Fisher
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The University at which I teach allows for those with a Juris Doctorate to teach law and some lower level political science courses, the latter as an adjunct. In many cases it depends on the school, at least from my experience. Some people are appalled and offended that anyone would consider a J.D. a "doctorate." Others are not so picky. And, depending on the law school one attends, much of the curriculum is comparable to that of graduate school. So in reality, it is a bit of a gray area, again, the bulk of which is due to different schools.
I have a JD/MBA and it has always been treated as a dual masters for academic purposes. If someone treats it as a Phd. equivalent it would be news to me. Along the lines of what you indicated though, outside of law school and adjunct positions it is not particularly useful for someone who wants a full-time professorship and be treated as a Phd. would be.