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A magistrate in English law, is a person who
presides in a magistrates' court: either a
justice of the peace (with no legal
qualifications, and unpaid) or a stipendiary
magistrate. Stipendiary magistrates are paid,
qualified lawyers working mainly in London
and major cities.
Subject by: George Sweeney