magistrate

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A welcome exception came last Thursday when federal magistrate judge Rukhsanah Singh disqualified Beasley Allen from representing plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation against Johnson & Johnson claiming injuries from talcum powder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A local magistrate ordered that the bodies be handed over to the Iranian embassy in Colombo for repatriation to the next of kin.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The magistrate presiding over this case said he had decided against jail because of Goreraza's remorse and the fact that he was a first-time offender.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Singh, a citizen of India who lacks legal status in the U.S., was detained by ICE after a magistrate judge ordered him released on bond.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

He told Dad that the whole family would need to come down to the courthouse the next morning and see the magistrate.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls