Qualifications to be an Appeal Judge

Jakarta | Badilag.net

Beginning this year, to be an appeal judge, the first instance religious court judge at least should be a judge at Class I A and had an experience to be a leader at class IB or class II.

“Provided that the judge has IV/c grade, with minimum age of 53 and maximum age of 60, he or she could be appointed to be an appeal judge.” Purwosusiolo, the Director of the Development of Religious Court Judicial Staff, said on Thursday (04/19/2012).

According to him, the policy is taken to guarantee the new pattern of transfer could run well.

Actually, the standardized criteria to be appointed as an appeal judge, one should be a leader either at the religious court of class IA or class IB. But in the transitional period, the policy can not implemented strictly.

So, even the judge of class IA had never been a leader at class IB or class II, he or she has an opportunity to be appointed as an appeal judge, as long as he or she is able to meet the other requirements. “The standardized criteria will be implemented step by step.” He added.

So far there are still many judges of class IA who has never been the leaders at class IB or class II.

Another policy that planned to be implemented this year is that Badilag will not appoint the appeal judges from the leaders of class II. Should the policy not be implemented, the flows of tranfer will be stuck. The ideal solution then is the leaders of class II must be transfered to be the judges of class IA or appointed to be the leaders of class IB.

“Beginning this year, we will not appoint the appeal judge from the chiefs of class II anymore.” He explained. The policy is taken not without any reasons. So far, there are many appeal judges from the chiefs of class II, meanwhile they should perfom development and supervision to the class IA.

With the minimum previous position as the chiefs of class IA, the appeal judges will have sufficient knowledge and experience to conduct the development and supervision to the regions.

And about the transfer of the appeal judges, Purwosusilo said that when they have officiated the position for three years, they could be transfered to the area which is closer to their hometowns. Because the promotion for the appeal judges is so rare, because the available position for career development is limited.

[Mohammad Noor]