as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
chose to take their case before the local magistrate
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Haider enlisted the help of the third suspect to supply photos and video of the building in December 2022, the man testified to the magistrate.
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Renee Maltezou, Cassell Bryan-Low, Yannis Souliotis and Phil Stewart, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
Jolly has served as a court officer and law clerk in 16th District Court and later became Livonia's magistrate for 7 years.
—Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
Arnault was interrogated by investigating magistrates but neither he nor LVMH were ever put on trial.
—Afp, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
Subramanian is the fourth judge to deny Combs bail after a federal magistrate, the prior district court judge assigned to the case and an appeals court judge.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Renee Maltezou, Cassell Bryan-Low, Yannis Souliotis and Phil Stewart, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
Jolly has served as a court officer and law clerk in 16th District Court and later became Livonia's magistrate for 7 years.
—Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
Arnault was interrogated by investigating magistrates but neither he nor LVMH were ever put on trial.
—Afp, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
Subramanian is the fourth judge to deny Combs bail after a federal magistrate, the prior district court judge assigned to the case and an appeals court judge.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Magistrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magistrate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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