ignoring external sources has repeatedly reintroduced wording to the effect that the j d is a doctoral level degree peyna requested an rfc the consensus appeared to be that evidence support the contention that the j d is not a doctoral level degree invoked the u s department of education and reintroduced the doctoral level wording i have provided the link to and quotation from the u s doe that unequivocally states that the j d is not a doctoral level degree and in fact may not even be considered a graduate level degree i incorporated this citation and made appropriate changes to the article has again introduced the doctoral level wording i'd appreciate others commenting on what appears to me to be a complete disregard for npov