canyonwalker | (Reply)

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Quite honestly, we need more judges with STEM training as well-- and for the purposes of this discussion let's not consider economics as any kind of a science. I know it's a crazy idea, but maybe we'd stop getting really stupid tech decisions if some meaningful fraction of the judiciary had some real knowledge of the field.

I don't know how you manage to wedge significant amounts of science and engineering training on top of the level of schooling and experience necessary to get a law degree and then a position on the bench, though.

(And, without meaning to dump on the medical field at all, Rand Paul is not even on the list of people that comes to my mind as STEM oriented. Some doctors, especially but not limited to research physicians, are scientists. Some are just highly trained professionals. Honestly you can make exactly the same statement about engineers, when you get right down to it.)