magistrate

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Bonta questioned whether Bianco had concealed information from the magistrate judge who approved the warrants, including details from the registrar’s analysis of the citizen group’s allegations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The magistrate denied them bail, according to their lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Sri Lankan authorities have begun an inquest into the deaths of the sailors at the southern port city of Galle while the chief magistrate Sameera Dodangoda has ordered autopsies.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

All the suspects deny any intention to kill, according to the investigating magistrate.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

“I think the magistrate who lied about my father being Slavist is a bad person,” Anya said.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack