Kusumah Atmaja
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Kusumah Atmaja | |
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| 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia | |
| In office 19 August 1945 – 11 August 1952 | |
| Appointed by | Sukarno |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Wirjono Prodjodikoro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sulaiman Effendi Kusumah Atmaja 8 September 1898 Purwakarta, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 11 August 1952 (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 and national hero who served as the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia from August 1945 until August 1952. Kusumah Atmaja was born to a noble ethnic-Sundanese family, in Purwakarta. He obtained his law diploma from the Rechtschool in Batavia (now Jakarta), and started his career as court clerk in Bandung. In 1919, he left his job to continue his legal education at Leiden University.
After graduating in 1922, he returned to the East Indies and became a judge in Batavia and later Indramayu. During the Japanese occupation period, Kusumah Atmaja continued working as a court official, serving as chief justices in the courts of Semarang and Padang. It was during this period that Kusumah Atmaja became a member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence. Following the proclamation of independence, Kusumah Atmaja played a role in the formation of the supreme court as a judicial institution, and was appointed chief justice by President Sukarno on 19 August 1945.
As chief justice he was involved in the prosecution of the officers involved in the 3 July Affair, an event which saw the kidnapping of Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir. In 1949, during the proceedings of the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference, Kusumah Atmaja was appointed as legal advisor to the Indonesian delegates at the conference. In his capacity as chief justice, he swore in both Sukarno and Vice President Mohammad Hatta on 17 August 1950. He died on 11 August 1952, in Jakarta, and his body was interred in the Heroes Cemetery in Kalibata.
Early life
Kusumah Atmaja was born on September 8, 1898, to a noble family in Purwakarta Regency, Purwakarta, West Java.
He obtained his diploma from the Recht 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 at Buitenzorg (now Bogor). That same year he received a scholarship to continue his legal education at the University of Leiden.
In 1922 he completed his studies. He obtained the title Doctor 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 the law of war in the Dutch East Indies.
Judicial career
Upon his return to the Dutch East Indies, Kusumah Atmadja was offered a position as a judge at the Raad Van Justitie (High Court) in Batavia (now Jakarta) After a year, Kusumah Atmadja was appointed Landraad Voorzitter (Chairman of the District Court) in Indramayu.[clarification needed]
He was listed as a High Court Judge in Padang, landraad voorzitter in Semarang, and then a judge in Raad van Justitie in the same city.
When the Japanese occupied 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 for Central Java in 1944.
Member of BPUPK
Atmaja became a member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (BPUPK), on April 29, 1945. The body was an effort to gain the support of the Indonesian people using the promise of Japanese help for Indonesian independence.
Indonesian Independence Era
After Indonesia declared its independence on August 17, 1945, Atmaja was assigned to establish the country's Supreme Court in 1950. He served as its chairman from 1950 until his death in 1952.
He was asked by the Dutch State to lead the formation of the Dutch puppet state of Pasundan in 1947, but refused.
Death
Prof. Dr. Raden Soelaiman Koesoemah Atmadja Effendi died on August 11, 1952, in Jakarta and was buried in Karet Bivak Cemetery.
Recognition
Atmadja was awarded the title of National Hero of Indonesia by Presidential Decree No. 124/1965.
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