Magistrates Court can refer to Magistrates Court England and Wales Magistrates Courts Act 1980 of the United Kingdom Magistrates Courts, Liverpool court building Courts of Jersey Lower courts Magistrate s Court of Jersey Magistrates Court Hong Kong Israeli judicial system Magistrate courts Magistrate Courts of Israel Magistrates Courts of South Africa District Courts of New Zealand , known as the Magistrates Courts of New Zealand until 1980 District Court Ireland , the main court of summary jurisdiction in Ireland Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court of the Northern Territory Magistrates Court of Queensland Magistrates Court of South Australia Magistrates Court of Tasmania Magistrates Court of Victoria Magistrates Court of Western Australia Magistrate s Court TV series See also Magistrate disamb ... more details
Notability music date August 2010 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Magistrates image background group or band origin Essex , England genre Indie rock years active 2006 2009 ... Magistrates are an indie soul quartet hailing from Essex, England. Members class wikitable Name ... No.348 Magistrates . The Guardian . Retrieved on 2009 04 22. ref Paul Usher Vocals, Keyboard Mark Brandon ... in mid 2007, Magistrates signed to XL Recordings in the June 2008. The band released two singles Make This Work August 2008 , and Heartbreak May 2009 . Magistrates played the 2009 Samsung NME Radar ... Magistrates also played the HMV Forum, Kentish Town, London on the 15th of May 2009, as a support band for Friendly Fires alongside Wax Stag. Magistrates supported Blur band Blur for two of their 2009 ... at Chinnerys, Southend on sea . Magistrates also played a gig at Wakestock festival 2009, they were met by huge support from many fans there. In August 2009, Magistrates performed a set at the The Big ... stage at the Reading and Leeds festivals. On December 21, 2009, Magistrates announced their split up via Twitter and Facebook . ref cite web url http twitter.com Magistrates status 6891979459 title Twitter Magistrates date 2009 12 21 accessdate 2009 12 23 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref ref cite web url http www.facebook.com magistrates posts 208511887642 title Magistrates is... date 2009 12 21 accessdate 2009 12 23 ref On February 11, 2011, Magistrates announced via their Facebook page they would once again be making music. ref cite web url http www.facebook.com magistrates posts 111165778958471 title hey to people... date 2011 02 11 accessdate 2011 02 11 ref Magistrates played ... http www.magistratesband.com Official Website http www.xlrecordings.com magistrates XL Recordings http www.nme.com artists magistrates NME http www.myspace.com magistratesband Magistrates on Myspace DEFAULTSORT Magistrates Category British indie rock groups Category Music in Essex Category Musical ... more details
Infobox comics organization Wikipedia WikiProject Comics name Magistrates image filename format only imagesize numeral only, defaults to 250 caption publisher Marvel Comics debut Uncanny X Men 235 October 1988 creators Chris Claremont type Law enforcemnt business organisation organization y base Genosha owners Chief Magistrate Tam Anderson employees Havok comics Havok br Gunshot br Press Gang comics Press Gang fullroster cat law enforcement agencies subcat Marvel Comics sortkey Magistrates comics The Magistrates are the police force of the fictional nation of Genosha in the Marvel Comics Marvel Universe Universe . They were created by Chris Claremont and debuted in Uncanny X Men 235 October 1988 . Major members Chief Magistrate Tam Anderson Havok comics Havok Gunshot The Press Gang comics Press Gang History Before magneto came into power, the genoshan government operated a notorious militia known as the Magistrates. They hunted down any who attempted to escape. The Magistrates were equipped with highly advanced weaponry, battle suits, and assault vehicles. The oppression was so brutal that when the Magistrates seized control over the government, it sparked spontaneous uprising among the mutates across the island. Category Genoshans Category Characters created by Chris Claremont Marvel Comics stub ... more details
Infobox non profit name Magistrates Association image type Charitable organization founded date Start date 1921 tax id registration id England and Wales 216066 founder Executive dir Patrick Cracroft Brennan location 28 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 6DD coordinates origins Founded in 1921 key people area served England and Wales product mission focus Criminal Justice method revenue endowment num volunteers num employees num members c. 28,000 subsid owner non profit slogan former name homepage URL www.magistrates association.org.uk dissolved footnotes The Magistrates Association is the membership organization membership organisation for Magistrates of England and Wales magistrates in England and Wales . By virtue of its training functions, it is a charitable organization and is funded by its members to represent their interests. History The idea of forming an association of magistrates came from a Derby magistrate, Alderman Wilkins, in 1920. The inaugural meeting of the Association was held at Central Hall, Westminster on 28 October 1921. Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane Lord Haldane was elected the Association s first President. By 1945, membership had grown to 5,288 members, and it had 16,354 at its fiftieth Anniversary in 1970. Today, it represents over 80 of active magistrates. ref History of the Magistrates Association, http www.magistrates association.org.uk history.php?PHPSESSID 0vcugvcvs7r6d8s4i4tiht69s4 ref ref About the judiciary The judiciary in detail Representative bodies Magistrates Association, http www.judiciary.gov.uk about the judiciary the judiciary in detail representative bodies mags assoc ref It received a Royal Charter in October 1962. Objectives The Association ... magistrates and others in the law, the administration of justice, the treatment of offenders and the best ... by Council members and focus on specific areas of magistrates activities eg road traffic, family ... DEFAULTSORT Magistrates Association Category Organisations based in the United Kingdom with royal ... more details
The Right of Magistrates lang fr Du droit des magistrats , lang la De jure magistratuum is a 1574 work written by Theodore Beza , and published anonymously, as a polemical contribution to the pamphlet literature of the French Wars of Religion . ref Tadataka Maruyama, The Ecclesiology of Theodore Beza the reform of the true Church 1978 , p. 60 http books.google.co.uk books?id ERc pLlvYkC&pg PA60&lpg PA60&dq 22Resistance theory 22 Erastianism&source bl&ots eDQJnYYjHj&sig gj AXOk9hK17OPTbaJrdoSgdHQg&hl en&ei 0nmBTviBG6OZ0QWR0cW AQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&sqi 2&ved 0CB4Q6AEwAQ v onepage&q&f false Google Books . ref It emphatically protested against French state tyranny in religious matters, and affirmed the resistance theory that it is legitimate for a people to oppose an unworthy magistracy in a practical manner and if necessary to use weapons and depose them. http fly.hiwaay.net pspoole Beza1.htm Notes reflist poli book stub Category 1574 works ... more details
The Mirror for Magistrates is a collection of English language English poems from the Tudor period by various authors which retell the lives and the tragic ends of various historical figures. Background This works was conceived as a continuation of the Fall of Princes by the 15th century poet John Lydgate . Lydgate s work was in turn inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio s De Casibus Virorum Illustrium Concerning the Falls of Illustrious Men and the other significant work of exemplary literature in English The Monk s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer . The title refers to holding a mirror up to the actions of famous people and reflecting their deeds so that magistrate s and other people in important positions can learn from their errors. Most of the poems take the form of ghosts examining themselves and their deeds in front of a mirror. Similar titles were popular in the middle ages and there were numerous other works which presented themselves as a Mirror speculum Latin for mirror chief among them the Speculum Maius by Vincent de Beauvais , who lived during the time. Contributors William Baldwin author William Baldwin and George Ferrers were the first editors of the work and the principal contributors. Between them they are credited with writing fifteen of the nineteen lives which made up the work when it was published in 1559 by Thomas Marsh , although some of the lives are unsigned and are only conjectured to be written by them. Other contributing poets include Thomas Phaer , Thomas Chaloner statesman Thomas Chaloner and Thomas Churchyard , with one poem supposedly by John Skelton despite ... poet John Higgins . Confusingly the new edition was named The first parte of the Mirour for Magistrates ... for Magistrates 1559 Robert Tresilian , Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Roger Mortimer , Thomas ... References references Budra, Paul, Mirror for Magistrates and the De Casibus Tradition 2000 ... The Mirror for Magistrates parts I & II , poor quality scan of the first volume of a 1815 edition from ... more details
Magistrates Courts Act with its variations is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to Magistrates Court England and Wales magistrates court s. The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Magistrates Courts Bill during its passage through Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament . Magistrates Courts Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to magistrates courts. List United Kingdom The Magistrates Courts Act 1952 15 & 16 Geo.6 & 1 Eliz.2 c.55 The Magistrates Courts Act 1957 5 & 6 Eliz.2 c.29 The Magistrates Courts Appeals From Binding Over Orders Act 1956 4 & 5 Eliz.2 c.44 The Metropolitan Magistrates Courts Act 1959 7 & 8 Eliz.2 c.45 The Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates Courts Act 1978 c.22 The Magistrates Courts Act 1980 c.43 The Police and Magistrates Courts Act 1994 c.29 The Magistrates Courts Procedure Act 1998 c.15 Northern Ireland The Magistrates Courts Act Northern Ireland 1964 N.I. c.21 Magistrates Courts Order An Order in Council with this title has been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the imposition of direct rule . This order is considered to be primary legislation . The Magistrates Courts Northern Ireland Order 1981 S.I. 1981 1675 N.I.26 See also List of short titles UK legislation Category Lists of legislation by short title Category Law in the United Kingdom statute stub ... more details
unreferenced date February 2012 Westminster Magistrates Court is a Magistrates Court England and Wales magistrates court at 181 Marylebone Road, London. The Chief Magistrate of England and Wales , who is the Senior District Judge of England and Wales, sits at the court, and all extradition and terrorism related cases pass through it. The court opened on September 22nd 2011 as a replacement for the City of Westminster Magistrates Court . Coord 51.5207 0.1644 type landmark region GB WSM display title Category Courts in London Category Buildings and structures in Westminster Category Magistrates courts in England and Wales England law stub London struct stub ... more details
File Thames Magistrates Court, Bow.jpg The Thames Magistrates Court is a Magistrates Court England and Wales Magistrates court in Bow, London , England . It is located near the Bow Road tube station The Thames Magistrate Court is part of Courts of England and Wales Her Majesty s Court System . References The Court has been mentioned in these news articles cite news title Winehouse drug accused in court url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england london 7482889.stm publisher BBC News accessdate 5 September 2009 date 1 July 2008 cite news title Boy George Falsely Imprisons Man url http www.entertainmentwise.com news 38622 boy george falsely imprisons man publisher Entertainmentwise accessdate 5 September 2009 Category Juvenile law Category Magistrates courts in England and Wales Category Courts in London ... more details
File Victoria Law Courts Birmingham.jpg thumb right Victoria Law Courts Birmingham Magistrates Court is a Magistrates Court England and Wales Magistrates Court in Birmingham , England. The court currently sits at Victoria Law Courts on Corporation Street, but it is proposed to move the court to Birmingham Magistrates Court building a new purpose built courthouse , nearby. ref cite news url http www.birminghampost.net news west midlands news 2008 11 19 plans for new birmingham magistrates court revealed 65233 22286051 title Plans for new Birmingham magistrates court revealed date 19 November 2008 work Birmingham Post publisher Trinity Mirror Trinity Mirror Midlands accessdate 2009 11 08 ref File Victoria Law Courts Birmingham door.jpg thumb right The entrance to Victoria Law Courts Plans to relocate the court to a new building in the Masshouse development have been shelved as a result of budgetary restraint imposed by the UK Government. As a result, the current building on Corporation Street will be maintained until at least 2015 when plans to build a new Magistrates court in Birmingham will be reviewed. References reflist coord 52 29 0.75 N 1 53 36 W type landmark scale 1000 region GB display title Category Courts in England Category Magistrates courts in England and Wales UK law stub ... more details
Merge from Melbourne Magistrates Court date September 2010 The Magistrates Court of Victoria is the lowest court in the Victoria Australia Victorian court system, with the County Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of Victoria respectively judicially higher. The Magistrates Court is a court of summary jurisdiction . A typical courtroom layout consists of a witness box , a public gallery , the bar table at which the parties sit , a raised Bench furniture bench for seating the sitting magistrate and a clerk and sometimes a Courtroom Scotland dock for housing defendant s in custody. Many Victorian Magistrates Courts have video link facilities for witnesses to appear via remote video conference ... high risk to travel to court in person. The Magistrates Court of Victoria hears many different types ... warrants, and to hear bail applications All Magistrates are appointed as members of the Victims of Crime .... Magistrates Court of Victoria metropolitan locations Melbourne Magistrates Court , Melbourne Broadmeadows Magistrates Court, Broadmeadows, Victoria Broadmeadows Dandenong Magistrates Court, Dandenong, Victoria Dandenong Frankston Magistrates Court, Frankston, Victoria Frankston Heidelberg Magistrates Court, Heidelberg, Victoria Heidelberg Moonee Ponds Magistrates Court, Moonee Ponds, Victoria ..., Victoria Collingwood Preston Magistrates Court, Preston, Victoria Preston Ringwood Magsitrates Court, Ringwood, Victoria Ringwood Sunshine Magistrates Court, Sunshine, Victoria Sunshine Werribee Magistrates Court, Werribee, Victoria Werribee Closed Magistrates Courts of Victoria metropolitan locations Ferntree Gully Magistrates Court House, Ferntree Gully, Victoria Ferntree Gully Latitude 37 53 17.55 S Longitude 145 17 31.59 E Now owned by Knox Community Health Service. Magistrates Court ... www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au Magistrates Court of Victoria web site References Reflist Government of Victoria DEFAULTSORT Magistrates Court Of Victoria Category Victoria Australia courts and tribunals ... more details
Image City of Westminster Magistrates Court October 2007.jpg thumb City of Westminster Magistrates Court, facing south down Horseferry Road The City of Westminster Magistrates Court was a Magistrates Court England and Wales magistrates court located at 70 Horseferry Road , in the City of Westminster , London. It was originally called Horseferry Road Magistrates Court , after Horseferry Road where it was sited, ref name contact Her Majesty s Courts Service http www.hmcourts service.gov.uk HMCSCourtFinder Search.do?court id 295 City of Westminster Magistrates Court ref . However, it was renamed in July 2006 following the closure of Bow Street Magistrates Court . It served as the court where the Chief Magistrate of England and Wales sat, and all extradition and terrorism related cases passed through the court. The court closed permanently on September 22nd 2011, and was replaced on the 27th September 2011 with Westminster Magistrates Court . This has been built on the site of Marylebone Magistrates Court at 181 Marylebone Road. History The court building, designed by C. A. Legerton and 1974 in architecture opened in 1974 , was functional and of minimal personality and minimal expression of function and purpose , according to Nikolaus Pevsner Pevsner . It was opened as one of a series of three larger court houses, with the others at Camberwell Green and Highbury Corner. It had four courtrooms as opened and a further four were later added. ref name history Her Majesty s Courts Service http web.archive.org web 20110514073552 http www.hmcourts service.gov.uk aboutus history horseferryroad mag ct.htm Horseferry Road Magistrates Court history ref The central location and proximity ... Westminster Magistrates Court, City of Category Buildings and structures completed in 1974 Category Courts in London Category Buildings and structures in Westminster Category Magistrates courts in England and Wales Please see the alternative entry for Westminster Magistrates Court now in Marylebone ... more details
File Geograph 1240484 by David Lally.jpg thumb right 250px Nottingham Magistrates Court Nottingham Magistrates Court is a Magistrates Court England and Wales Magistrates Court in Nottingham , England . History Until 1996, Nottingham Magistrates were housed in two separate buildings, the Guildhall and the Shire Hall. In 1996, all magistrates were moved to the new Nottingham Magistrates Court building ref The Architects journal, Volume 218, 2003 ref , and the old buildings were closed. The Shire Hall subsequently was converted into the Galleries of Justice . The Nottingham Guildhall is occupied by Nottingham City Council . Description The building was designed by the Nottingham County Council Architect s Department with William Saunders Partnership and Cullen, Carter and Hill. ref Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300126662. ref It sits on the site of Nottingham Carrington Street railway station and the gateposts still frame the pathway from Carrington Street to the court. There are 18 court rooms in the main block, with 6 court rooms in the Youth and Family block. The complex of buildings also includes the Bridewell Palace Bridewell Police Station. The Midland Railway goods shed dating from 1874 was rebuilt to form car parking for the court complex. See also Nottingham Crown Court References Reflist coord 52 56 50 N 1 08 58 W type landmark scale 1000 region GB display title Category Courts in England Category Magistrates courts in England and Wales Category Nottingham Category Buildings and structures in Nottingham UK law stub ... more details
The Northern Territory Magistrates Courts is the generic name given to the lower courts constituted by magistrates and justices of the peace in the Northern Territory , a territory of Australia . There is no actual magistrates court, and the reference to the court is usually a reference to the building. The magistrates court are the first tier in the Northern Territorian court system. The Magistrates also have jurisdiction to hear matters in a number of other courts, such as the Juvenile Court, the Family Matters Court, Local Court, Small Claims Court and the Work Health Court. Constitution Magistrates courts can be constituted by a Stipendiary Magistrate or by justices of the peace . The Administrator of the Northern Territory may appoint stipendiary magistrates under the Magistrates Act NT . The administrator may also appoint a Chief Stipendiary Magistrate and Deputy Chief Stipendiary Magistrates. A stipendiary magistrate receives payment by way of a salary for performing those duties. Justices of the Peace may specifically sit as the Court of Summary Jurisdiction. In certain cases, there must two justices sitting together. In other cases, a justice can sit alone. Justices are an honorary appointment, and so are not paid for their service to the courts. Types of magistrates courts Criminal cases are dealt with by the Court of Summary Jurisdiction Court of Summary Jurisdiction ... and social amenity. Magistrates also hold the office of the Coroner. The administrator may also appoint a Territory Coroner under the Coroners Act NT . Coroners hold inquests into deaths. Magistrates ..., Northern Territory Katherine Current magistrates The current Chief Magistrate is Hillary Hannam . Stipendiary Magistrates located at Darwin are Dr John Lowndes SM Mr Daynor Trigg SM Mr Richard Wallace ... Lim SM Stipendiary Magistrates located at Alice Springs Mr John Birch SM Mr John Neil SM Mr David Bamber SM Mr Greg Borchers SM Stipendiary Magistrates located at Katherine Mr Greg Smith SM References ... more details
The Professional Association of Magistrates lang es Asociaci n Profesional de la Magistratura is one of the five Spain Spanish , professional associations of judge s and magistrates . Since judges and magistrates in Spain are barred from joining trade unions, professional associations such as APM have adopted the traditional union role of protecting their employment rights and conditions. APM is the biggest professional association of judges and magistrates in Spain and is considered to be ideologically conservative. ref http www.lexureditorial.com noticias 0407 05174855.htm es Juez de la APM propuesto para cubrir la plaza de Conde Pumido Lexur ref . See also Spanish Judiciary General Council of the Judicial Power of Spain Judges for Democracy Francisco de Vitoria Association References reflist External links http www.apmagistratura.com Official site Category Trade unions in Spain Category Spanish law Spain org stub Euro law stub ca Associaci Professional de la Magistratura es Asociaci n Profesional de la Magistratura ... more details
Image Adelaide Magistrates Court.jpg 250px thumb right View of the Adelaide Magistrates Court building. The Magistrates Court of South Australia is South Australia s lowest level court. The Magistrates Court has a criminal and civil jurisdiction. In its criminal jurisdiction, the Magistrates Court deals with summary offences, which may be dealt with by a fine, imprisonment of up to two years, community service or a good behaviour bond. In its civil jurisdiction, it hears matters seeking damages of up to 80,000 as a result of motor vehicle accidents, or up to 40,000 for general claims. The Chief Magistrate is the principal judicial officer of the Magistrates Court. Including the Chief Magistrate, there are 36 magistrates in South Australia , based in Adelaide and in metropolitan courts at Christies Beach , Elizabeth, South Australia Elizabeth , Holden Hill , Mount Barker, South Australia Mount Barker and Port Adelaide . All regional cities and country areas are serviced by magistrates on circuit from courts in Adelaide and the suburbs. Current Magistrates of the Magistrates Court Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Mary BOLTON Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew James CANNON Regional Managers Port Adelaide Maria PANAGIOTIDIS Holden Hill Theodore IULIANO OAM Elizabeth Susan Elizabeth O CONNOR Christies Beach Teresa Marie ANDERSON Stipendiary Magistrates William John ACKLAND Teresa Marie ANDERSON Joseph Marcus BALDINO Paul BENNETT Kym BOXALL Richard Dutton BROWN Cathy Helen DELAND Kevin Phillip EDGECOMB Penelope Anne ELDRIDGE John Gerard FAHEY Frederick Robert FIELD Paul Marvin FOLEY Terence Frederick FORREST Alfio Anthony GRASSO Gary Clive GUMPL Robert Bruce HARRAP Grantley Bruce HARRIS Ruth Frances HAYES Mary Louise HRIBAL Theodore IULIANO Clynton Allan JOHANSEN Clive William KITCHIN Koula KOSSIAVELOS Lydia MAKIV Rosanne Helen McINNES Simon Hugh MILAZZO Stefan Peter METANOMSKI Kym Andrew ... www.courts.sa.gov.au courts magistrates index.html Politics of South Australia Category South Australian ... more details
are heard by the Magistrates Court s Minor Civil Claims division. Appeals from the Magistrates Court ... The Magistrates Court of Tasmania operates from four courthouses in Tasmania, located in Burnie ... of the state of Tasmania. The current list of Magistrates of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania are ref http www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au Magistrates Court of Tasmania homepage ref Burnie Courthouse ... more details
Infobox Historic building image LiverpoolMagCourt.jpg caption Magistrates Courts name Liverpool Magistrates Courts location town Liverpool location country ENG latitude 53.4092 longitude 2.9858 architect client Her Majesty s Courts Service construction start date completion date cost structural system style The Magistrates Court England and Wales Magistrates Courts is a court building on Dale Street , Liverpool . It is a Grade II listed building designed by John Weightman built between 1857 1859. ref http www.liverpoolworldheritage.com visitingthewhs areas castlestreet dalestreet.asp Buildings of Dale Street ref Until the 1970s buildings in Great Crosshall Street were used for juvenile court hearings until a new purpose built complex was opened accessible from Hatton Garden. There are also courtrooms in Victoria Street which are mostly used for hearing road traffic cases. They are operated by Her Majesty s Courts Service . In 2007 it was announced that the Dale Street building will close to be replaced by a new purpose built set of courts. ref cite web url http www.thelegalweek.merseyblogs.co.uk 2007 06 new magistrates court for city.html title New magistrates court for city confirmed accessdate 2008 04 17 ref Approval for the project was given, with a budget of 35m, for a new complex to be built in the city centre, comprising 14 adult courtrooms, with a projected completion date of 2012. ref cite web url http www.hmcourts service.gov.uk infoabout hmcs estates schemes procurement liverpool magistrates.htm title HMCS Estates publisher Her Majesty s Courts Service accessdate 2009 04 12 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Paul O Grady was an assistant clerk at the court in the early 1970s. References reflist External links IoE 213989 Grade II Liverpool B&S Category Grade II listed buildings in Liverpool Category Courts in Liverpool Category Magistrates courts in England and Wales Merseyside struct stub ... more details
Cleanup date December 2008 Infobox High Court court name Magistrates courts image Kwun Tong Magistracy 1.jpg imagesize 250px caption Kwun Tong Magistrates Court established year country flagu Hong Kong location Various towns in Hong Kong coordinates type partisan election non partisan election legislative selection executive selection cooption etc authority Hong Kong Basic Law appeals District Court Hong Kong District Court or Court of Appeal Hong Kong Court of Appeal terms length of court term for judges positions number of positions seats on court website http www.judiciary.gov.hk en index index.htm chiefjudgetitle Chief Magistrate chiefjudgename Mr Man Tong termstart year current chief became chief termend year term for current chief as chief ends, if applicable termend2 year term of current chief ends if applicable Image HK location of courts.png thumb 200px The location of various Judiciary of Hong Kong courts in Hong Kong Magistrates courts in Hong Kong are presided over by Permanent and Special Magistrate s. Permanent Magistrates are professionally qualified. They come from barristers or solicitors. Special Magistrates need not be professionally qualified but can be appointed from persons with experience of the courts they may have been court clerks, court interpreters or lay prosecutors Citation needed date March 2011 . Permanent Magistrates have criminal jurisdiction over a wide range of indictable and summary offenses meriting up to 2 years of imprisonment and a fine of HK 100,000 a sentence of up to 3 years can be imposed in certain circumstances. Special Magistrates deal with minor offenses and cannot impose a prison sentence and are limited to impose a maximum ... Magistrate. ref http www.hklii.org hk legis en ord 227 s5ab.html ref gallery caption Existing Magistrates ... Magistrates Courts View1.jpg Sha Tin File Tsuen Wan Magistracy.JPG Tsuen Wan File HK Tuen Mun Law Courts Tuen Hing Road.JPG Tuen Mun gallery gallery caption Closed Magistrates Courts File HK WesternMagistracyBuilding.JPG ... more details
Infobox UK legislation short title The Magistrates Courts Act 1980 ref This short title was given by section 155 1 ref parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the jurisdiction of, and the practice and procedure before, magistrates courts and the functions of justices clerks, and to matters connected therewith, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission. statute book chapter 1980 c. 43 introduced by territorial extent royal assent 1 August 1980 commencement 6 July 1981 ref The Magistrates Courts Act 1980, section 155 7 S.I. 1981 457 ref repeal date amendments related legislation repealing legislation status Current original text http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 1980 43 contents enacted legislation history revised text http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 1980 43 contents The Magistrates Courts Act 1980 c. 43 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It codifies the procedures applicable in magistrates courts in the United Kingdom and largely replaces the Magistrates Courts Act 1952 . Part I of the Act sets out provisions in relation to the courts criminal jurisdiction, and Part II in relation to civil proceedings. Part I Criminal Jurisdiction Section 1 of the Act empowers a Justice of the Peace to issue a Summons Judicial summons summons or arrest warrant alleging the commission of a crime against an identifiable person. Part II Civil Jurisdiction Empty section date July 2010 Part III Enforcement of judgements Empty section date July 2010 Part IV Witnesses ... Empty section date July 2010 See also Magistrates Courts Act References reflist External links http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 1980 43 contents The Magistrates Courts Act 1980 , as amended ... 1980 43 contents enacted The Magistrates Courts Act 1980 , as originally enacted from the The National ... United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1980 Category Magistrates courts in England and Wales Criminal ... more details
Cleanup rewrite date May 2009 Merge to Magistrates Court of Victoria date September 2010 The Melbourne Magistrates Court is a venue of the Magistrates Court of Victoria. It is a court in Melbourne, Australia that deals with a range of criminal offences, money claims and disputes up to 100,000 and family violence and family law proceedings. It is the largest venue of the Magistrates Court of Victoria. Brief history Though the current court inception is established by the Magistrates Court Act 1989 Parliament of Victoria . There has been a magistrate in Victoria essentially since 1836, when the people of Melbourne elected an Arbitrator of the city to resolve minor disputes. A Police Magistrate, Captain Lonsdale was appointed also in 1836 and the first case was heard at a location near the present site of Southern Cross Spencer Street Station. In 1838 a third court, the Court of Petty Sessions was created. And all three types of Courts by 1890 were held at 235 locations throughout Victoria. On 20 January 1914, the new City Court at Russell St. was opened in Melbourne, and Phillip Blashki , J.P. was the first Chairman of the City Court Bench. The Prime Minister Alfred Deakin presented Blashki with an illuminated address signed by 30 of the court s solicitors when he retired, aged 70. ref Phillip Blashki, A Victorian Patriarch,, Gael.R. Haammer 1986. ISBN 0958945101 ref Police Magistrates ... Magistrate and Principal Registrar on behalf of the Magistrates Court of Victoria. The Deed was received ... Lonsdale and LaTrobe Streets Image MelbCitycourt.jpg right 200px Main Former Melbourne Magistrates Court ... then the Old Magistrates Court building has been annexed as part of RMIT University and is used for lectures. See also Magistrates Court of Victoria External links http www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au Melbourne Magistrates Court official website http www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au virtualtour mmc property 01 main.html Virtual tour of the Melbourne Magistrates Court http www.theage.com.au ... more details
See also Magistrates of England and Wales CourtsEnglandWales A magistrates court or court of petty sessions ... in England and Wales and many other common law jurisdictions. A magistrates court is presided over ... also known as magistrates or by a Judiciary of England and Wales District Judges district judge formerly .... Legal adviser Main Justices Clerk Magistrates and district judges are assisted in court by the Justices ... significant where lay magistrates are presiding because they are not legally trained and so require ... the influence of clerks over magistrates. It states that clerks should only advise on point of law and all advice should be given in open court in front of all present. Offences and role Magistrates .... ref name s32 Magistrates Courts Act 1980, UKStatute 3208765 s. 31 ref . However, when dealing with two or more offences, a magistrates court has the power to impose a sentence of up to a year if at least ... permitted to magistrates may be higher for example, for fly tipping up to 50,000. ref Environmental Protection Act 1990, s.33 ref Magistrates sitting in a Juvenile court Youth Court have the power to impose .... When an either way offence is to be tried at the Crown Court , magistrates are responsible ... to the court. Lay magistrates Main Magistrates of England and Wales Some common law jurisdictions continue to maintain a lay magistracy those magistrates who are not legally trained. In England , they date ... judges or magistrates. Indictment The grand jury system, which still exists in the United States , has been abolished in England and Wales. Instead magistrates now perform the grand jury s functions ... and committing them to the Crown Court for trial. Magistrates court cases in England & Wales are mostly ... at magistrates courts in order to prosecute these cases. A minority of cases are prosecuted by other ... to be represented by a solicitor or barrister. In most magistrates courts there will be a duty ... 20050921 004 bedford court.jpg thumb 300px Bedford Magistrates Court Addressing a justice The Bench ... more details
From 1949 to 2005, magistrates courts committees MCCs had overall responsibility for management of the magistrates ... magistrates courts arose in piecemeal fashion over the centuries following the creation of Justices of the Peace justices of the peace also known as magistrates in 1327. As the work of justices increased ... was administered by its own bench of magistrates and in their own way, with their justices clerk ... and large boroughs. In keeping with the long and close involvement of magistrates in local public ... of MCCs and responsibility for their administration to magistrates themselves. The Justices of the Peace ... were made up of magistrates chosen from each commission area together with one or two ex ... clerks for their area and to provide courses of instruction to magistrates. The local authority ... that funding ratio. The Le Vay Scrutiny A key principle of the 1949 Act was that magistrates courts ... of the Magistrates Courts ref Report of the Le Vay Efficiency Scrutiny of Magistrates Courts HMSO ... Vay Report, para 2.3 ref In the 1960s and early 1970s the Bar Council , Law Society , Magistrates Association ... centralisation of the management of magistrates courts with a view to achieving greater efficiency .... By 1989, when Le Vay was conducting his efficiency scrutiny of the magistrates courts, the cost ... less likely to deliver value for money , and added The arrangements for managing magistrates courts ... recommendation was that administration of magistrates courts should be run as a national service ... more favour. Police and Magistrates Courts Act 1994 On 1 April 1992, the Lord Chancellor assumed responsibility for the administration of the magistrates courts. By then the cost of administering them ..., 1992 ref which in turn led to changes introduced by the Police and Magistrates Courts Act 1994. ref Citation url http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 1994 29 contents title Police and Magistrates Courts ... of MCCs making them more clearly responsible for the administration of magistrates courts in their areas ... more details
making process of the courts. They are called justices of the peace or magistrates. These magistrates were termed lay magistrates to distinguish them from professional magistrates known as stipendiary magistrates now District judge magistrates courts district judges . District judges sit alone to hear ... Affairs . Magistrates are not paid, apart from an allowance for loss of earnings, mileage ..., they are referred to as DDJ Smith . Magistrates generally sit in threes in order to give judgement on a variety of cases in Magistrates Court England and Wales magistrates court s, Youth justice ... , and the magistrates collectively as your worships . In law reports, they are referred to as John Smith JP for justice of the peace . Magistrates deal with less serious criminal cases, such as minor theft, criminal damage, assaults, public disorder and motoring offences. All magistrates sit in adult ... to them at all times during the court sitting. ref name Magistrates cite web title Magistrates url http www.judiciary.gov.uk about the judiciary the judiciary in detail judicial roles magistrates ... of magistrates assigned to a particular local justice area . History of the magistracy File Richard ... upright thumb An example of magistrates once wide ranging powers a proclamation made to quell rioters ..., before 1714, magistrates could be approached at any time and in any place by people legally recognised ... to provide any. It was relatively common for these magistrates to write out, on the spot, an Order ... dominated by merchants, tradesmen and a small number of corrupt magistrates, known as Trading ... District judge magistrates courts district judge . ref cite web title Justices of the Peace and the Pre ... of Bow Street , who succeeded his half brother as magistrate in Bow Street Magistrates Court in 1754 ... 6 August 2011 ref Today, the number of male and female magistrates is approximately equal. ref ... work Becoming a Magistrate publisher The Magistrates Association accessdate 8 August 2011 ref Magistrates ... more details
File Bow Street late 19th century.JPG thumb 220px 19th Century depiction of the Bow Street Magistrates Court, to which the Bow Street Runners were attached. Bow Street Magistrates Court was the most famous Magistrates Court England and Wales magistrates court in England for much of its existence, and was located in various buildings on Bow Street in Central London central London close to Covent Garden throughout its history. History The first court at Bow Street was established in 1740 ref name Jerry White 2007 p383 Jerry White 2007 London in the 19th Century, Vintage, p383 ref , when Colonel Sir Thomas de Veil, a Westminster justice, sat as a magistrate in his home at Number 4. De Veil was succeeded by novelist and playwright Henry Fielding in 1747, when he became a Justice of the Peace . He was appointed a magistrate for the City of Westminster in 1748, at a time when the problem of gin consumption and resultant crime was at its height. There were eight licensed premises in the street and Fielding reported that every fourth house in Covent Garden was a gin shop. In 1749, as a response ... 1 hi england london 5167606.stm ref File Bow Street Magistrates Court 2.jpg thumb 220px The court in 2006 In its later years, the court housed the office of the Senior District Judge Magistrates ... public figures. In 2004, the court was put up for sale by its joint owners, the Greater London Magistrates ... closed its doors for the last time on 14 July 2006, with the caseload moved to Horseferry Road Magistrates Court, now renamed City of Westminster Magistrates Court . ref BBC News , 12 July 2006, Bow ... at Bow Street Magistrates Court. Famous defendants Many famous accused people have passed through Bow ...&iwloc addr Bow Street See also commons category Bow Street Magistrates Court Battle of Bow Street ... Magistrates Court References Reflist coord 51 30 49 N 0 07 21 W region GB type landmark display ... in London Category Magistrates courts in England and Wales ... more details
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