as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
chose to take their case before the local magistrate
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Recent Examples of magistrate
Along with other measures, the law also creates the new court positions of magistrates, who will hold arraignment hearings and set pre-trial bail.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
There the magistrates who oversee our behavioral health courts can determine a better path forward and interrupt the cycles that are keeping people on the streets.
—Matt Mahan, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Hardy sued the Idaho State Police members involved in her arrest after an Ada County magistrate judge dismissed her battery charge.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2025
But early last year, a federal magistrate judge denied Silva’s request for pre-sentencing release, citing the shooting as one reason.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
There the magistrates who oversee our behavioral health courts can determine a better path forward and interrupt the cycles that are keeping people on the streets.
—Matt Mahan, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Hardy sued the Idaho State Police members involved in her arrest after an Ada County magistrate judge dismissed her battery charge.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2025
But early last year, a federal magistrate judge denied Silva’s request for pre-sentencing release, citing the shooting as one reason.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Magistrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magistrate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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