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24. just about everybody on DU is qualified

Reply to joe1991 (Reply #18)

Sun May 20, 2012, 02:47 PM

May 2012

to act as a magistrate in Virginia, hundreds of miles away from Sanford,FL. Didn't even need to be a college graduate till 2008. Not even high school in Z Sr's time. In VA the qualifications to be a dog catcher are even higher!(wikipedia)

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+19.2-37

“Robert J. Zimmerman served as a full-time magistrate from 2000-2006. Please be advised that in Virginia magistrates are judicial officers, but they are not considered "judges" and do not possess trial jurisdiction. More detailed information on the role of the magistrate in Virginia is available on Virginia's Judicial System Website .”

http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/crime/zimmerman-dad-worked-as-magistrate

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