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Magistrate judge

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000140

A judicial officer of a district court who conducts initial proceedings in criminal cases, decides criminal misdemeanor cases, conducts many pretrial civil and criminal matters on behalf of district judges. When all parties consent, a magistrate judge may preside over certain civil cases.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000140
FieldLaw
ReferencesU.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000140",
  "term": "Magistrate judge",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A judicial officer of a district court who conducts initial proceedings in criminal cases, decides criminal misdemeanor cases, conducts many pretrial civil and criminal matters on behalf of district judges. When all parties consent, a magistrate judge may preside over certain civil cases.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/magistrate-judge/"
}

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