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I also think Judges should NOT be lawyers at all.

The best judges I've met were never lawyers.

That said, I have to point out that as long as we have a legal system as complex as we do, we have to have judges that know the law.

That said, I have to point out that as long as we have a legal system as complex as we do, we have to have judges that know the law.

I disagree. We need judges with common sense, knowing right from wrong.

My mother's cousin was one of the best judges San Juan county ever had. Absolutely no atny training.

There are several ways around that problem. Judges of her type took some basic courses.

There could also be librarian types who specialized in the basics of what was needed for major areas of legal decisions to advise the judges. The judges could become acquainted with essentially staff persons and some supervising monitor could insure a balanced presentation of historical cases etc. to the judge prior to the trial or case being presented.

Whatever the challenges to overcome the problem you mention, I believe the benefits far outweigh those challenges.

Thanks for your comment.