should it not be set in the 1950s?
or 1960s?
sharePerry Mason debuted in print in 1933. The real question is should he not be a lawyer?
shareFrom what I've read, the series will show him becoming an attorney.
shareThe books do mention he was a detective before he became an attorney. S1E6 is supposed to show us him in a courtroom. Not sure in what capacity.
shareI've read quite a few Perry Mason novels, and I don't remember any reference to him being a detective. I just checked the wiki and it doesn't appear neither.
Maybe you're confusing with the Cool and Lam series, from the same author and with the main character being a detective?
Which books mention this?
share" S1E6 is supposed to show us him in a courtroom." Unless Mason graduates law school and passes the bar by the end of the 5th episode we can assume he will not be a lawyer.
shareAt that time...he could probably become a barred attorney without graduating law school.
shareOk, then this -
"S1E6 is supposed to show us him in a courtroom." Unless Mason passes the bar by the end of the 5th episode we can assume he will not be a lawyer.
Law school, is still not required in California, but he would still need some type of apprenticeship.
Current requirements
California
Study in a law office for four years under the supervision of an attorney with at least five years of active law practice in California. The study must involve 18 hours per week, with five hours directly supervised, in addition to monthly exams and bi-annual progress reports submitted to the California State Bar.
Well, imdb's synposis of the show says "In booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime."
Assuming this is accurate, it could mean that he used to work as an attorney but stopped practicing law for whatever reason and ended up scraping by as a detective, and now he is going to make his way back to being a practicing attorney.