In Texas, elected County Commissioners meet as a group in what is referred to as the Commissioners Court. The head of the "Court" holds the title of "Judge".
Thus, Judge Thomas Jones is neither a lawyer nor a "judge", in terms of common meaning. Instead, he is what he seems to be -- a stone ignorant political hack.
Thank you.
Very interesting distinction.
Explains a lot actually.
You have to remember this...to run for a country or city office in most regions...you don’t need to be educated. You just need to know how to win an election. I lived in Tucson for four years and felt that most of the town council was as dim as you can get. They all had pro-neighborhood views and no-growth visions...but you could have asked them about the economics of Tucson...and they’d be totally lost. The county council was exactly the opposite...with economics and growth in their mind...and saw unlimited growth as the answer to the county’s woes. I think across America...we all face this dilemma...where the winner of an election...isn’t really a competent representative. We’ve come to accept this as normal.