In virtually all foreign countries a person cannot become a federal judge unless he or she has first attended a formal college for judges, has passed a rigid set of exams, or has has many years of specialized training. The United States however, imposes no formal requirements whatsoever on a prospective federal judge; the presidential appointee need only be approved by the Senate. Would the United States benefit from emulating the model of other nations, or has the U.S. system served the citizenry well?