T The constitutional court (mahkamah konstitusi – mk) holds a central position in the indonesian constitutional system as the guardian of the constitution whose decisions are final and binding; thus, the independence and legitimacy of its leadership become crucial issues, as reflected in the polemic surrounding the appointment of suhartoyo as chief justice of the constitutional court for the 2023–2028 period following the dismissal of anwar usman by the constitutional court ethics council (majelis kehormatan mahkamah konstitusi – mkmk) and the lawsuit filed with the jakarta state administrative court (pengadilan tata usaha negara – ptun). this study aims to describe the legal considerations of the judicial panel in the jakarta ptun decision number 604/g/2023/ptun.jkt and to analyze the legal implications of the decision on the position of the chief justice of the constitutional court for the 2023–2028 period. the method utilized is normative juridical legal research with a descriptive nature, employing secondary data in the form of laws, regulations, and official documents supplemented by interviews with constitutional law experts, analyzed qualitatively, with deductive conclusions drawn. the results show that the jakarta ptun judicial panel decided the case solely based on a formal legality review of the constitutional court decree (sk) number 17 of 2023 regarding suhartoyo\\\'s appointment, finding formal defects and procedural gaps in its issuance; however, it explicitly rejected anwar usman\\\'s demand to be reinstated as chief justice because his dismissal through mkmk decision number 02/mkmk/l/11/2023 constituted a valid, final, and binding product of ethical law enforcement, leading the ptun to limit itself strictly to restoring anwar usman\\\'s reputation and administrative rights as an ordinary constitutional judge. consequently, suhartoyo\\\'s position as chief justice of the constitutional court for the 2023–2028 period remains valid both de facto and de jure, as the chief justice position was never transferred back to the plaintiff, and the constitutional court responded tactically to the decision by revoking decree number 17 of 2023 and issuing constitutional court decree number 8 of 2024, re-confirming suhartoyo’s position until the end of his term.