[1] IKAHI executive Suhadi has described the association's focus as protection of judges from threats and harassment, though judicial transparency activists have disputed this.
[2] IKAHI was established in 1953 in order to defend the interests of Indonesian judges on topics such as salary and judicial independence from the executive branch.
[3] The association's founding is credited to Suryadi, the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia, as he was the first person to begin organizing district judges in 1952.
[4] Suryadi was also the first chairman of IKAHI,[4][5] though he eventually resigned as Chief Justice due to intense conflict between himself and the association itself.
[6] IKAHI has been, at times, in opposition to both the Government of Indonesia as well as activists pushing for greater judicial oversight.