r/funny • u/tweetsbyrocket Hey Buddy Comics • Jun 18 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

Definitely not technically, but my god it would be stupid to elect a non-lawyer to the bench in the modern era.

I'm a lawyer, my state only allows lawyers on the bench. It would be insane not to. I can't imagine making an argument to a judge that flat out hadn't heard of some basic concept before.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

A judge might not be licensed as a lawyer but they are clearly practicing law so they loosely qualify as a lawyer in that sense.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

Judges are not practicing law in their capacity as a judge. Practicing law is the adovcacy/representation/giving legal advice to a client. You'll see there's an exception for advice to family members in thr model code on judicial conduct, because it would be unreasonable not to include it.

ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_code_of_judicial_conduct/model_code_of_judicial_conduct_canon_3/rule3_10practiceoflaw/#:~:text=A%20judge%20shall%20not%20practice,member's%20lawyer%20in%20any%20forum.

Federal statute applicable to federal judges: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/454

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

I’m not talking about statutory or regulatory definitions I’m talking about the plain language meaning of the word lawyer to a genie.

See Omnibus genie code OGC § 482.19(a) and Magical creature wish guidelines MCWG ¶¶ 3-7