magistrate

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The magistrate can hand out jail terms of up to two years.

From Barron's

The individuals were taken into custody following the discovery of the 35-year-old magistrate and her 67-year-old mother on Friday morning, found injured in a garage in the southeastern Drome region.

From Barron's

County and will appear before a federal magistrate judge morning, according to a spokesperson for U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

A spokesperson for the judiciary said: "Judges and magistrates sentence according to the law set by Parliament and the sentencing guidelines set by the independent Sentencing Council."

From BBC

It also seeks to unseal the FBI's affidavit used to obtain the warrant from a federal magistrate judge.

From Barron's