magistrate
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Even if the magistrate judge finds probable cause, the fact that the preliminary hearing occurred can pose problems down the road.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
As noted above, the government’s attorneys obtained the complaint by presenting a magistrate judge with a 27-page affidavit.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
A federal magistrate judge subsequently recommended overturning the conviction due to ineffective defense counsel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
On Friday, a magistrate judge told both sides to identify dates in late October to meet for court-ordered settlement talks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
When the war was over, while Colonel Aureliano Buendía was sneaking about through the narrow trails of permanent subversion, General Moncada was named magistrate of Macondo.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Under state law, magistrates are to “impose the least onerous conditions” when deciding bail and should set bail “as low as the court determines is necessary” to assure the defendant returns to court.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
They added that sentencing decisions are made by independent judges and magistrates, in line with the sentencing guidelines.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The suspect, from the Fürstenfeldbruck district, will be brought before magistrates later on Sunday, according to German news agency DPA.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
A 20-year-old man, Diego Farquharson, of Birchen Grove, Brent, has been charged with assisting an offender and is due to appear before magistrates on Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
His satchel is stuffed with sealed letters, scouting reports from surrounding outposts, receipts of sale, and several leather folios engraved with the crest of local magistrates, bound for the Capital King of Samarkand.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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