<![CDATA[ABSTRAK: Tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa kehadiran Hakim Agung Non-karir telah mengisi khazanah intelektual dalam putusan-putusan Mahkamah Agung. Kapabilitas pengetahuan hukum telah memperkuat sisi teoritik putusan-putusan Mahkamah Agung. Itu satu sisi kehadiran Hakim Agung Non-karir. Pada sisi lain muncul juga gugatan terhadap Hakim Agung terutama dari jalur perguruan tinggi. Akademisi ini dipertanyakan kemampuan dan pemahaman terhada hukum acara. Ada juga pengakuan Hakim Agung asal perguruan tinggi ini bahwa mereka memerlukan waktu untuk belajar membaca berkas secara cepat (speed reading) dan berlatih membuat putusan. Latihan itu membutuhkan waktu sekitar 6 bulan. Masalah itu sesungguhnya tidak perlu terjadi manakala calon Hakim Agung jalur akademisi memiliki pengalaman beracara sebagai advokat ataupun pengalaman non-litigasi sebagai konsultan hukum atau sebagai “off-councel” pada Kantor Advokat atau Firma Hukum. Non-Carreer Supreme Court Judges Recruitment as Independence Implementation of Judiciary Power in Indonesia ABSTRACT: It is undeniable that the presence of the non-career justices has been filled with intellectual treasures in the decisions of the Supreme Court. Their capabilities of legal knowledge have strengthened Supreme Court verdicts in the past. That's one side of the presence of the non-career justices. However, the situation today have changed over the presence of the non-career justices. Candidate of non-career justice from universities have been questioned theirworking capability and understanding on procedural law. Justices from university admitted that they need time to learn to read files quickly and practice making a decision. The exercise takes about three to six months. The problem really should not be happening when the non-career justices have had legal practice experience such as a lawyer or as a legal consultant or as “off-councel” at alaw firm.]]>
