A friend of mine told me they are a judge now. I know they don’t mean a real judge who presides over cases. Is there some other form of judge one can become?
Here is a list of different kinds of Judges. http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/homecourt/judgedo.html
Hm. Well he does go to school, but he hasn’t taken law from what I know.
The temporary city or county clerks who run election precincts – poll workers, in other words – are traditionally called “judges.”
They still are in Chicago and in suburban Cook County.
Considering what day it is today – all of you who are eligible to vote have voted, right 
– it’s the most likely answer.
In New York, village justices are not required to have any legal training, and just attend a brief orientation course in procedure. They usually just hear stuff like traffic violations and small claims.
Thank you! he did say he was working the polls today.
Complete hijack, but I would hate to be a judge, sitting there all day, no cigarettes, having to listen to crap arguements.
Would much rather be an appeals court judge if I had a choice, especially one where leave is only with leave, at least I can shut them in the middle if they annoy me.
You’d probably want a trap-door installed, too, just for extra effect!
I know all about this 'cause I’ve seen every episode of Green Acres
You see Mr Drucker and Mr Hayne were lookig for someone to be a judge at the county fair. This person was to be the judge of the apples.
When they telephoned Lisa to tell her to tell Oliver he was going to be the “apple judge,” Lisa tells Oliver. But Oliver, for some reason thinks that Lisa not only talks with an accent but hears with one too, takes it to mean “appeals judge” and the whole thing is hillarious as usual
Here in Oregon we still retain the elected position of “County Judge”. They actually serve an administrative function as chair of the county board of commissioners; they are not required to be members of the bar or to have any particular legal training. The only judicial function they perform is matters of probate and, in some cases, juvenile issues.
And a really, really big gavel.
And dress like Darth Vader, though our High Court Judges do that very well anyway.
“Leave refused, Counsel”.