SCOTUS Justices Who Were Never Judges (interview, legal, attorneys, Clinton)

[chuckmann]

In an interview several years ago, Bill Clinton said:

Clinton, 63, said both he and his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 62, are too old to be a good choice for the court, and that the president should pick someone 10 or 15 years younger. He also suggested considering candidates who don’t have judicial backgrounds.

“Have we gone too far in this process that assuming only judges can be elected? That somehow you’re not qualified if you weren’t a judge.” Clinton said. “Some of the best justices in the Supreme Court in history have been nonjudges.”

As I was curious, did some research, and sure enough, over a third of our Supreme Court justices never served as judges. And the world did not end.

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[desertdetroiter]

I don't even care if they're lawyers, which isn't a requirement.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

I don't even care if they're lawyers, which isn't a requirement.

Not a requirement, but all SCOTUS justices have been lawyers.

It's also not a requirement that SCOTUS justices be US citizens.

[pnwmdk]

Originally Posted by majoun

Not a requirement, but all SCOTUS justices have been lawyers.

It's also not a requirement that SCOTUS justices be US citizens.

Unless you're a lawyer, it's impossible to read the clear language of the Constitution and argue the precise opposite.

That's why professional liars (Lawyers) are appointed to such positions.

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by pnwmdk

Unless you're a lawyer, it's impossible to read the clear language of the Constitution and argue the precise opposite.

That's why professional liars (Lawyers) are appointed to such positions.

I'm not sure about that first sentence.

[jacqueg]

I think it's good that there is a mix. I'd hate to see a SCOTUS without at least a couple people who have high-level judicial experience.

[Wendell Phillips]

Here is one of the great Supreme Court Justices that didn't graduate from law school:
Robert H. Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[majoun]

Originally Posted by Wendell Phillips

Here is one of the great Supreme Court Justices that didn't graduate from law school:
Robert H. Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jackson was one of the last SCOTUS justices whose legal education was conducted via apprenticeship rather than law school, just like the Founding Fathers, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln, and virtually all other attorneys in the US until the late nineteenth century.

[Frank DeForrest]

They are nothing more than robe wearing politicians, aren't any smarter than an average american and probably pretty well out of touch with the rest of us due to their elitist lifestyle.
They exist to rubber stamp the governments actions.

[pnwmdk]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

I'm not sure about that first sentence.

I am. I've read it.

Do you need help?