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minus-squaremacniel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoBecause we all know that the judicial and political are the same career paths.
minus-squareteslekova@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoMany US states and cities elect their chief prosecutor (DA) and sometimes even judges.
minus-squarePhenomenalPancake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month 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-up0·1 month agoAlmost 40% of US Congresspeople law degrees and many more were police commissioners, comptrollers, court clerks, and more.
minus-squareBigDiction@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoDistrict Attorney is an elected position in San Francisco. It manages all the prosecutors (unelected). There’s a paragraph about Harris’ first campaign in the article.
Because we all know that the judicial and political are the same career paths.
In the US they are, yeah.
Real?
Many US states and cities elect their chief prosecutor (DA) and sometimes even judges.
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.
District Attorney is an elected position in San Francisco. It manages all the prosecutors (unelected). There’s a paragraph about Harris’ first campaign in the article.