"Learned in law" is not required of federal judges


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Posted by Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S. on September 20, 1998 at 16:39:55:


Words "learned in the law" were omitted as unnecessary.
Such requirement is not made of United States judges and no
reason appears to make a distinction respecting United
States attorneys.

[28 U.S.C. 541, Historical and Statutory Notes]
[Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules]
[West Publishing Company, 1996 Edition]
[emphasis added]



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