司法考试是指选拔法律职业从业人员的一种资格考试,通过司法考试是从事法律职业的必要条件,两大法系国家均是如此。英美国家的司法考试实际上是律师资格考试,通过律师资格考试是从事法律职业的前提,从事若干年的律师工作是担任法官的前提。大陆法系国家实行法律职业一体化制度,检察官和法官并不一定从律师中产生,法律职业从业人员都从通过司法考试的人员中 Judicial examination refers to the qualification test of selecting legal professionals. Passing judicial examination is a necessary condition for engaging in legal profession. This is true of both legal systems. Judicial examination in Britain and the United States is actually a qualification examination for a lawyer. Passing a lawyer qualification examination is a prerequisite for engaging in legal profession. Having worked as a lawyer for several years is a precondition for being a judge. Civil law countries implement the legal profession integration system, prosecutors and judges do not necessarily arise from lawyers, legal professionals are passed from the judicial examination of the staff