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minus-squareteslekova@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoIn the US they are, yeah.
minus-squareHanrahan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoSame in Australia, most are lawyers, most as in >50%
minus-squarePhenomenalPancake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoKinda yeah. Most politicians in the US started out as lawyers or working in some other capacity in the justice system.
minus-squarePhenomenalPancake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoAlmost 40% of US Congresspeople law degrees and many more were police commissioners, comptrollers, court clerks, and more.
minus-squaretitanicx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoWhen you consider that Congress and the Senate is a very very small part of US politics overall. Considering the number of local politicians the number of state politicians that are nowhere near in the law arena. It’s definitely not a most.
minus-squareteslekova@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoMany US states and cities elect their chief prosecutor (DA) and sometimes even judges.
In the US they are, yeah.
Real?
Same in Australia, most are lawyers, most as in >50%
Kinda yeah. Most politicians in the US started out as lawyers or working in some other capacity in the justice system.
Most? Hardly any.
Almost 40% of US Congresspeople law degrees and many more were police commissioners, comptrollers, court clerks, and more.
That’s not most…
It’s also not barely any.
When you consider that Congress and the Senate is a very very small part of US politics overall. Considering the number of local politicians the number of state politicians that are nowhere near in the law arena. It’s definitely not a most.
Many US states and cities elect their chief prosecutor (DA) and sometimes even judges.