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GwinnettCourts.com UNIFORM RULES FOR THE MAGISTRATE COURT The chief magistrate may provide by general order for the method of rotation and for selection of a court from which to request judicial assistance when all magistrates in a county are disqualified. If any magistrate court by action of its chief magistrate proposes to prevent any local rule from expiring pursuant to Rule 1.1 then a proposal to prevent the local rule from expiring must be presented to the Supreme Court for approval 30 days prior to the expiration date as stated in Rule 1.1. The hours of court operation shall be set by the chief magistrate of each court and shall be recorded with the clerk of the magistrate court. www.gwinnettcourts.com /REP_DOC/rule/urule_ma.htm   (8957 words)

Arrangements with other Courts This arrangement is made on 22nd June 2000 between Diana Bryant, Chief Federal Magistrate of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia and Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. This arrangement is made on 12th July 2000 between Diana Bryant, Chief Federal Magistrate of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia and Alastair Bothwick Nicholson AO RFD, Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia. provides that the Chief Federal Magistrate may, on behalf of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia, arrange with the Chief Judicial Officer (however described) of another Australian Court for an officer or officers of that Court to perform certain functions that are defined in the section on behalf of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia. www.fmc.gov.au /html/arrangements.htm   (8957 words)

Legal Definition of Magistrate The president of the United States is the chief magistrate of this nation; the governors are the chief magistrates of their respective states. It is the duty of all magistrates to exercise the power, vested in them for the good of the people, according to law, and with zeal and fidelity. A neglect on the part of a magistrate to exercise the functions of his office, when required by law, is a misdemeanor. www.lectlaw.com /def2/m065.htm   (140 words)

Search Results for "Magistrate" ...The chief magistrate of a city, elected by the citizens, and holding office for twelve months. 1 The chief magistrate of London is The Right Hon. ...A civic or municipal magistrate, as distinguished from ecclesiastical authority. www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Magistrate   (301 words)

Magistrate I Judge Hansen is the liaison Judge and supervisor of the Criminal Court Magistrate Commissioners. In 1978, he was elected as Magistrate Judge and has served without opposition for three subsequent elections. As Magistrate Judge, he was instrumental in the development and institution of the Sheriff's Pre-Trial Release Program (CINT AP). www.criminalcourt.org /sections/magistrate_i.htm   (404 words)

IN THE COURT OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO After observing all legal formalities the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chengalpattu was pleased to tender pardon to the accused Ravi Subramaniam on 20.1.2005 and then he was taken as an approver in the above case. Later on 17.12.2004, a requisition was given before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chengalpatu to initiate proceedings u/s 306 Cr.P.C. along with certified copy of sec. 164(2) Cr.P.C. was recorded on 31.12.2004 by learned Judicial Magistrate No.2 Kanchipuram after observing all legal formalities, wherein he has disclosed the participation of A1 Jayendrar to A6 Kathiravan, in the commission of offence of murder of Sankararaman relating to conspiracy aspects. www.hindu.com /thehindu/nic/0034/chargesheet.htm   (1807 words)

POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC The interrex was a provisional chief magistrate appointed by the senate to hold consular elections if a vacancy occurred during the year or if civil unrest prevented a regular election. He became the chief magistrate when the consuls were out of the city. Extraordinary Magistrates were elected for an exceptional purpose. www.hoocher.com /politicalinstitutions.htm   (1807 words)

The Law Report: 12 October  2004  - Justice Queensland Style; Majority Jury Verdicts Magistrates are holding their breath as they wait to see the final chapter in the story of disgraced former Chief Magistrate, Di Fingleton. In December last year, Queensland's Chief Magistrate was sentenced to six months in prison after she was convicted of 'retaliating against a witness'.The extraordinary case centred on an email that Fingleton had sent to fellow magistrate, Basil Gribbin. Because workplace disputes between magistrates are resolved through a judicial process, Di Fingleton found herself being prosecuted for the equivalent of interfering in court proceedings. www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/stories/s1218102.htm   (1807 words)

'Extraordinary situation, extraordinary solution' - Jun. 08, 2003 Under this theory, Estrada was permanently disabled from discharging his duties and functions as Chief Executive; thus, GMA succeeded him legally. The Chief Justice and I both knew that the Supreme Court was a passive institution and that, ordinarily, justices did not take active part in political events. The Court's extraordinary action to resolve an extraordinary situation can only be explained as the work of the Holy Spirit on both of us and, in fact, on all the key players of EDSA 2. www.inq7.net /nat/2003/jun/08/nat_9-3.htm   (1807 words)

Rebel Soja On Trail As Witness Reveals How Paramount Chief Adikalie Modu Was Killed Komba Brima a rebel soldier who allegedly murdered Paramount Chief Adikalie Modu III of Maforki Chiefdom Port Loko district in cold blood at his Fabala Road residence, Port Loko Town in 1998, yesterday appeared before Magistrate Claudia Taylor of the Freetown magistrate's No. 1 to answer to a charge of Murder Contrary to Law. Late chiefs brother revealed amongst other things that at Columbia Davies home, the corpse of his brother was burnt and they were able to retrieved part of is body for burial at his home town in Port Loko. He said that whilst they were in the chief's compound the accused ordered two of his men to arrest him. www.cmetfreetown.org /Media/Print/Articles/CSS_Articles/SaloneTimes/SL-011026-01.stm   (1807 words)

Gough and another v Chief Constable of the Derbyshire Constabulary [2002] EWCA Civ 351 When considering whether there were "special circumstances" for granting permission to go abroad during a prescribed period (s 20(4)) the enforcing authority, or magistrates on appeal, only had to satisfy themselves on a balance of probabilities that the reason for going abroad was other than attendance at the prescribed match. Appearances : Rhodri Thompson and Arnondo Chakrabarti (Timms, Derby) for Gough and Smith; Philip Havers QC and Simon Davenpor t (Weightmans, Leicester) for the Chief Constable; David Pannick QC and Mark Hoskins (Treasury Solicitor) for the Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening. Gough and another v Chief Constable of the Derbyshire Constabulary [2002] EWCA Civ 351 www.lawreports.co.uk /civmarb1.1.htm   (1807 words)

Australian democracy on trial in Darwin, Monday May 19th : Melbourne Indymedia NT Chief Minister Clare Martin will appear in Darwin magistrate's court on Monday after being summonsed by drug law reform campaigners. The Chief Minister of the NT will appear as a witness after receiving a summons from a group of Darwin drug law reform activists. Chief Minister of Australia’s Northern territory to appear in court this week. melbourne.indymedia.org /print.php?id=47647   (769 words)

PM - Northern Territory Chief Minister lashes out over sentencing JOHN TAYLOR: Northern Territory Chief Minister Denis Burke won't stand for anyone criticising his mandatory sentencing laws; not if they're lawyers from Aboriginal Legal Aid, southern politicians or United Nations committees, nor if the criticism comes from a Top End magistrate. JOHN TAYLOR: Along with believing the magistrate needs to get informed, Chief Minister Denis Burke is, in his words, astounded by the comments from the bench. COMPERE: Attack for the Northern Territory Chief Minister, Dennis Burke, is the best form of defence. www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s155385.htm   (847 words)

The Manila Times Internet Edition METRO > Chief Justice reorganizes Supreme Court divisions The chief magistrate also ordered the reassignment of Associate Justice Leonardo Quisum-bing in the First Division as Davide’s working chair. tc "The chief magistrate also ordered the reassignment of Associate Justice Leonardo Quisum-bing in the First Division as Davide’s working chair. According to Supreme Court tradition, the Chief Justice will sit as the chair of the Second Division and the third most senior justice will be the head of the Third Division. www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/jul/19/yehey/metro/20040719met1.html   (847 words)

International Commission of Jurists The Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the ICJ sent a letter to South African President Thabo Mbeki demanding a full investigation into the arrest and detention of the Chief Magistrate of the Groblersdal Magistrates' Court. Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, President of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and Deputy Chief Justice Pius Langa of the South African Constitutional Court have won the 2004 Peter Gruber International Justice Prize for Advancing Equality and Human Rights, the ICJ announced today. In a letter addressed to the South African Director of Public Prosecutions, the ICJ/CIJL requested that prosecutors review their decision not to initiate any cases at Magistrate Graham Travers' court. www.icj.org /news_multi.php3?id_mot=103   (649 words)

Judicial Branch of Georgia :: Magistrate Courts The chief magistrate of each county assigns cases, sets court sessions, appoints other magistrates (with the consent of the superior court judges) and sets policy for the magistrate court. To qualify as a magistrate, an individual must reside in the county for at least one year preceding his or her term of office, be 25 years of age, and have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Magistrates may grant bail in cases where the setting of bail is not exclusively reserved to a judge of another court. www.georgiacourts.org /magistrate.html   (261 words)

Cobb County Magistrate Court - Judge Frank R. Cox, Chief Magistrate The Magistrate Court does not determine guilt or innocence except in county ordinance violations and small claim cases. Cobb County has one of the largest Magistrate Courts in Georgia and is one of the very few courts in the United States that operates 24 hours a day. I hope you will find this website to be a useful and convenient tool in obtaining information regarding the operations of the Cobb County Magistrate Court. magistrate.cobbcountyga.gov   (148 words)

Magistrate V Recently Magistrate Giarrusso and Chief Judge Gerard Hansen created a domestic violence compliance section at Criminal District Court which conducts weekly hearings relating to domestic violence offenders' accountability to the court for pretrial release and probation conditions. Magistrate Giarrusso received his A.B. degree magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Georgetown University in 1974; he was graduated from Tulane Law School in 1977, and received his Master of Pastoral Studies degree from Loyola University in 1985. Magistrate Giarrusso has published several articles in law journals, has instructed at numerous continuing legal education courses for lawyers and judges, and has participated as a guest lecturer at the FBI Academy. www.criminalcourt.org /sections/magistrate_v.htm   (193 words)

The Magistrate: Of Judgment and of the Punishment of Offenders in Religion. For vengeance is God's, who giveth it to the magistrate and chief men to be put in use and execution upon wicked offenders. But the sword in the magistrate's hand is to be put unto two uses: for either he punisheth offenders therewith for doing other men injury, and for other ill deeds; or else he doth in war therewith repel the violence of foreign enemies abroad, or repress the rebellions of seditions and contentious citizens at home. For when the magistrate letteth them go unpunished and at ease, which with their naughty deeds have deserved death, he doth thereby, first of all, give occasion and courage to like offenders to go on and increase in their mischievous wickedness: for they see their own faults borne withal in other men. www.covenanter.org /Antitoleration/bullinger0208.html   (7112 words)

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers Judges and magistrates are expected encounter competition for jobs because of the prestige associated with serving on the bench. Federal magistrate judges are appointed by district judges—the life-tenured Federal judges of district courts—to serve in a U.S. district court for 8 years. Overall employment of judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers is projected to about as fast as average for all occupations through 2014. www.bls.gov /oco/ocos272.htm   (2416 words)

Magistrate quotes & quotations the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States. It is at this age, when he would be too old to be a clerk or a gardener or a police-court magistrate, that he is ripe to govern a country. “A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their magistrate. en.thinkexist.com /quotes/with/keyword/magistrate   (377 words)

Timeline of Events: Muhamad Mugraby: The Might of Right Investigative Magistrate of Beirut Judge Malek Saaiby resolved the issue of Dr. Muhamad Mugraby's unlawful arrest, ongoing since August 8,2003. The same day, Beirut's investigating magistrate, Majed Mzayhem interrogated the lawyer Muhamad Mugraby who remained firm on his professional immunity and presented to the investigating magistrate all the decisions related to the case of Mr. Afterwards, when the lawyer Mugraby tried to inquire about the leak of the bar association complaint to the newspaper Al-diyar, wondering if the Bar association or the office of the investigation magistrate could be responsible. www.combar.info /news/timeline.asp   (377 words)

firstamendmentcenter.org: news The man went to a magistrate and wanted to get a warrant, but the judge refused, Bender said. Those penalties are rarely imposed, Bender said, recalling a case in the Upstate where a council member refused to allow a person in the audience to tape an open meeting. Council members claimed they were allowed to discuss all parts of a contract in secret, but Bender says they can only discuss their negotiating position, strategy or other things incidental to a contractual arrangement. www.fac.org /news.aspx?id=14064   (892 words)

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, page 1168 triumviri nocturni, were magistrates elected annually, whose chief duty it was to pre­vent fires by night; and for this purpose they had to go round the city during the night (vigilias circumire). 7.) We have not, however, any certain mention of officers or magistrates under this name, till to­wards the close of the republic, when the supreme power was shared between Caesar (Octavianus), Antonius, and Lepidus, who administered the affairs of the state under the title of Triumviri Reipublicae Constiiuendae. 43) supposes that magistrates under this title were appointed as early as the time of the Licinian Rogations, in order to restore peace to the state after the com­motions consequent upon those Rogations. ancientlibrary.com /smith-dgra/1175.html   (892 words)

DUOVIRI - LoveToKnow Article on DUOVIRI (1) Duumviri iuri (iure) dicundo, municipal magistrates, whose chief duties were concerned with the administration of justice. Such pairs of magistrates were appointed at various periods of Roman history both in Rome itself and in. Sometimes there were four of these magistrates (Quattuorviri). www.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DU/DUOVIRI.htm   (892 words)

Mayor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In Germany and the Low Countries the chief town magistrate is called "burgomaster" ( G. Additionally, the chief executives of all counties in Tennessee and Hawaii are referred to as "mayors". A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning "larger","greater") is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mayor   (892 words)

Articles - Roman Senate The Senate also bore the prerogative of authorizing the city's chief magistrates, the consuls, to nominate a dictator in a state of emergency, usually military. If both consuls were absent (usually because of a war), the senior magistrate, most often the Praetor Urbanus, would act as the president. Actual legislation was vested in the aforementioned Roman assemblies, which acted on the Senate's recommendations and also elected the city's magistrates. www.multisection.com /articles/Roman_Senate   (892 words)

JOINT STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON. JOHN HOWARD MP AND THE CHIEF MINISTER OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY, THE HON. DENIS BURKE MLA The Chief Minister agreed that the Chief Magistrate would continue to have special responsibility for juveniles within his jurisdiction. Both the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister recognised that these matters are normally dealt with by the criminal laws of the States and Territories. JOHN HOWARD MP The Prime Minister and the Chief Minister have discussed the issue of mandatory sentencing in the Northern Territory. www.pm.gov.au /news/media_releases/2000/jointstatement1004.htm   (892 words)

The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 159 He filed the case against AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil, presidium members Abdur Samad Azad, Abdur Razzak, Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Suranjit Sengupta, Motia Chowdhury and Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, advisory committee members ASHK Sadique, SAMS Kibria and leaders Abdul Shahid and Obaidul Kader with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Dhaka. Chief Whip Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday filed a Tk 100 crore defamation suit against 13 central Awami League (AL) leaders for including his and his son's name on a list of "101 BNP godfathers" with a Dhaka court yesterday. The chief whip said he would file a damage suit with a civil court claiming more damages. www.thedailystar.net /2003/11/03/d31103030132.htm   (236 words)

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