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In reply to the discussion: Does AOC not meet the requirements to serve on the house judiciary committee? [View all]PTWB
(4,131 posts)When I looked at the wiki there was nothing definitive. I read the publicly available house judiciary committee rules but there is nothing there in the way of requirements (or lack of). I found an article that talked about the loose tradition of a legal background in the members of the committee, but again nothing concrete.
It was obvious that a law degree was not a requirement as one of my favorite members of the committee, Karen Bass, does not have a law degree. But I didn't know if there was some obscure rule that the committee had a seniority requirement or some other technical requirement that AOC did not meet.
I couldn't find anything that specifically said there are no requirements and any representative is eligible. No one has posted anything official that says that. But all the information we've gathered has suggested there are no such rules. It is hard to prove a negative which is why I asked for assistance.