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> a Supreme Court Justice who went to community college To be fair, you cannot become an attorney just going to community college. You need a graduate degree.
by tathougies 7y ago
> a Supreme Court Justice who went to community college
To be fair, you cannot become an attorney just going to community college. You need a graduate degree. Graduate school admissions do not have the legacy admissions preference that undergrad does. While true that all current SC judges went to Harvard or Yale, they did not necessarily go for undergrad. For example, Clarence Thomas went to Conception Abbey Seminary for undergrad, which is a little-known school in Kansas.
- seibelj 7y agoIMO I should not have to go to any college to become an attorney. California does not require attending law school to take the bar exam and become a licensed attorney. The law is written on paper, case law is produced by the courts, and the techniques for comprehending and using law are not rocket science and can be self-taught using books. Expecting that only top-tier colleges can train good lawyers is elitist nonsense, just more gate keeping by the upper class.
- tathougies 7y agoI actually agree with you! Most cases should be able to be settled in court just by the two parties at odds. If the law is too complicated so as not to allow that, the law is what needs to change, not the individuals seeking redress.