• @Snowclone
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    86 months ago

    There’s still jurisdictions where you can be elected a judge and have not even a single idea about the legal system.

      • @givesomefucks
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        96 months ago

        Exactly what I was going to say, and a perfect example of one of the giant holes in our system

        trump could have put all of his kids on the SC if he wanted too.

        There’s literally nothing stopping republicans from getting that ridiculous with it except decorum, and that doesn’t mean shit these days

        • @disguy_ovahea
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          46 months ago

          Except the President only nominates the Justice. They need to be voted in by a simple majority in the Senate.

    • @[email protected]
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      66 months ago

      I texas you don’t even need a GED for the first few levels of judges. You don’t have to have a law degree until the appellate level.