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why don't people with jd's who can't find jobs work as community college professors to start chipping away at the debt? is it hard to get that position without a jsd?

You'd be surprised how hard it is to get a job as a community college professor

Imagine a guy with a law degree going to a community college asking for a job.

School: "well we really need some physics/biology and advanced mathematics professors right now"

JD: "oh well I was hoping I could teach Law and Society or some other fluff"

School: "Here's the door, have a great holiday season!"

I actually know someone that taught CC part-time with a JD because they couldn't find other work. They also had a Master's in another field so that probably helped. Even if you could get a job teaching at CC or a local university, you will be paid a pittance anyway because you won't be tenured faculty or permanent teaching staff. You won't be chipping away much of the debt with what you'd be making.

I had a CC professor who had his JD and never practiced law because he liked teaching at the CC. He was the debate team coach. But for some reason he always paid his state bar dues.