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Re:No-fly list takes legal hit by mcv on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @08:33AM (#7063213)
For many jobs, you need a professional rather than a politician. Judges, public prosecutors, police chiefs, etc should not be political positions.
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Re:No-fly list takes legal hit by pdwetz on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @01:32PM (#7065124)
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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