Airbornequalified t1_jdla29k wrote on March 25, 2023 at 5:45 AM

Reply to comment by Gallalad in Top lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters by je97

Are they elected or appointed? While uncommon, these type of things happen occasionally in the us as well and the recourse is an election recall and re-election

Gallalad t1_jdlbabq wrote on March 25, 2023 at 6:01 AM

Appointed. This is not a political job. Usually they're veteran barristers (trial lawyers) of at least 15 years who's job it is is to be the prosecutor on behalf of the crown (just a fancy way of saying the state), hence Kings Counsel.

Recourse here is that they're gonna be put before the bar and since they broken the cab rank rule which specifies that a barrister must take a case they are qualified for, provided they are available to do so.

Airbornequalified t1_jdlhxpj wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:34 AM

Ahhhh. Thank you for explaining that, as I didn’t understand the big issue

Gallalad t1_jdoemkw wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:50 PM

Its all good. Honestly its one of those things which I'm struggling to adapt to (I moved to North America) and the fact you are such a democratic society is sometimes jarring, partisanship is the norm. Like even your school boards, police and judges are elected. Back in Ireland I couldnt even elect my own senator.