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An investigating magistrate has been appointed in Belgium after Democratic Republic of the Congo in December filed criminal complaints accusing Apple subsidiaries of using so-called conflict ...
Judicial misconduct occurs when a judge acts in ways that are considered unethical or otherwise violate the judge's obligations of impartial conduct.. Actions that can be classified as judicial misconduct include: conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts (as an extreme example: "falsification of facts" at summary judgment); using the ...
Magistrates Court: June 2011: No action taken The WA chief magistrate received a complaint that prior to Ms Nuic's suicide, the 22-year-old Legal Aid lawyer was "berated" by a magistrate in court. The Attorney-General considered there was a lack of unequivocal evidence of incompetence, negligence or misbehaviour. [52] [53] Jennifer Betts: NSW ...
333. Duty of Magistrate on receipt of report 334. Inquiry into cause of death of a person in custody of police or in any asylum 335. Powers of Magistrate 336. Magistrate may view body 337. Inquiries to be made by Magistrate 338. Evidence and finding to be recorded 339. Power of Public Prosecutor to require inquiry to be held 340.
If the magistrate finds probable cause, the district attorney files an information, which supersedes the complaint and becomes the operative pleading against the defendant through trial, verdict, and judgment. [13] The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of this procedure in Hurtado v. California (1886). [14]
In legal terminology, a complaint is any formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party or parties (the plaintiff(s)) believes are sufficient to support a claim against the party or parties against whom the claim is brought (the defendant(s)) that entitles the plaintiff(s) to a remedy (either money damages or injunctive relief).
The position of stipendiary magistrate in New Zealand was renamed in 1980 to that of district court judge. The position was often known simply as "magistrate" or with the postnominal initials "SM" in newspapers' court reports. In the late 1990s, a position of community magistrate was created for District Courts on a trial basis. A community ...
In criminal proceedings, magistrate judges preside over misdemeanor and petty offense cases, and as to all criminal cases (felony and misdemeanor) may issue search warrants, arrest warrants, and summonses, accept criminal complaints, conduct initial appearance proceedings and detention hearings, set bail or other conditions of release or ...