magistracy

“The prosecuting magistracy has once again acted like a lawyer, when people charged with corruption are involved.”

"These new guidelines will further help ensure the consistent effectiveness of the magistracy," he said.

Hamilton asked: “How could they better gratify this, than by raising a creature of their own to the chief magistracy of the Union?”

"The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice concluded that this behaviour amounted to serious misconduct and have removed Mr Atwal from the magistracy."

"So far as the magistracy is concerned, its unique characteristic as a voluntary body of lay judicial office holders must be preserved; so too, the independence of the legal advice it receives."