[3] He overturned an administrative court ruling that had lifted a New Order-era ban on Tempo, a popular political commentary magazine.

[2][4] Suryono fell into heavy conflict with former Supreme Court justice and Trisakti University Dean of Law, Adi Andojo.

In April 1996, Andojo wrote to Attorney General of Indonesia Singgih that the Supreme Court had accepted bribes from wealthy businessmen in several cases; Suryono refused to back down when the letter was leaked to the press.

[5] Suryono's attack on Andojo made a national hero of the latter after a gag order issued by the former led to opposition protests by students and legal professionals.

[6] With daily protests on the front steps of the Supreme Court, he made a habit of quietly exiting the building through the back door.