Many US states and cities elect their chief prosecutor (DA) and sometimes even judges.
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DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 days agoReal?
teslekova@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
Same in Australia, most are lawyers, most as in >50%
PhenomenalPancake@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Kinda yeah. Most politicians in the US started out as lawyers or working in some other capacity in the justice system.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Most? Hardly any.