Exodus 18:21 states: "Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens."

Deuteronomy 16:18 states: “Then you shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment."