Disambiguation evidence for United States Magistrate Judges via surface form

"United States Magistrate Judge"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "United States Magistrate Judge".

Predicate Object
alsoCalled Magistrate Judge
alsoCalled United States Magistrate Judges
surface form: U.S. Magistrate Judge
appointedBy United States District Judges of the relevant district
assists United States federal judges
surface form: United States District Judge
country United States of America
createdInYear 1968
governedBy Federal Magistrates Act of 1968
instanceOf federal judicial officer
instanceOf judicial position
jurisdiction federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: United States federal courts
legalBasis 28 U.S.C. § 631 et seq.
mayNot enter final judgment in certain civil matters without consent of the parties
mayNot preside over felony criminal trials without consent and proper designation
partOf federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: United States federal judiciary
predecessor United States Commissioner
prohibitedFrom engaging in the practice of law while in office
qualification must be a member in good standing of a state or territorial bar
qualification must have at least five years of bar membership
reappointment eligible for reappointment after term expiration
replaced United States Commissioner system in federal courts
role assist in managing federal court docket
role conduct arraignments
role conduct civil pretrial conferences
role conduct detention hearings
role conduct evidentiary hearings
role conduct evidentiary hearings and submit reports and recommendations to district judges
role conduct hearings in habeas corpus proceedings as referred
role conduct initial appearances in criminal cases
role conduct mediation in civil cases
role conduct preliminary proceedings in criminal cases
role conduct settlement conferences
role handle discovery disputes
role handle pretrial matters in federal cases
role handle prisoner litigation pretrial matters
role issue arrest warrants
role issue search warrants
role manage pretrial motions
role preside over certain civil trials with consent of the parties
role preside over misdemeanor criminal trials
role set bail and conditions of release
scopeOfAuthority defined by statute, Federal Rules, and local rules
selectionProcess appointment by majority vote of district judges of the court
selectionProcess merit selection panel recommendation
subordinateTo United States federal judges
surface form: United States District Judge
termLength 4 years for part-time magistrate judges
termLength 8 years for full-time magistrate judges
worksAt United States district courts
surface form: United States District Court