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Originally Posted by pshrynk
Ricky:
I would quote you, but it was too damn long. The Judicial, also, has no requirement of a JD. Just to be appointed by the Executive and ratified by the Senate. Most of our SCOTUS justices have been lawyers, but I'm willing to bet there were some who had not formal training in the law, especially early on. It is a tradition that they be lawyers and usually sitting judges, but they could be the poker cronies of W and still get ratified if the Senate were as stupid as everyone believes they are. Which they aren't. Just hide-bound and tradtionalistic.
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Yeah, pshrynk, I knew that, but I didn't want to totally blow the poster's mind. It is more of a traditional thing that the Judicial branch be composed of individuals with at least some legal background, but you are correct ... it is not required.
About the only time it is required is to be an attorney with the Department of Justice. Well ... they have to make some concessions somewhere, I guess.