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That's because there's jury and in the US in some states you don't even need legal education to be a judge so in general it's a good practice to translate techn
by michalu 6y ago
That's because there's jury and in the US in some states you don't even need legal education to be a judge so in general it's a good practice to translate technical terms into laymen and 5th grader language, if you actually want to convince them about your point.
Naturally lawyers exaggerate or manipulate the words ... they're not there to gain justice (although that's their intended purpose) but they're paid to get the decision.
- galuggus 6y agoYou don't need a legal education to be a judge? Very interesting. Could you give some more information about this. Are judges elected or bureaucrats? How does someone become a judge? What parts of the US have this system?
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- michalu 6y agoGood article: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/when-your-judge-isnt-a-lawyer/515568/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/when-yo... Also federal judges don't need to be lawyers.
- ac29 6y agoIn some states you don't need a law degree to be a lawyer, either: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/education/edlife/how-to-learn-the-law-without-law-school.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/education/edlife/how-to-l...