Magistrate in a sentence as a noun

When appealed, the 3rd Circuit sided with the magistrate, much to Prof.

A magistrate investigated and discovered the real names of a dozen or two CIA officers.

UK magistrates assert that he selected links and posters to his site to maximize the number of popular movies that would appear.

It actually went before a magistrate, quite unusually for Japan, because it was very unclear who owned the money.

In lieu of presenting their evidence to a neutral magistrate, police officers may now knock, listen, then break the door down, nevermind that they had ample time to obtain a warrant.

Historical note: Same federal magistrate that approved trap/trace approved subpoena for Twitter records in Wikileaks investigation in '11

The Third Circuit recently had a magistrate judge refuse to sign a subpoena for cell site location data holding that the request might constitute a 4th Amendment search and as such a warrant was required instead.

Which is why it is imperative that Levinson be able to have legal counsel that can appropriately and effectively represent his case before that neutral and detached magistrate.

"But also:"The shifting industry practices force investigators to make difficult choices: withdraw data requests, allow notification to happen or go to magistrate judges to seek either gag orders or search warrants, which typically are issued under seal for a fixed period of time, delaying notification.

Magistrate definitions

noun

a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)