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I understand when politicians' children do so, as they have businesses or black money and can afford it.
But how do judges manage it? Do they fund it with their own salaries, or do they use scholarships that they access through their position and influence?
No offense, I'm just curious because I want to pursue an LLM in the UK, but I can't due to a lack of funds, and I don’t want to risk taking a loan.
1. Scholarships2. Family wealth - the judge's father would have been a prominent senior advocate, businessman; the spouse might run a successful business; etc.
3. Wealth from days when they practiced as senior advocates
My advice - if you can't afford the LLM, don't do it, it's not really worth it anyway
Their retirement is also sorted coz most of them become arbitrators or on government panels. All these factors put together doesn't necessitate them to save up for future like commoners.
They also have good access to folks who can help them invest their money very well.