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    In England and Wales, magistrates (/ˈmædʒɪstrət/; Welsh: ynad) are trained volunteers, selected from the local community, who deal with a wide range of...
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    In England and Wales, a magistrates' court is a lower court which hears matters relating to summary offences and some triable either-way matters. Some...
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    other jurisdictions (e.g., England and Wales), magistrates are typically trained volunteers appointed to deal with criminal and civil matters in their local...
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    the Court of Appeal of England and Wales are given more weight than district judges sitting in county courts and magistrates' courts. On 1 April 2020...
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  • criminal courts. Stipendiary magistrates sat in the magistrates' courts of England and Wales, alongside unpaid 'lay' magistrates, generally hearing the more...
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    Westminster Magistrates' Court is a magistrates' court at 181 Marylebone Road, London. The Chief Magistrate of England and Wales, who is the Senior District...
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  • The Courts of England and Wales, supported administratively by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, are the civil and criminal courts responsible...
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  • the examining magistrate in 1987. The 1969 film Z stars an examining magistrate based on Christos Sartzetakis. Magistrate (England and Wales) United States...
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    instance in England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some either way offences and appeals of the decisions of magistrates' courts...
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  • (Chief Magistrate), also known as Chief Magistrate, who has leadership responsibility for all District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) in England and Wales. The...
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