Supreme Court concerned about quality of future judges, lawyers

Monday 06th October, 05:44 AM JST

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NuckinFutz at 07:43 AM JST - 6th October

I thought the short-sighted logic that everyone was guilty from the start was exactly what the country was looking for to maintain it's 99% conviction rate.
GW at 08:16 AM JST - 6th October

ha ha ha quality of judges, lawyers ha ha ha , in Jpn, haha haha ha........aahhhhhhh this shud get a few good messgaes, thx JT for putting some humor up to start my week!
serindipity at 09:16 AM JST - 6th October

It doesn't matter about the quality of the judges. It's more about how rich their parents are to get them passed in University.
Scrote at 09:18 AM JST - 6th October

Presumably the candidate cited in the example above failed the final exam? If that's the case then the quality of future judges and lawyers won't be affected.

Note that existing lawyers are strongly against government moves to expand their numbers, fearing competition.
fatloser at 11:13 AM JST - 6th October

Many of the current judges sleep or close their eyes while on "the bench" They claim they are resting their eyes which aren't needed for listening...anyway. Judging by the behavior of judges at home I'd judge that all judges are aren't really up to par. Many force their own views upon a case or a dishonest troublemakes themselves. An example of this in Japan is the judge in Kobe who bit a soapland worker last year.
BBLeo at 02:39 PM JST - 6th October

Judge is to judge, lawyers are playing games that one is guilty; prosecutors try to win for promotions, and cops playing dirty games to get conviction. 'THER'S THE RUB: quality of future judges and lawyers is build by good justice system and Japan need this for a long time.
wanderlust at 02:54 PM JST - 6th October

Would have been more refreshing to see a headline:

Supreme Court concerned about quality of present judges, lawyers
dennis0bauer at 03:41 PM JST - 6th October

Well if the current Judges & lawyers are considered top notch then i will fear for the future.
DJJapan at 04:19 PM JST - 6th October

‘‘some excel in the ability to express their views, a result that can be ascribed to the courses given at law schools.’’ This above quote must be a first for the Japanese education system. Since when do students or anyone of youth in this country get the opportunity to express their view? If they have any form of opinion it will be hammered down because it sticks out and they will end up as arrogant and will act the same as the current ones when they get older.
WilliB at 04:25 PM JST - 6th October

They are not concerned about the quality of the current ones???
Youdontknow at 05:38 PM JST - 6th October

They should be more concerned about the future of the legal system. It's the biggest joke in the world right now as it is!