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In principle, any adult can become a lay judge.{{sfn|Malsch|2009|p=48}} Lay judges must be Swedish citizens and under 70 years old.{{sfn|Terrill|2009|pp=248–249}} People that cannot be lay judges are judges, [[officer of the court|court officers]], prosecutors, police, attorneys, and professionals engaged in judicial proceedings.{{sfn|Terrill|2009|pp=248–249}} In practice, lay judges in Sweden are elderly, wealthy, and better-educated.{{sfn|Malsch|2009|p=48}} Lay judges are usually [[politician]]s with the local authority from which they are appointed, appointed in proportion to political party representation at the last local elections.{{sfn|Bell|2004|pp=299–300}}{{sfn|Bell|2004|p=306}}
The use of lay judges in Sweden goes back to Medieval times.
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