; Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (invested by the president on 16 August 2003) has the power of judicial review, jurisdiction over the results of a general election, and reviews actions to dismiss a president from office; Labor Court under supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006; the Anti-Corruption Court has anti-corruption courts have jurisdiction over corruption cases brought by the independent Corruption Eradication Commission
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament;
- judges serve until retirement age;
- Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament;
- judges appointed by the president;
- judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
- subordinate courts:
- High Courts of Appeal,
- district courts,
- religious courts
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office:
Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament; judges serve until retirement age; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament; judges appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
subordinate courts:
High Courts of Appeal, district courts, religious courts
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament;
- judges serve until retirement at age 65;
- Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament;
- judges appointed by the president;
- judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
- subordinate courts:
- High Courts of Appeal,
- district courts,
- religious courts
highest court(s):Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office:Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament; judges serve until retirement age; at age 65; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament; judges appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
subordinate courts:High Courts of Appeal, district courts, religious courts
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament;
- judges serve until retirement at age 65;
- Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament;
- judges appointed by the president;
- judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
- subordinate courts:
- High Courts of Appeal,
- district courts,
- religious courts
highest court(s): courts: Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament; judges serve until retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament; judges appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
subordinate courts: High Courts of Appeal, district courts, religious courts
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament;
- judges serve until retirement at age 65;
- Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament;
- judges appointed by the president;
- judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
- subordinate courts:
- High Courts of Appeal,
- district courts,
- religious courts
highest courts: court(s): Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament; judges serve until retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament; judges appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
subordinate courts: High Courts of Appeal, district courts, religious courts
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Indonesia: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/indonesia/judicial-branch.