A federal judge is not required to have a law degree, so it depends on the type of judge you are talking about
Northern region-Very wet and rocky, very unsuitable for farming but was very into shipbuilding and fishing
middle region- also known as the bread basket and was very suitable for farming whet and other grains
Southern region- VERY MOIST. Swamps everywhere and very hot. Tobacco was the main cash crop
Slavery ended when President Abraham Lincoln delivered his iconic Emancipation Proclamation. This would eventually free black people so they could become ordinary citizens and NOT slaves. So basically, slavery was ended all thanks to good ol' Lincoln :)