Udom Sittiwirattham
Udom Sittiwirattham | |
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อุดม สิทธิวิรัชธรรม | |
| Justice of the Constitutional Court of Thailand | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1954 |
Udom Sittiwirattham (Thai: อุดม สิทธิวิรัชธรรม, RTGS: Udom Sitthiwirattham; born 22 November 1954) is a Thai jurist serving as a Justice of the Constitutional Court of Thailand since 2020.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Udom received a Bachelor of Laws from Ramkhamhaeng University, and a Master of Laws from Chulalongkorn University.[4]
Career
Udom previously served as a presiding judge of the Supreme Court of Thailand, overseeing appeals and petitions.[5][6]
Constitutional Court
Udom's appointment was given royal endorsement by King Vajiralongkorn on 1 April 2020 and was published in the Royal Gazette on 6 April 2020.[7]
Move Forward Party dissolution
On 7 August 2024, the Constitutional Court issued a dissolution resolution to the Move Forward Party, unanimously voting that the party sought to take control of the country through unconstitutional means, and 8 to 1 voting that that party had acted in ways that were hostile to Thailand's constitutional monarchy.[8]
People's Party fundraising comments
After the Move Forward Party was reorganized as the People's Party, Udom was quoted at a 15 August 2024 seminar in Surat Thani as saying “Frankly speaking, they should thank me for dissolving the party. I helped them collect as much as 20 million baht in donations," referring to the People's Party's fundraising.[9]
Udom's comments were criticized by Members of Parliament, including from the People's Party and Pheu Thai Party, along with former politicians and legal scholars, who called for an ethics investigation .[10][11]
On 2 September 2024, a motion in the Senate of Thailand made by Senator Nantana Nantavaropas into Udom's comments was dropped 117 to 27.[12] Nanthana was instead asked to seek a probe into Udom with an independent agency like the National Anti-Corruption Commission.[12]
References
- ^ Reporters, Post (2024-08-22). "Judge under fire for comments about Move Forward". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Probe sought into charter court judge's remark about People's party". world.thaipbs.or.th. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ Yonpiam, Chairith (2024-09-02). "Top judge dodges probe over Move Forward dissolution comments". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "เปิดประวัติ 5 ตุลาการศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ สายนิติศาสตร์ ฟัน"เศรษฐา-ครม."ทั้งคณะ". thansettakij (in Thai). 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Nine Constitutional Court judges to rule on Paetongtarn case tomorrow". nationthailand. 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ https://www.pptvhd36.com (2024-08-21). "ประวัติ "อุดม สิทธิวิรัชธรรม" ตุลาการศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ". pptvhd36.com (in Thai). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
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- ^ Reporters, Online (2024-08-07). "Court dissolves Move Forward Party". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Probe sought into charter court judge's remark about People's party". world.thaipbs.or.th. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Reporters, Post (2024-08-22). "Judge under fire for comments about Move Forward". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Constitutional Court judge faces backlash over joke about MFP dissolution | Prachatai English". prachataienglish.com. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ a b Yonpiam, Chairith (2024-09-02). "Top judge dodges probe over Move Forward dissolution comments". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-07-02.