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		mcv on Jan 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: No-fly list takes legal hit For many jobs, you need a professional rather than a politician. Judges, public prosecutors, police chiefs, etc should not be political positions.

pdwetz on Jan 15, 2014 [–]

In NY city and state, many judges are elected. However, they are limited to members of the NY bar (min. 10 years practicing in NY). Primarily wanted to point out that "professional" and election-based are not mutually exclusive.

Source (PDF): http://www.nycbar.org/pdf/report/become_a_judge.pdf

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