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That is more “something that happens” in rural areas than intentional by design. In a lot of the US, judges are elected positions. In the majority of states, non-lawyers are allowed to run, but in competitive districts it’d be difficult to win without the bar association’s recommendation.

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dbx12@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Wait what? US judges are elected without the law setting any requirements? So goat farmer John can run for county judge despite not having any legal education?

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- disregardable@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Not just judges! Also the coroner! Think about what kind of nasty shit goes down when the government lies about when someone dies. Many small towns across the US had that issue in the 1900s, so a lot of states replaced the position with a medical examiner (requires an actual medical degree to be licensed).
  
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  - dbx12@programming.dev ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Wow… this is not the form of freedom I expected.
    
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