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The magistrate judge's seat is not a separate court; the authority that a magistrate judge exercises is the jurisdiction of the district court itself, delegated to the magistrate judge by the district judges of the court under governing statutory authority, local rules of court, or court orders. Rather than fixing the duties of magistrate ...
Sep. 4—SANTA FE — Two local magistrate judges were among 15 appointed for the New Mexico Magistrate Judges Association's board, according to an association release. Clovis judge Shawn Burns ...
Newman was recognized thereafter by the Federal Magistrate Judges Association for "valuable and dedicated service to all Magistrate Judges" in the United States. [ 4 ] As a magistrate judge, Newman led the effort to create the first Federal Veterans Treatment Court in the Southern District of Ohio, and has served as its presiding judge since ...
Magistrate judges conduct a wide range of judicial proceedings to expedite the disposition of the civil and criminal caseloads of the United States district courts. Congress set forth in the statute the powers and responsibilities that could be delegated by district court judges to magistrate judges. To achieve maximum flexibility in meeting ...
In 2020, McConnell and U.S. District Court Judges William E. Smith, who is set to assume senior status next year, and Mary S. McElroy reappointed Almond and U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia A ...
The two new magistrate judges are Judge Curtis Sample of Olathe in Division M3 and Judge John McEntee of Leawood in Division M4. They filled vacancies of retired Judge Daniel Vokins and Judge ...
In Georgia, each county has a chief magistrate, elected by the voters of the county, who has the authority to hold preliminary hearings in criminal cases, conduct bench trials for certain misdemeanor offenses, including deposit account fraud (bad checks), grant bail (except as to very serious felony charges), and preside over a small claims court for cases where the amount in controversy does ...
Federal magistrate judges based in San Francisco and San Jose discussed their tips for practitioners at a panel Thursday night.