Radio Laura quits!

Mott the Hoople said:
That's not true at all. In fact the title JD stands for "Juris Doctorate". It's every bit the equivalent of a PhD or an MD or DDS, etc. The proper title for someone who is has a JD and is a Jurist though is "Your Honor" and if they are an attorney it is "Esquire". A JD requires far more time, effort and credit hours then a Masters Degree. about 3 times as much.
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I know what it stands for, however what I said was accurate. There is a PhD in law, and it exists for a reason. The JD is an equivalent, like an MD, to a Masters degree (there's also a PhD in medicine BTW). And no, it doesn't take "3 times as much", many different masters degrees last as long as the JD degree (though not many as long as the MD). Shoot one of them is for teaching Special Ed. In my experience a Jurist is "counselor" "Your Honor" is for judges and mayors.
 
DonQuixote said:
she is quitting because she lost most of her advertisers and continues to lose more - this she calls being denied freedom of speech...
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Inaccurate, she actually gained 3 new affiliates (more stations were picking up her show), and advertisers do not effect her contract. The radio stations offered a new contract (definitely not against their own fiscal health, if they were losing advertisers they wouldn't offer a lucrative contract to her), she decided not to continue.

People are mistaking what she has done here. This isn't a Stern moment, this was her choice.
 
Damocles said:
That's because a J.D. is an equivalent to a Masters if you want to be called doctor you need a PhD, those who have PhDs in law are called "Doctor"... And you know that many of your professors were called that.
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I called all of my Professors, "Professor ________."
 
Damocles said:
I know what it stands for, however what I said was accurate. There is a PhD in law, and it exists for a reason. The JD is an equivalent, like an MD, to a Masters degree (there's also a PhD in medicine BTW). And no, it doesn't take "3 times as much", many different masters degrees last as long as the JD degree (though not many as long as the MD). Shoot one of them is for teaching Special Ed. In my experience a Jurist is "counselor" "Your Honor" is for judges and mayors.
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In the amount of years (3) I belive it is akin to a masters degree, and you dont have to write a thesis or anything like that.

The degree however is a "Doctorate"...

As kinda a joke and a term of enderment we do amungst ourselves often call each other "Doctor ______".

As in, when seeing an old friend who is a lawyer, "Dr. So and so, so good to see you!"
 
After you get your J.D. you are qualified to get a LL.M. I dont know what that stands for but its a further degree in law (one year) that is specalized in a particular area. People refer to it as a Masters in Law.

As in, "He got his LL.M. in Tax."
 
Jarod said:
After you get your J.D. you are qualified to get a LL.M. I dont know what that stands for but its a further degree in law (one year) that is specalized in a particular area. People refer to it as a Masters in Law.

As in, "He got his LL.M. in Tax."
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A Master of Law.
 
Damocles said:
I know what it stands for, however what I said was accurate. There is a PhD in law, and it exists for a reason. The JD is an equivalent, like an MD, to a Masters degree (there's also a PhD in medicine BTW). And no, it doesn't take "3 times as much", many different masters degrees last as long as the JD degree (though not many as long as the MD). Shoot one of them is for teaching Special Ed. In my experience a Jurist is "counselor" "Your Honor" is for judges and mayors.
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You're thinking of the JSD degree Damo. That's a post doctorate degree. JD is a profesional doctorate just like the MD, it's not an academic one. Most research lawyers have both a JD and a SJD, just like most research/teaching physicians have both an MD and a PhD but you do have a point.

A JD is a fairly whimpy doctorate program, It's only about 85 credit hours for a JD where a masters is about 40. I completed over 60 semester hours in the one year I was in my doctoral program and that was a 4 year program. Most medical schools require 120 credit hours in 4 years, then 1 year internship, followed by 2 years residency. That's about the equivalent in time to a PhD track with ussually takes 8 to 10 years to earn the BA/BS, Masters, PhD. The program I was in was a bitch of a program requiring around 150 class room credit hours and 50 clinical in 4 years.

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Mott the Hoople said:
You're thinking of the JSD degree Damo. That's a post doctorate degree. JD is a profesional doctorate just like the MD, it's not an academic one. Most research lawyers have both a JD and a SJD, just like most research/teaching physicians have both an MD and a PhD but you do have a point.

A JD is a fairly whimpy doctorate program, It's only about 85 credit hours for a JD where a masters is about 40. I completed over 60 semester hours in the one year I was in my doctoral program and that was a 4 year program. Most medical schools require 120 credit hours in 4 years, then 1 year internship, followed by 2 years residency. That's about the equivalent in time to a PhD track with ussually takes 8 to 10 years to earn the BA/BS, Masters, PhD. The program I was in was a bitch of a program requiring around 150 class room credit hours and 50 clinical in 4 years.

Doctor of law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Correct...!
 
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