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[-] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago

They also need no qualifications. You can be any of those straight out of high school, theoretically.

It did happen in the small town where I grew up. Everyone hated the current Justice of the Peace, and an 18-year-old ran and won. He was in his late seventies when I was in high school and seemed like a good judge when I had to see him for a speeding ticket. He is dead now, but I always found it interesting how he just picked a career and did it the whole time. Never lost a race.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

That kid is the point I think. You start with a bad judge, some kid gets given a chance, and it turns out the kid is wise and even tempered and manages to be a judge everyone would like to keep.

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