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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan Yale withdraw Kavanaugh's law degree, and if so would he lose his judgeships?
I know this wouldn't happen, but it is fun daydreaming.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,601 posts)And anyhow, actual degrees are never withdrawn if the student completed their course work and graduated, no matter what heinous things they might have done elsewhere. Honorary degrees can be and are withdrawn, though.
California_Republic
(1,826 posts)Interesting. What does it take to practice law?
I know you need to pass the bar but can you do that without a Law degree?
Probably more of a disbarred situation
MineralMan
(146,262 posts)law without a law degree. I don't know if there are any today. Apprenticing with an attorney and passing the Bar exam was one way to become an attorney in those states.
There are still four such states:
https://priceonomics.com/how-to-be-a-lawyer-without-going-to-law-school/
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)To sit on the supreme Court
avebury
(10,951 posts)file a complaint against Kavanaugh with whatever State Bar that he holds a Law License. Hopefully the Bar will conduct an investigation of the complaints against him.
MineralMan
(146,262 posts)First, Yale would not do that and no, it wouldn't affect his positions. He is a member of the Bar. He is a judge. Impeachment is the only way to remove a federal judge.
Work on electing more Democrats, instead of grasping at straws.
erronis
(15,183 posts)It wasn't too long ago that anybody could practice medicine without a license also. Still some forms of quackery is allowed.
Also interesting that these types of professions are self-regulated (ABA, AMA, etc.) rather than having a federal (or global) licensing. I guess if you have the power you can make up the rules (witness the Senate.)
mythology
(9,527 posts)TexasProgresive
(12,155 posts)My Dad said that they should be others as well on the court- great thinkers, perhaps philosophers and not just lawyers.
unblock
(52,123 posts)i don't know yale's policies in particular, but if he were found to have cheated on some tests at yale, then they likely could withdraw his degree.
universities generally don't withdraw degrees for anything that happened outside the university context. in this case, maybe if he lied on his original application, though i'm not sure we've heard anything to make us think he did that.
that said, he doesn't need a law degree to be a justice on the supreme court, so it would be a great insult, but in practice, meaningless.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)I remember that coming up in the 90s with Bill Clinton, as he was rarely mentioned for SCOTUS
obamanut2012
(26,046 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,155 posts)That's regulated by whatever bar Kavanaugh is a member of.