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Magistrate, or chief magistrate, is also a common translation of the Chinese xianzhang (县长/縣長 literally: county leader) the political head of a county or ...
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 ...
Magistrate judge, in U.S. state courts, is a title used for various kinds of judges, typically holding a low level of office with powers and responsibilities more limited than state court judges of general jurisdiction.
Magistrate Court is meant to give people a place to file small claims and work out their issues before a judge in an efficient way. Magistrate Court is meant to give people a place to file small ...
The lead magistrate is known as a Presiding Justice (PJ) and should be addressed in court as "sir" or "ma'am" or "your worship", and the magistrates collectively as "your worships". In writing they are their usual name followed by "JP" (for Justice of the Peace). [64] Other magistrates on the bench are known as "wingers". [65]
PROVIDENCE – U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Lincoln D. Almond will step down next May from the seat he has held for two decades. “[T]he judges of the court are deeply honored to express ...
The county magistrate or local magistrate, known by several Chinese names, was the official in charge of the xian ("county"), the lowest level of central government in Imperial and early Republican China. The magistrate was the official who had face-to-face relations with the people and administered all aspects of government on behalf of the ...
The difference between judges and magistrates. Family Court currently has 11 magistrates and 12 judges. Under state law, magistrates are selected by the chief judge of the court with the advice ...