Kusumah Atmaja | |
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 Portrait, date unknown | |
| 1stChief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia | |
| In office 19 August 1945 – 11 August 1952 | |
| Nominated by | Sukarno |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Wirjono Prodjodikoro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sulaiman Effendi Kusumah Atmaja (1898-09-08)8 September 1898 Purwakarta,Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 11 August 1952(1952-08-11) (aged 53) Jakarta,Indonesia |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Awards | National Hero of Indonesia |
Sulaiman Effendi Kusumah Atmaja (EVO:Soelaiman Effendi Koesoemah Atmadja; 8 September 1898 – 11 August 1952) was an Indonesian judge andnational hero who served as the firstchief justice of theSupreme Court of Indonesia from August 1945 until August 1952. He was born to anoble ethnic-Sundanese family inPurwakarta, and obtained alaw diploma from theRechtschool in 1913. In 1919, he worked as acourt clerk inBandung, before leaving that job to continue his legal education atLeiden University. After graduating from Leiden in 1922, he returned to theEast Indies, and became a judge inBatavia and laterIndramayu.
During theJapanese occupation period, he continued working as a court official, serving as chief justices in the courts ofSemarang andPadang. He became a member of theInvestigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence in March 1945, and following theproclamation of independence, he played a role in the formation of the supreme court. On 19 August 1945, he was appointed chief justice byPresidentSukarno. As chief justice, he was involved in the prosecution of the officers who had been involved in the3 July Affair and served as the legal advisor to the Indonesian delegation at theDutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference. He died on 11 August 1952, in Jakarta, and his body was interred in theHeroes' Cemetery inKalibata.
Kusumah Atmaja was born on 8 September 1898, to a noble family inPurwakarta Regency,Purwakarta,West Java.
He obtained his diploma from theRecht Hoge School (literally 'High School of Justice') in 1913.
Kusumah Atmadja started his career as a court clerk in 1919 and was seconded to the Court atBuitenzorg (now Bogor). That same year he received a scholarship to continue his legal education at theUniversity of Leiden.
In 1922 he completed his studies. He obtained the titleDoctor in de rechtsgeleerheid with a dissertation entitled De Mohamedaansche Vrome Stichtingen in Indië (Institute of Islamic Scholars in the Dutch East Indies), in which he outlined thelaw of war in theDutch East Indies.
Upon his return to the Dutch East Indies, Kusumah Atmadja was offered a position as a judge at theRaad Van Justitie (High Court) inBatavia (nowJakarta) After a year, Kusumah Atmadja was appointedLandraad Voorzitter (Chairman of the District Court) inIndramayu.[clarification needed]
He was listed as a High Court Judge inPadang, landraad voorzitter inSemarang, and then a judge in Raad van Justitie in the same city.
When the Japaneseoccupied the Dutch East Indies, evicting the Dutch, Kusumah Atmadja continued as a court official. In 1942, he served as Chairman of Chihoo Hooin (District Court) in Semarang. In addition, he was also appointed as Chief Justice forCentral Java in 1944.
Atmaja became a member of theInvestigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (BPUPK), on 29 April 1945. The body was an effort to gain the support of theIndonesian people using the promise of Japanese help for Indonesian independence.[1]
After Indonesiadeclared its independence on August 17, 1945, Atmaja was assigned to establish the country'sSupreme Court in 1950. He served as the first Chief Justice from 1950 until his death in 1952.[1][2]
He was asked by the Dutch State to lead the formation of the Dutch puppetstate of Pasundan in 1947, but refused.[3]
Prof. Dr. Raden Soelaiman Koesoemah Atmadja Effendi died on 11 August 1952, in Jakarta and was buried inKaret Bivak Cemetery.
Atmadja was awarded the title ofNational Hero of Indonesia by Presidential Decree No. 124/1965.
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| Preceded by Established | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia 1945–1952 | Succeeded by |
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