magistracy

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A spokesperson from the department tells BBC Newsbeat that "the government wants to ensure that the magistracy reflects the diversity of the communities it serves, including age, background and experience".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

The DNA’s chief prosecutor, Laura Codruta Kovesi, a basketball star in her teens, rose through the magistracy before getting the top job in April 2013.

From Economist • Feb. 19, 2015

While what Barton, and possibly Rio Ferdinand, tweeted was seriously prejudicial, it fails the substantial risk test because of the expectation of impartiality of the magistracy and judiciary.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2012

After Tom Jones, which Fielding published when he was 41, the government gave him a small sinecure, the magistracy of Westminster.

From Time Magazine Archive

In police matters, the President of the Region of S. Angelo and Campitelli exercises the local police magistracy.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.