From: goawy@montana.com   
      
   On 2026-02-17, RonB  wrote:   
   >   
   > So a JD doesn't even require you pass the bar exam. And that's supposed to   
   > be a high honor to some people? Good grief.   
      
   It's an academic degree and the bar in any given state is more like a   
   professional union with its own entrance requirements. Many PhDs in   
   mechanical engineering, forex, don't go through the Professional   
   Engineering license route.   
      
   There is a difference. An engineer is an engineer; a JD that can't   
   practive law is useless. iirc there are several high profile people who   
   never managed to pass a bar exam.   
      
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