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> Generally the minimum requirement to be a judge is to pass the bar and then get elected by people who don’t know anything about you. In large swaths of the r
by KennyBlanken 3y ago
> Generally the minimum requirement to be a judge is to pass the bar and then get elected by people who don’t know anything about you.
In large swaths of the rural parts of the US, judges are not required to pass the bar exam.
Or have a legal degree.
Or have a college degree.
- selimthegrim 3y agoHere I was thinking Roy Bean had vanished into legend and myth.
- trogdor 3y agoI agree with your implicit statement that this is a problem. It’s also important to note that “lay judges” only exist in eight states, and, AFAIK, where they exist, their authority is almost if not entirely limited to misdemeanor cases. Still problematic, in my opinion.