Magistrate Judges: Serving the Judiciary and the Public
Throughout October, the Judiciary has celebrated the 50th anniversary of the creation of the magistrate judge system. This short video explains the tremendous impact that magistrate judges have had on the federal Judiciary in the last half century.
In 1968, in response to increasing demands on the Judiciary, Congress passed the Federal Magistrates Act, creating a new type of judicial officer in district courts that could shoulder some of the workload. Unlike their predecessors, U.S. commissioners who were part-time and had limited jurisdiction, magistrate judges can preside over any matter, except felony trials and felony sentencing.
“We are what we call the gateway to the federal courts,” said Magistrate Judge Linda Anderson, of the Southern District of Mississippi. “We are the first judges that litigants see, both in the civil and criminal arena.”
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor once said, “Without the distinguished service of these judicial colleagues, the work of the federal cou
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