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No, by professional judge I mean in the German style, where the judges decide the verdict, are not elected, and must undergo 5 years of schooling and a one year
by kstenerud 8y ago
No, by professional judge I mean in the German style, where the judges decide the verdict, are not elected, and must undergo 5 years of schooling and a one year apprenticeship, plus have a ton of legal work experience.
- scott_s 8y agoMore on the German style, "Land without Plea Bargaining: How the Germans Do It (1979)", https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5059044 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5059044. Although I have read that they use plea bargaining more now. While the lens of the article is on plea bargaining, it gives a good overview of the German system.
- gamblor956 8y agoThe German style is horrible. Read the Metamorphosis by Kafka for a German perspective of their criminal justice system.
- chmod775 8y agoA 1915 book created during a time when Germany had a justice system that has since been changed significantly at least twice? Also just from the plot summary I fail to see how it could even be relevant.
- gamblor956 8y agoThe German system's primary changes since Kafka's days were the introduction of US-style procedural protections. My point was that having the judge act as judge and jury in all cases is a worse option that having the option to use juries. (Also: Like Camus' The Stranger, Kafka's Metamorphosis is an extended metaphor, so a plot summary won't help much.)