Non-Lawyer Judges

NON-LAWYER JUDGES Resolved, that non-lawyers should also serve as judges on courts because they will enhance the court's administration of justice. INTRODUCTION: For most trial courts of general jurisdiction and appellate courts, the constitutions and statutes establishing such courts provide that the judges shall be "learned in the law". Being "learned in the law" is currently defined or interpreted to mean graduation from an approved law school, passing a bar examination, and be...