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Originally Posted by patrickt
I'm curious. I use titles for people who were once a judge, a president, a governor. President Clinton is no longer president but I believe he keeps the title. President Truman will always be a president.
This morning I was reading the news and saw, "Former Representative Jefferson...." The representative in question is in prison.
#hen does a judge become a former judge or a president become the former president? Is it strictly the users preference or is there some sort of rule to cover this?
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I've always thought it was an oddity of the US Presidential system that former presidents were still referred to as President.
Otherwise, they are all job titles. If you aren't in the job any more, you don't get the title.