Maj. Gen. (ret) German Hoediarto

He was appointed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan to preside over the Suharto versus Time magazine case. Born in Bandung, November 24, 1941, German did not start off in the legal field. He began his career as a soldier. He left the military when he became a two-star general to become a Supreme Court judge.

Even though he is no longer an active member of the military, German's actions still carry some milita