Learned in Law?

While researching for my previous post, I ran across the following at the Search the United States Code web site.

 

While this was interesting:

28 USC Sec. 541                                             01/03/05

 

TITLE 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PART II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

CHAPTER 35 - UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

 

Sec. 541. United States attorneys

 

      (a) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a United States attorney for each judicial district.
      (b) Each United States attorney shall be appointed for a term of four years. On the expiration of his term, a United States attorney shall continue to perform the duties of his office until his successor is appointed and qualifies.
      (c) Each United States attorney is subject to removal by the President.

This, found in the "Historical and Revision Notes" section below the code, was hilarious!

      Words "learned in the law" were omitted as unnecessary. Such requirement is not made of United States judges and no reason appears to make a distinction respecting United States attorneys.

This revelation certainly explains a lot!