Magistrate Judge | Definition

 

Course: Introduction to Criminal Justice / Procedural Law

A Magistrate Judge is a federal 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, and decides civil cases with the consent of the parties.


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