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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 in Jakarta, on 11 August 1952, and his body was interred in the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery.

Early life
Sulaiman Effendi Kusumah Atmaja was born to a noble ethnic-Sundanese family in Purwakarta, West Java, on 8 September 1898. Growing up, Kusumah Atmaja lived a relatively comfortable life, and was known by his nickname, Pandi. His father, Raden Sutadilaga, was a low-ranking aristocrat who served as a civil servant for the Dutch East Indies government.