Before calling my comment "dumb" you might want to check your facts.
There is no requirement that a SCOTUS Judge have a law degree. None.
These SCOTUS Judges were never lawyers:
- Henry Billings Brown
- Melville Fuller
- William Henry Moody
- George Shiras, Jr.
- Benjamin N. Cardozo
- Joseph McKenna
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Robert H. Jackson
- James Wilson
And these SCOTUS Judges practiced law at some point in their lives, to varying degrees, but none of these guys went to law school:
- James F. Byrnes
- Samuel Chase
- John Hessin Clarke
- James Iredell
- Thomas Johnson
Additionally, there are some 20 justices who only trained to the level of what would, today, be considered an undergraduate criminal justice degree, and not a law degree.
A law degree, or experience as a lawyer is not required to be a SCOTUS.
I was kinda joking in suggesting Candace, but a few non-legal minds that primarily used common sense and morality more than relying upon precedent would be a refreshing change.
The only legal documents that I demand a SCOTUS Judge be familiar with are the Bill of Rights and the US Constitution.
I would LOVE to see one (or two) non lawyers on the court. I doubt it would ever happen, but I think taking the court out of the hands of lawyers exclusively would be a good thing.
Also, every single current SCOTUS Judge went to Harvard or Yale, so some more educationally diversity, with judges from non-elite schools would be nice, too.
Before calling my comment "dumb" you might want to check your facts.
There is no requirement that a SCOTUS Judge have a law degree. None.
These SCOTUS Judges were never lawyers:
- Henry Billings Brown
- Melville Fuller
- William Henry Moody
- George Shiras, Jr.
- Benjamin N. Cardozo
- Joseph McKenna
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Robert H. Jackson
- James Wilson
And these SCOTUS Judges practiced law at some point in their lives, to varying degrees, but none of these guys went to law school:
- James F. Byrnes
- Samuel Chase
- John Hessin Clarke
- James Iredell
- Thomas Johnson
Additionally, there are some 20 justices who only trained to the level of what would, today, be considered an undergraduate criminal justice degree, and not a law degree.
A law degree, or experience as a lawyer is not required to be a SCOTUS.
I was kinda joking in suggesting Candace, but a few non-legal minds that primarily used common sense and morality more than relying upon precedent would be a refreshing change.
The only legal documents that I demand a SCOTUS Judge be familiar with are the Bill of Rights and the US Constitution.
I would LOVE to see one (or two) non lawyers on the court. I doubt it would ever happen, but I think taking the court out of the hands of lawyers exclusively would be a good thing.
Also, every single current SCOTUS Judge went to Harvard or Yale, so some more educationally diversity, with judges from non-elite schools would be nice, too.