Subekti

Subekti (1914-1992) was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia.

Subekti
4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia
In office August 1968 – January 1974
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Suryadi
Succeeded by	Umar Seno Aji
Personal details
Born	14 May 1914 Surakarta, Central Java, Dutch East Indies
Died	9 December 1992 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Citizenship	Indonesian
Nationality	Indonesian

Although Subekti had initially been in consideration for the position of the country's third chief justice, then-President Sukarno chose Subekti's predecessor, Suryadi, against the recommendations of the Parliament of Indonesia.[1] Among the reasons for Sukarno's rejection was the false accusation that Subekti played poker, viewed as an immoral act unbefitting a judge.[2] Suryadi fell into conflict with the Indonesian Judges Association (of which he'd been a founding member) as well as parliament; he resigned under President Suharto, after which parliament promptly appointed Subekti as chief justice.[3]

Works

• The law of contracts in Indonesia: remedies of breach. Kwitang: Gunung Agung (bookstore), 1989. ISBN 9789794121375

References

1. Sebastian Pompe, The Indonesian Supreme Court: A Study of Institutional Collapse, pg. 83. Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, 2005. ISBN 9780877277385
2. Sebastian Pompe, The Indonesian Supreme Court, pg. 82.
3. Sebastian Pompe, The Indonesian Supreme Court, pg. 86.

Legal offices
Preceded by Suryadi	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia 1968-1974	Succeeded by Umar Seno Aji