It wasn't an elected judge who issued the warrant, but a magistrate, whom the lawsuit noted "is a nonlawyer with no formal legal education." Surprisingly, this

It wasn't an elected judge who issued the warrant, but a magistrate, whom the lawsuit noted "is a nonlawyer with no formal legal education." Surprisingly, this isn't unusual. https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/784225337/south-carolina-magistrate-judges-dont-need-law-degrees-to-handle-lower-level-cas https://www.npr.org/2019/12/02/784225337/south-carolina-magi...