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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Recent Examples of magistrate
Last week, Minnesota chief district judge Patrick Schiltz affirmed a decision from a magistrate judge not to press charges against Lemon and four others.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
But a federal magistrate judge in Minnesota approved charges against only three people, citing insufficient evidence that Lemon and others had conspired to deprive rights by interfering with someone’s religious freedom in a house of worship.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
But a magistrate judge ruled the evidence against Lemon as insufficient.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Minnesota chief district judge Patrick Schiltz last week rejected a bid to allow the case, affirming a decision from a magistrate judge who turned down arrest warrants for five people, including Lemon, connected to the protests.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
But a federal magistrate judge in Minnesota approved charges against only three people, citing insufficient evidence that Lemon and others had conspired to deprive rights by interfering with someone’s religious freedom in a house of worship.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
But a magistrate judge ruled the evidence against Lemon as insufficient.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Minnesota chief district judge Patrick Schiltz last week rejected a bid to allow the case, affirming a decision from a magistrate judge who turned down arrest warrants for five people, including Lemon, connected to the protests.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magistrate
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The judge seemed to account strongly for the prosecution's evidence of Thompson's internet search history leading up to the attack.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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What responsibilities do judges have when tech system failures affect victims or defendants?—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Andrii Yakovliev, a defense counsel and expert on international humanitarian and criminal law at the Media Initiative for Human Rights, a Ukrainian NGO, told CNN that Ukraine ensures the conditions are in place for a fair trial, and that, in general, the country’s courts respect due process.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Fulton County has filed a court motion to get the records back.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Magistrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magistrate. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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