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| | Magistrate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The court's name is misleading, in that it exercises a jurisdiction well in excess of that of the state magistrates courts, and similar to that of the District and County courts of the Australian states. | | | A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil cases, criminal cases, or both. | | | In many state judicial systems in the United States, magistrate courts are the successor to Justice of the Peace courts, and frequently have authority to handle the trials of civil cases up to a certain dollar amount at issue, applications for bail, arrest and search warrants, and the adjudication of petty or misdemeanor criminal offenses. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrate
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| | Courts of England and Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The High Court of Justice functions both as a civil court ofw first instance and a civil and criminal appellate court for cases from the subordinate courts. | | | The Crown Court is a criminal court of both original and appellate jurisdiction. | | | From the Magistrates' Court, an appeal can be taken to the Crown Court on matters of fact and law or, on matters of law alone, to the Divisional Court of Queen's Bench Division of the High Court, which is called an appeal "by way of case stated". |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts_of_England_and_Wales
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| | Magistrates' Courts - FAQs |
| | Marriage licenses are not issued by Magistrates' Courts. | | | Personnel in the Magistrates' Courts are prohibited from referring you to an attorney. | | | You have 30 days in which to appeal a civil or criminal case from a lower court, and you may receive a form for the purpose of filing an appeal from the Small Claims Court or Magistrates' Court where your case was heard. |
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http://www3.charlestoncounty.org/docs/Magistrates/summfaq.htm
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| | UK/Scottish/Welsh Law: Law |
| | Decisions of the Criminal Division are binding on the Crown Court and magistrates' courts, and may be binding on the QB Divisional Court (this is uncertain at present). | | | Appeals from the High Court and, in some cases, from subordinate courts are heard in the Court of Appeal. | | | The prosecutor in the District Court is the Procurator Fiscal. |
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http://experts.about.com/q/UK-Scottish-Welsh-935/Law.htm
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| | Magistrate Information Pamplet |
| | Chief circuit court judges, in consultation with the chief general district and the chief juvenile and domestic relations district court judges, are responsible for appointing magistrates who serve for four-year terms and may be reappointed. | | | The court may issue a capias should a person fail to appear in court pursuant either to a summons or a subpoena. | | | The magistrate will issue a summons in lieu of an arrest warrant when the magistrate believes the accused will appear in court as directed in the summons. |
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http://www.courts.state.va.us/mag/page1.htm
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| | Magistrates and Magistrates' Courts |
| | Magistrates' courts are a key part of the criminal justice system and 95% of cases are completed there. | | | Cases in the magistrates' courts are usually heard by a panel of three magistrates (Justices of the Peace) supported by a legally qualified Court Clerk. | | | In triable-etes' court or the Crown Court) the offender may be committed by the magistrates to the Crown Court for sentencing if a more severe sentence is thought necessary. |
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http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/magistrates
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| | Queensland Courts - Role of the Courts (Magistrates Court) |
| | Queensland Courts - Role of the Courts (Magistrates Court) | | | For the Magistrates Courts the amount involved can be up to $50,000, for the District Courts it can be between $50,000 and $250,000, and for the Supreme Court it is over $250,000. | | | However, if a defendant brought to the court is under 17 years of age, the court becomes a Childrens Court and the magistrate will restrict public and media access. |
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http://www.courts.qld.gov.au/about/role_mg.htm
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| | Magistrates Georgetown County South Carolina |
| | Magistrate Courts have jurisdiction of civil matters involving claims that are $7,500.00 or less. | | | Magistrate Courts also conduct Preliminary Hearings and have the authority to issue arrest warrants and search warrants. | | | Q: I have a judgment from Magistrate’s Court. |
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http://www.georgetowncountysc.org/magistrate
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| | S.C. Code of Laws Title 22 Chapter 3 Jurisdiction And Procedure In Magistrates' Courts - www.scstatehouse.net-LPITS |
| | The jurisdiction of magistrates in criminal cases in all counties wherein a county court is established under the provisions of Chapter 9 of Title 14 is hereby abolished. | | | A magistrate shall have the power to punish for contempt of court by imposition of sentences up to the limits imposed on magistrates' courts in Section 22-3-550. | | | A magistrate, on the demand of a party in whose favor he shall have rendered a judgment, shall give a transcript thereof which may be filed and docketed in the office of the circuit court of the county in which the judgment was rendered. |
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http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t22c003.htm
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| | The Judicial Branch |
| | Magistrates' Courts also act as traffic courts, municipal courts, family courts and small claims courts. | | | Cases that begin in the District Court are appealable, as of right, to the Supreme Court. | | | District Courts are the middle level courts of the Israeli judiciary. |
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http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Politics/judiciary.html
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| | BBC - Crime Fighters - Her Majesty's Courts Service |
| | Her Majesty's Courts Service was established to provide support to all the various parts of the legal system in England and Wales, including: the Court of Appeal, the Crown Court, and the High Court, all of which comprise the Supreme Court; and the Magistrates' Courts. | | | An individual convicted at magistrates' court can appeal at Crown Court; someone convicted at Crown Court, County Court or High Court can then appeal to the Court of Appeal, and finally an individual could take their case to the House of Lords where they can make their final appeal. | | | The Crown Court, High Court and County Courts can all present cases for appeal at the Court of Appeal, and if the case involves some important change in the actual law, then it may go to the House of Lords, the highest court in England and Wales. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/fighters/courtservice.shtml
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| | House of Commons Hansard Debates for 3 Feb 2004 (pt 4) |
| | Each of the magistrates courts committees is solely responsible for the efficient and effective administration of the magistrates courts in its area. | | | Magistrates courts committees are to be abolished under the Act, and a new system is to be put into place. | | | Gentleman said, magistrates courts are managed by local magistrates courts committees, as is set out in the Justices of the Peace Act 1997. |
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040203/halltext/40203h04.htm
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| | Court of Appeal |
| | The majority of cases are heard by the Magistrates' Courts, those which are outside the limit of their jurisdiction are heard by the High Court and the Intermediate Courts. | | | (1) The High Court, the Intermediate Courts and the Magistrates' Courts hear criminal and civil cases. | | | (2) The Subordinate Courts Act (Chapter 6) which came into force on the 1st day of January, 1983 established the Magistrates' Courts as the Subordinate Courts of Brunei Darussalam, replacing the Magistrates' Courts of the First, Second and Third Class which were formerly established under the Courts Enactment of 1952. |
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http://www.judicial.gov.bn/subord.htm
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| | Magistrates' Courts |
| | Virtually all criminal cases start in the Magistrates' courts. | | | These must be heard at a Crown Court. | | | Similarly, magistrates can decide that a case is sufficiently serious that it should be dealt with in the Crown Court - which can impose tougher punishments. |
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http://www.cjsonline.gov.uk/the_cjs/how_it_works/magistrates_court
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| | Report on constitutional jurisdiction of magistrates' courts: summary |
| | Report on Consitutional Jurisdiction of the Magistrates' Courts | | | In the Commission’s view the jurisdictional and procedural scheme established by the Constitution points to magistrates’ courts being precluded from ruling on the constitutionality of Acts of Parliament and conduct of the President. | | | The two main aims of the amendments were to confer constitutional jurisdiction on magistrate’s courts and to ensure symmetry between their constitutional jurisdiction and their ultra vires jurisdiction. |
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http://wwwserver.law.wits.ac.za/salc/report/magjurissum.html
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| | South African Statutes |
| | Abolition of Restrictions on the Jurisdiction of Courts Act 88 of 1996 | | | (2) The court may in any case, in the interests of good order or public morals, direct that a civil trial shall be held with closed doors, or that (with such exceptions as the court may direct) minors or the public generally shall not be permitted to be present thereat. | | | 'court of appeal' means the High Court to which an appeal lies from the magistrate's court; |
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http://www.lawsoc.co.za/members/legalresources/usefulleg/magcourtact.htm
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| | SA Law Commission media release 14 April 1998 |
| | magistrates' courts and all other courts may decide any matter determined by an Act of Parliament, but a court of a status lower than a High Court may not inquire into or rule on the constitutionality of any legislation or any conduct of the President. | | | It is suggested that magistrates' courts should be given a constitutional jurisdiction appropriate to their position in the court structure in South Africa. | | | The Full Bench of a High Court of competent jurisdiction must confirm any order of constitutional invalidity made by a Magistrates' Court or another court of a status lower than a High Court, before that order has any force. |
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http://www.law.wits.ac.za/salc/media/mrdp75.html
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| | Magistrates' Courts - General Information |
| | State law requires each Magistrates' Court to keep a docket for criminal and civil cases, and to report all fees collected and fines imposed. | | | Magistrates' Courts have jurisdiction over traffic violations and most criminal misdemeanor cases (cases with punishments of a fine not exceeding $500 plus assessments or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both). | | | There are sixteen Magistrates' Courts in Charleston County inclusive of the Small Claims Courts, and the Centralized Preliminary and Bond Hearing Courts. |
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http://www3.charlestoncounty.org/docs/Magistrates/sumcrt.htm
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| | Gloucestershire County Council - Magistrates' Courts Service |
| | Magistrates' Courts are funded by local authorities (20%), and by the government (80%) but are not managed by either. | | | Court officers are responsible for the smooth running of the courts and for other work such as the collection of fines. | | | The efficient and effective administration of the Magistrates' Courts in Gloucestershire is the responsibility of the Magistrates' Courts Committee, consisting of Magistrates selected for the purpose. |
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http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=3997
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| | Courts and cases South Africa (Lexadin) |
| | The High Courts are the appellate court for the magistrates courts Decisions of the High Courts are binding on Magistrates' Courts within their areas. | | | The Magistrates Courts are the lower courts of first instance which deal with most matters. | | | The Land Claims Court is on the same level as the High Court but is independent of the High Court. |
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http://www.lexadin.nl/wlg/courts/nofr/oeur/lxctzaf.htm
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| | The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 2004 |
| | The new rule and forms provide for the practice and procedure to be followed in Magistrates' Courts in England and Wales in connection with the admission of bad character evidence under Part II Chapter 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. | | | - (1) The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981[3] are amended as follows. | | | These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 2004 and shall come into force on 15th December 2004 or on the day that sections 98 to 110 of the 2003 Act (Evidence of Bad Character) come into force, whichever is later. |
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http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2004/20042993.htm
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| | BBC NEWS UK Magistrates' courts face shake-up |
| | The magistrates' courts plan, designed to cut JP workloads, suggests dealing with non-attenders in their absence. | | | It means that millions of offences could be removed from the court system and fines imposed by letter. | | | Minor motoring, TV licence and council tax offences could all be dealt with by mail rather than in the courts. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/4412220.stm
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| | Strike bites as magistrates boycott courts |
| | Lawyers and litigants were stranded as magistrates’ courts remained empty. | | | Litigants and lawyers who arrived at the courts premises by 7.00 am waited anxiously as the magistrates continued with their meeting. | | | The frustrating search for justice was also discernible in courts where police and prison authorities ferried suspects and remandees only to go back with them without their cases being heard. |
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http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/print/news.php?articleid=15561
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| | Police and Magistrates' Courts Act |
| | Regulations as to constitution etc. of magistrates' courts committees. | | | General powers and duties of magistrates' courts committees. | | | Local authority land appropriated to magistrates' courts purposes. |
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http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1994/Ukpga_19940029_en_1.htm
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| | Becoming a magistrate |
| | Magistrates are also responsible for passing sentence; the maximum penalty they can impose is six months imprisonment. | | | Before you apply, you must attend a Magistrates Court session on at least one occasion when lay magistrates are in attendance. | | | Telephone your local Magistrates Court for advice on the best day to attend. |
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http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/volunteering/magistrates
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| | BBC NEWS UK Magistrates' staff vote to strike |
| | Magistrates' court workers have voted for the first strike in the service's 800-year history in a pay dispute. | | | Members of the Prospect union, which represents around 120 senior legal advisors in the magistrates' courts, also voted for strike action. | | | The 24-hour stoppage in courts across England and Wales is expected to take place before Christmas. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/4514754.stm
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| | Magistrates Courts |
| | The Domestic Court and Juvenile Court also sit in the building under the administration of the Magistrates. | | | The Law Courts is a symmetrical two-storey building constructed in the French Renaissance style with a sandstone facade and rusticated plinth. | | | The building was then used solely for legal and administrative proceedings and became the Law Courts. |
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http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/local/wolverhampton/places/magcourt.html
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| | Mendip District Council - Magistrates' Courts in Frome and Wells |
| | MENDIP District Council has responded to the announcement by the Avon and Somerset Magistrates' Courts Committee of their proposal to close the existing Magistrates' Courts in Frome and Wells and seek government funding to provide a courthouse in Shepton Mallet. | | | Brian Buckhurst, the Chief Executive of the Avon and Somerset Magistrates' Courts committee with a view to then seeking local views from our three Area Boards. | | | "Although there have been some discussions between individuals from the Magistrates' Courts committee and Mendip, there is no formal consent to the provision of land use in Shepton Mallet at this stage.. |
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http://www.mendip.gov.uk/NewsArticle.asp?id=SXEABD-A77FD537
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| | Virginia's Judicial System |
| | Online access to cases filed in: Supreme Court of Virginia, Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, and General District Courts. | | | Web sites for Supreme Court of Virginia, Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, General District Courts, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts, and General Information for All Courts. | | | Instructions and forms for Supreme Court, Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, Mediation, Parent Education, and more... |
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http://www.courts.state.va.us
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| | Her Majesty's Courts Service - Home |
| | We are responsible for the administration of the civil, family and criminal courts in England and Wales. | | | Her Majesty's Courts Service brings together on 1st April 2005 the Magistrates' Courts Service and Court Service into one single organisation for the first time. | | | This includes consultation exercises on proposed changes to the courts and open days when you can visit your local court. |
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http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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| | Magistrates courts get database access to track defaulting offenders :: PublicTechnology.net :: e-Government & public ... |
| | The partnership will enable magistrates' courts' staff to instantly check the latest whereabouts of offenders who are wilfully defaulting and have changed address without notifying the courts. | | | However, from April 2005 magistrates' courts will come under a new government unified courts agency, Her Majesty's Courts Service, along with all courts below the House of Lords, for the first time. | | | Sir Ron De Witt, Chief Executive of Her Majesty's Courts Service, said that this latest enforcement initiative shows how magistrates' courts are working with the private sector to make the criminal justice system more effective. |
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http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1861
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| | SocietyGuardian.co.uk Society Clerks' strike likely to close many magistrates courts |
| | The managers say there has been considerable unrest following the creation of the new body to run the courts, Her Majesty's Court Service, and that staff say they have been "let down" and that "promises have not been kept". | | | The document admits that the strike - called by two Whitehall unions, the Public and Commercial Services Union, and Prospect, which represent senior managers - is "an unprecedented situation for magistrates courts staff". | | | The unions say the reason for the action is that ministers are offering staff below-inflation pay rises and have not put enough resources into the courts to make the new body function properly. |
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http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/story/0,8150,1670596,00.html
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| | Department for Constitutional Affairs - Magistrates - Magistrates' Courts |
| | The Magistrates' Courts Committees (Constitution) Regulations 1999 and The Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority (Constitution) Regulations 1999 [comments were sought by 24 November 2000] | | | Here you will find information relevant to the work of the Magistrates' Courts, such as the extended sitting hours pilot and the effect of the Human Rights Act on the courts. | | | The Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority Chief Finance Officer [comments were sought by 27 July 2000] |
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http://www.dca.gov.uk/magist/magcourt.htm
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| | AMO - the trade union for magistrates' courts' staff |
| | Members working in the magistrates’ courts within the HMCS/DCA are amongst the lowest paid civil servants. | | | The unions have always accepted that some savings can be made as a result of the unification of magistrates’ and crown and county courts. | | | However the unions believe that these savings should be used both to modernise the courts and to solve some of the long standing problems of low and uncompetitive pay. |
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http://www.amo-online.org.uk
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| | Magistrates Court |
| | The Magistrates' Court of Victoria has a long and proud history of providing justice for the people of Victoria in local and regional Courts across the State. | | | The Court's objective is to provide an efficient, modern and responsive Court of summary jurisdiction designed to meet the needs of the community. | | | Welcome to the Magistrates' Court of Victoria Homepage. |
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http://www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au/CA256CD30010D864/HomePage?ReadForm&1=Home~&2=~&3=~
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| | HMICA: Welcome |
| | HMICA has a duty, under the Courts Act 2003, to inspect the systems that support the Crown, county and magistrates' courts in England and Wales. | | | HMICA may, by invitation, inspect the courts in Northern Ireland and CAFCASS in Wales. | | | About Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Court Administration (HMICA) |
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http://www.hmica.gov.uk
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| | US CODE: Title 18,3041. Power of courts and magistrates |
| | Copies of the process shall be returned as speedily as may be into the office of the clerk of such court, together with the recognizances of the witnesses for their appearances to testify in the case. | | | A United States judge or magistrate judge shall proceed under this section according to rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of the United States. | | | LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII. |
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http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/3041.html
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| | Magistrates courts staff to strike |
| | Magistrates court staff across England and Wales have voted for the first national strike in their 800-year history in a dispute over pay. | | | The staff, who run the courts and provide advice to magistrates, are likely to hold a 24-hour strike before Christmas. | | | Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary, said 51% of admin staff working in magistrates courts outside London earn less than £14,000 per year. |
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http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/Article.aspx?feed=rss&liArticleID=32937
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| | Suffolk Magistrates Homepage |
| | Please click on the button below to be redirected. | | | This site has been superceded by the formation of Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS). | | | No further public information is available on this site, but you are encouraged to use the new site. |
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http://www.keme.net/~comp
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| | Nottinghamshire Magistrates' Courts Service |
| | This new site www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk will cover the Supreme, Crown, County and Magistrates’ Courts in England and Wales. | | | Click the link above if you are not automatically redirected after 10 seconds. |
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http://www.nottsmcc.org.uk
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| | Magistrates courts |
| | The Prime Minister has said he is committed to tackling youth crime and speeding up the youth justice system, so it was madness to decide to close Kingston's Courts, when it has the busiest youth court in South West London. | | | The Government has announced that Kingston's Magistrates' Courts would not be closed, following a two year fight led by me and local campaigners. | | | Following the news that the GLMCA had decided to go ahead with closing Kingston's Magistrates' Courts, I vowed to fight the decision "to the bitter end if necessary". |
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http://www.edwarddavey.co.uk/magistrates.htm
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| | Untitled Document |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT AS FROM FRIDAY THE 1st APRIL 2005, THE MAGISTRATES' COURT COMMITTEE CEASED TO EXIST IN FAVOUR OF: |
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http://www.dorset-magistrates-courts.co.uk
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| | Queensland Courts |
| | A Woman's Place: 100 Years of Queensland Women Lawyers | | | Supreme, District, Magistrates, Children's, Planning and Environment and |
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| | THIS WEBSITE IS CLOSED |
| | PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO BE RE-DIRECTED TO THE COURTS SERVICE WEBSITE. | | | THE NEW SITE COVERS THE SUPREME, CROWN, COUNTY AND MAGISTRATES COURTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. |
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http://www.surreymagistratescourts.co.uk
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