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
Nominated by	Suharto
Preceded by	Suryadi
Succeeded by	Umar Seno Aji
Personal details
Born	(1914-05-14)14 May 1914 Surakarta, Central Java, Dutch East Indies
Died	9 December 1992(1992-12-09) (aged 78) Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Occupation	Judge

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 had 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