Purwoto Gandasubrata was the eighth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia. Alongside the Ministry of Justice officials in the Sixth Development Cabinet, Gandasubrata was a part of a general return of civilian officials to the

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in the early 1990s after a period of former military officials dominating the branch from the late 1970s. Gandasubrata had initially served as the chief of the district court of

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, as well as the chairman of the regional branch of the

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. Gandasubrata was the first Chief Justice appointed from the professional judiciary since

Umar Seno Aji Umar Seno Aji (5 December 1915 – 9 November 1984) was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia as well as the fourteenth Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights. Aji's appointment as minister of law in 1966 was init ...

. During his two years in the position, much of his efforts were spent on attempts to increase the autonomy, power, and status of the judicial branch of government.Sebastian Pompe
The Indonesian Supreme Court: A Study of Institutional Collapse
pg. 149. Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, 2005. On the occasion of his retirement in 1994, Gandasubrata announced a 100% salary increase for Indonesian judges in a move that was seen as a parting gift.Sebastian Pompe, ''The Indonesian Supreme Court'', pg. 148. The increase was later offset by a 45% reduction in benefits enacted by the government.

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