magistrate
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He spoke only to confirm he could hear the chief magistrate, and to give his name and date of birth.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Fifteen months later, a magistrate judge denied Stilwell’s motion, saying he needed to serve the same notice to other anonymous co-conspirators who may have been part of the scam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Labour politician, 55, was found guilty of keeping an unlicensed vehicle by a magistrate last month in a criminal prosecution brought by the DVLA.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
She dreams of becoming a district magistrate, a powerful field bureaucrat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The magistrate glared at her, then pushed himself off the ground.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
They added that sentencing decisions are made by independent judges and magistrates, in line with the sentencing guidelines.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
But Thomas warned that plans to keep more middle-ranking cases before magistrates by abolishing defendants' rights to ask for a jury trial could backfire - not least because of a shortage of magistrates.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He is due before Portsmouth magistrates on Monday.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
At a hearing before magistrates at Hereford Justice Centre on Thursday, the case was formally reopened against the mayor and withdrawn by the panel after a request from the DVLA.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
In the latter case, their status is weaker and more dangerous, since they depend entirely upon the will of those citizens who are appointed as magistrates.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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