magistracy

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A spokesperson from the department tells BBC Newsbeat that "the government wants to ensure that the magistracy reflects the diversity of the communities it serves, including age, background and experience".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

The DNA’s chief prosecutor, Laura Codruta Kovesi, a basketball star in her teens, rose through the magistracy before getting the top job in April 2013.

From Economist • Feb. 19, 2015

While what Barton, and possibly Rio Ferdinand, tweeted was seriously prejudicial, it fails the substantial risk test because of the expectation of impartiality of the magistracy and judiciary.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2012

The opinion is general that a man of Walker's strip is unthinkable for the chief magistracy of the greatest city in the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

The magistracy, police, and prisons cost about £40,000 annually; but this is exclusive of large sums disbursed by the court of aldermen. 

From Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood by Anonymous