10 (ten) Important Notes about the Appeal Judges

Kendari | Badilag.net

There are 10 notes about religious appeal judges that needs our serious concern. The ten notes used by Badilag to compose the pattern for the empowerment of the appeal judges to reach the position of appeal court as the front guard of the Supreme Court.

First, not all the appeal judges are recruited based on the capability and integrity,” the Director General of Badilag said when addressing a speach on the Regional Working Meeting held by Kendari High Religious Court, on Thursday (03/29/2012).

The second, not all the appeal judges are excellent in procedural laws, material laws, and bindalmin rules. Excellent means above the average skills.

The third, a few appeal judges are able to utilize computer and IT (Information Technology). The Director General encourages the appeal judges to learn computer and IT. “How could we develop SIADPA if we do not understand SIADPA?” He argued.
The fourth, a few appeal judges master the geneal administration, such as personnel, financial, and infrastructural administration. And also, a few appeal judges who are well understood about the supervision management.

“Hence, the appeal judges need to involve the staffs who understand better about this when they conducted the supervision.” The Director General insisted.

The fifth, there many leaders, officials and staffs of religious court who do not respect the appeal judges. “There are many causes, but it can be overcome as long as they would like to increase their qualification.” The Director General said.

The sixth, the supervision conducted by the appeal judges tends to find out mistakes. The mindset needs to be changed, since the supervision is a part of the development. Ideally, the supervision has to be aimed to improve the performance, not only to find out the mistakes.

The seventh, the appeal judges often do not have the same view point on the same issues. And this confuses the supervised religious courts.

The eighth, the leaders of High Religious Court/Mahkamah Syariah often do not empowered and utilized the appeal judges. “But the case is not like this anymore. We have designed the empowerment pattern of the appeal judges. How the empowerment is conducted will be governed by the decree that will be issued as soon as possible.” The Director General said.

The nineth, there are not any sufficient efforts to increase the quality of the appeal judges so far. Since there will not be anymore trainings for the senior judges, the new trainees would be the appeal judges and hopefully could be the mentors in their regions.

The tenth, the appeal judges are not yet treated and facilitated based on their position and responsibility. “This will be our serious concern.” The Director General said.

[Mohammad Noor]