Long and winding road to justice: Three judge candidates walk around a fountain at the Supreme Court’s training and education facility last Friday in Bogor, West Java. A candidate must pass a two-year training and internship program before they can be inaugurated as a judge. JP/Hasyim WidhiartoThe rain had just stopped on  Friday afternoon when hundreds of judge candidates started to pack the auditorium of the Supreme Court’s training facility. They were about  to attend the closing ceremony of their job orientation, which took place in the Puncak mountain resort area of Bogor, West Java.

Dressed in red and black, the young men and women showed their relief and happiness after completing the two-week program, designed to prepare them for the technicalities of court administration before departing for compulsory internships in local courts.

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