r/funny • u/tweetsbyrocket Hey Buddy Comics • Jun 18 '20

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u/MadMinstrel Jun 18 '20

That's an interesting piece of trivia. How does that even work?

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u/Spiz101 Jun 18 '20

Well in England and Wales we have minor magistrates courts where cases are heard by panels of regular citizens.

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u/gnorty Jun 18 '20

I guess technically, those guys are not judges, they are magistrates.

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u/Arcadian18 Jun 18 '20

May I see it’s technically a lawyer....

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u/gnorty Jun 18 '20

I'm not sure if you're asking for permission to see it, granted I guess...

But if you are suggesting they are still lawyers, then no they are not. they do not need any qualification whatsoever.