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Old 2007-12-20, 07:40 AM   #23
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Local judges are just people that want the job and are elected. They don't have to be lawyers even. We had one judge that used to sell acid (lsd) on the side before he was elected.


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Originally Posted by Simon View Post
Fuck me but is that a volunteer position? Or maybe the judges are selected like jurors and he's just some guy forced to sit on the bench? I mean, surely that's not a paying job, and it's not being held by someone with any training whatsoever for the position?

Oh, and I also agree that settling for $1200 and getting the car sounds like a good way to go.
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