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magistrate

[maj-uh-streyt, -strit] / ˈmædʒ əˌstreɪt, -strɪt /
NOUN
civil officer
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A welcome exception came last Thursday when federal magistrate judge Rukhsanah Singh disqualified Beasley Allen from representing plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation against Johnson & Johnson claiming injuries from talcum powder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Bonta questioned whether Bianco had concealed information from the magistrate judge who approved the warrants, including details from the registrar’s analysis of the citizen group’s allegations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The magistrate denied them bail, according to their lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

A magistrate in the Sri Lankan city of Galle ordered that the 84 bodies should be released to the Iranian embassy.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The father had once been a powerful magistrate but had fallen out of favor and was bitterly living at the palace.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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