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There’s no requirement for them to be a lawyer at all, or have any legal training.
by TylerE 2y ago
There’s no requirement for them to be a lawyer at all, or have any legal training.
- masklinn 2y agoAlso congress is full of lawyers.
- jjmarr 2y agoThere's no federal constitutional requirement for anyone to have legal training or certification to practice law in the USA. The requirements to practice law in the federal system are set by the judiciary itself. This dates back to England where getting "called to the bar" meant the judge giving you permission to go to a physical bar separating the spectators from the court. It wouldn't make sense to mandate judges to be lawyers if they decide who is and isn't a lawyer. That would give the judicial branch control over their own appointments.
- TylerE 2y agoThe Supreme Court is explicitly subject to not even that.