Can. 1421 §1. In a diocese, the bishop is to appoint diocesan judges, who are to be clerics.
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Can. 1421 §2. The conference of bishops can also permit the appointment of lay persons as judges; when it is necessary, one of them can be selected to form a college.
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Can. 1421 §3. Judges are to be of unimpaired reputation and doctors or at least licensed in canon law.
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