legal terms week 1: a judicial officer of a district court who conducts initial proceedings
in criminal cases, decides criminal misdemeanor cases, conducts many pretrial civil
and criminal matters on behalf of district judges, and decides civil cases with the
consent of the parties

Question

a judicial officer of a district court who conducts initial proceedings
in criminal cases, decides criminal misdemeanor cases, conducts many pretrial civil
and criminal matters on behalf of district judges, and decides civil cases with the
consent of the parties

Jessica Walker · Accepted Answer

magistrate judge

legal terms week 1

A judicial officer of a district court who conducts initial proceedings in criminal cases, decides criminal misdemeanor cases, conducts many pretrial civil and criminal matters on behalf of district judges, and decides civil cases with the consent of the parties

Magistrate judge

Autor