Anwar Usman (born 31 December 1956) is an Indonesian judge and jurist who served as the sixth Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia.
After graduating from PGAN in 1975, he moved to Jakarta and became an honorary teacher at SD Kalibarul, an elementary school.
While working as a teacher, he continued his education and enrolled in the Faculty of Law at Jakarta Islamic University, graduating in 1984.
In 1980, he was invited to act in a film directed by Soebardjo, starring Nungki Kusumastuti, Frans Tumbuan, and Rini S. Bono.
Although he played only a minor role, the film, Perempuan dalam Pasungan, went on to win several awards.
[5] After earning his law degree in 1984, Anwar was appointed as a judge at the Bogor District Court in 1985.
[5] Anwar Usman was among the minority of judges who supported banning premarital sex and same-sex relations between consenting adults in the Constitutional Court's 2017 ruling.
The Council found that Usman had committed a serious violation of the Constitutional Judge's Code of Ethics and Behavior, specifically breaching the principles of impartiality, integrity, competence, and appropriateness.