Good Day,

I know, at least in some states, the justice of the peace is an "elected" position, as opposed to judges, who are "appointed" by their state's commander in chief.

Also, we had a situation in which it became an issue that a justice of the peace could not witness an affidavit, claiming that she was a justice of the peace, but not a "notary". It is interesting to note that this individual was also a court clerk.

Sincerely,
truth