Subject: Magistrate Judges
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Two documents Icon_The Role of the U.S. Magistrate Judge
D. Brock Hornby,
1998 (Video)
2461-V/98 (one DVD) (21 minutes) (print material)
In this video, Judge D. Brock Hornby (D. Me.) provides an overview of the role U.S. magistrate judges play in district courts. He discusses the primary sources of magistrate judge authority in civil and criminal cases; the common functions of magistrate judges in most district courts, as well as ...(Read more)
Two documents Icon_The Role of the U.S. Magistrate Judge
D. Brock Hornby,
1996 (Video)
2461-V/96 (one videotape) (21 minutes) (print material)
In this video, Judge D. Brock Hornby (D. Me.) provides an overview of the role U.S. magistrate judges play in district courts. He discusses the primary sources of magistrate judge authority in civil and criminal cases; the common functions of magistrate judges in most district courts, as well as ...(Read more)
Two documents Icon_Criminal Litigation Before Magistrate Judges, Part II: Pretrial Services, Appointment of Counsel, Initial Appearance, Preliminary Examination, Pretrial Release, and Detention and Removal Hearings
Tommy E. Miller, James G. Carr, Virginia M. Morgan,
1993 (Video)
2108-V/93 (two videotapes) (1 hour) (print material)
Discusses pretrial matters that arise after a defendant is arrested. (Formerly used during the orientation of magistrate judges.)

See 2107-V/06 and 2108-V/06
Two documents Icon_Criminal Litigation Before Magistrate Judges, Part IV: Misdemeanors, Guilty Pleas, Sentencing, Revocation of Probation and Supervised Release
Tommy E. Miller,
1993 (Video)
2110-V/93 (one DVD) (34 minutes) (print material)
Discusses five proceedings related to Class A misdemeanors. (Formerly used during the orientation of magistrate judges.)

See 2107-V/06 and 2108-V/06
Two documents Icon_Criminal Litigation Before Magistrate Judges, Part I: Complaints, Warrants for Arrest, and Search Warrants
Aaron E. Goodstein,
1993 (Video)
2107-V/93 (one videotape) (45 minutes) (print material)
Discusses three functions magistrate judges can expect to perform during the initial stages of a criminal case. (Formerly used during the orientation of magistrate judges.)

See 2107-V/06 and 2108-V/06
Two documents Icon_Role of the U.S. Magistrate Judge
D. Brock Hornby, Carol E. Jackson, Philip M. Pro, Claudia Wilken,
1993 (Video)
2461-V/93 (one videotape) (1 hour)
Panel discussion on the role of the magistrate judge in the district court, prepared for use in the orientation of district judges. Topics include selecting magistrate judges, using magistrate judges in civil and criminal cases, and reviewing magistrate judges' decisions.
Two documents Icon_The Roles of Magistrates: Nine Case Studies
Carroll Seron,
1985 (Publication) 149 pages
The findings of an in-depth study of the use of magistrate judges in nine district courts, in the context of each court's approach to court administration and case management. The author describes three models for the use of magistrate judges: as "additional judges," as specialists, and as team ...(Read more)
Two documents Icon_The Roles of Magistrates in Federal District Courts
Carroll Seron,
1983 (Publication) 104 pages
A description of the scope of responsibilities of full-time magistrate judges in eighty-two district courts. The report also describes the processes by which magistrate judges are assigned those responsibilities and the frequency with which they are assigned various tasks.