chose to take their case before the local magistrate
Recent Examples on the WebThat followed other threats directed at Judge Bruce Reinhart, a magistrate judge who earlier approved the warrant for the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Cases before it are decided by a judge or magistrate; there are no jury trials in this court. Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 In Virginia, a police detective applied for a geofence warrant three weeks after the bank robbery, which was granted by a Chesterfield County magistrate judge. Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2022 Trump’s lawsuit was filed in West Palm Beach, the same courthouse where a magistrate judge approved the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. Ann E. Marimow And Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 Trump’s lawsuit was filed in West Palm Beach, the same courthouse where a magistrate judge approved the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 For one, there was already a federal magistrate judge assigned to this case. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 In 2019, a federal magistrate judge signed the search warrant, finding Sgt. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022 Finding the submission satisfactory, the magistrate judge orders its release a day later. Robert Legare, Arden Farhi, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English magestrat, from Latin magistratus magistracy, magistrate, from magistr-, magister master, political superior — more at master