Why do we let lawyers be judges?

[oldman45]

Have you noticed judges are almost NEVER former defense attorneys?
Judges have been referred to as "prosecutors in robes".
AFS

Not hardly.

Most were insurance defense attorneys. A close second would be prosecuting attorneys. Stepping up to a Judge position keeps a prosecuting attorney on the taxpayer payroll. The money is good, there are not expenses like it would be in private practice and the prestige is far better.

 

[handejector]

This post is NOT about the Second Amendment.

Here is a recent case not protecting the right to carry in New Jersey:

http://ia600301.us.archive.org/16/items/gov.uscourts.njd.249720/gov.uscourts.njd.249720.40.0.pdf

It contains this observation by the Judge:



IMHO, what Heller does or does not suggest does not really matter.
The CONSTITUTION, as plainly written, MANDATES a Right to "Bear" arms?

Duh.

Sometimes I think we should not let lawyers be judges.

"This post is NOT about the Second Amendment."

That statement turned out to be true.
I thought moving this thread here might focus the awareness and discussion on the 2nd Amendment importance of the case.
I was wrong.
Since it remains a general moaning about the politics of politics, we don't need it.

Political discussion is still a banned topic.