From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:07:21 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
      
   > So, if they pass the bar exam that makes them a "doctor?" I didn't   
   > realize the standards were that low.   
      
   No, if most states they get the JD (usually 3 years of law school past the   
   undergraduate degree) before they can apply to the bar. You could fail the   
   bar exam and still be a JD.   
      
   A close friend and I went through high school and college together and he   
   went on the get a PhD. He was often at the house eating supper with us   
   etc. At one point his wife informed my mother he should be addressed as   
   Doctor X. That went over well.   
      
   Then there is Doctor Jill...  In the last century using the honorific for   
   people who weren't medical doctors was more common outside of an academic   
   environment.   
      
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