Age discrimination is wrong, but not always. Don't you love ethical relativism in the morning? Hee. No one complains that a US president has to be at least 35, but most Hawaii voters would rather have a 34-year-old Supreme Court justice than a 71-year-old ...? Let me see ... could you be 34? I guess. Could you graduate from college, then law school, and pass the bar and start practicing by age 24, giving you the requisite 10 years state practice? Shmaybe, but my point has already been lost, hasn't it ...
Interestingly enough, limited jurisdiction courts like Family Court require five, not 10, years of state experience. You're still outta there at age 70, though ...
Time on your hands, Barron's Guide to the LSAT on your shelf?
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the 34yo would probably stay on the bench longer than the 71yo, but shmaybe he won't. maybe he won't have the wisdom. i can't remember my point either and dinner's ready.
Why isn't there a minimum age or work requirement for legislators? The thought of someone going straight from taking final exams to passing laws frightens me more than a 71 year-old judge.
amen. youth is dangerous!
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