Kusumah Atmaja

Dr. Raden Kusumah Atmaja
Portrait, date unknown
1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia
In office 19 August 1945 – 11 August 1952
Nominated by	Sukarno
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Wirjono Prodjodikoro
Personal details
Born	Sulaiman Effendi Kusumah Atmaja (1898-09-08)8 September 1898 Purwakarta, Dutch East Indies
Died	11 August 1952(1952-08-11) (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. He was born to a noble ethnic-Sundanese family in Purwakarta, and obtained a law diploma from the Rechtschool in 1913. In 1919, he worked as a court clerk in Bandung, before leaving that job to continue his legal education at Leiden University. After graduating from Leiden in 1922, he returned to the East Indies, and became a judge in Batavia and later Indramayu.

During the Japanese occupation period, he continued working as a court official, serving as chief justices in the courts of Semarang and Padang. He became a member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence in March 1945, and following the proclamation of independence, he played a role in the formation of the supreme court. On 19 August 1945, he was appointed chief justice by President Sukarno. As chief justice, he was involved in the prosecution of the officers who had been involved in the 3 July Affair and served as the legal advisor to the Indonesian delegation at the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference. He died on 11 August 1952, in Jakarta, and his body was interred in the Heroes' Cemetery in Kalibata.