bench of magistrates

He was active on the bench of magistrates.

Ruth looked up at the bench of magistrates.

Appointments to the county bench of magistrates were usually made on the recommendation of the lieutenant.

Benches of magistrates administered summary justice in court buildings usually provided and maintained by their local authorities.

Early mayors had significant powers, and chaired both council meetings and the bench of magistrates.

Within a few years settlers numbers increased greatly and before 1850 a local bench of magistrates and a place for holding petty sessions was established.

The clerk of the local bench of magistrates described them this way: "none of the natives could speak English, and all were naked.

Marsden was appointed to the Bench of Magistrates at Parramatta, a role which attracted criticism within his own lifetime.

In non-jury trials, voir dires may also be held, but are conducted before the trial judge or, as the case may be, bench of magistrates.

He issued all writs, summonses and processes, retained certain fees, and with one other justice of the peace formed the bench of magistrates.

The principal adviser to a bench or benches of magistrates is the justices' clerk, appointed under the Courts Act 2003 by the Lord Chancellor.

When applying for a license he told the Bench of Magistrates that he "intended to conduct it in a very superior manner with reduction of charges."

He held this position for 15 months but resigned after being accused by William Arnold of accepting a bribe to appoint an associate to the bench of magistrates.

The Chairmen of the Bench of Magistrates (now called Chief Magistrate), Murray Farquhar, was also to face charges.

The decision of the Bench of Magistrates was, that "There is not the shadow of a case against Mr. Bentley, and that he was honorably discharged."

On 31 December 1869 Edward Harpur appeared before the Bench of Magistrates at the Hay Police Court, charged with "carrying spirits for the purpose of sale".

As the number of settlers in the area grew, so did demand for a local bench of magistrates as the nearest ones were 100-200 miles away in Tumut and Binalong.

Denison was also was a county magistrate (Justice of the Peace), chairman of the bench of magistrates at Newark, and an Alderman of Nottinghamshire County Council.

Under somewhat loose oversight of the Home Office, each court was administered by its own bench of magistrates and in their own way, with their justices' clerk doubling as legal adviser and court administrator.

Johns applied to the Bench of Magistrates at Hay for a publican's license, but the application was opposed by the local squatter and magistrate, Thomas D'Archy, because "there were no police at Maude".

From 1821 to 1824 he was clerk to the bench of magistrates and later inspector of distilleries and breweries, then chief clerk in the colonial secretary's office and editor of the Hobart Town Gazette.

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Lane, admitted that it did a bench of magistrates no 'credit if their clerk continues to affix standard conditions to bail forms even while applications are being made for unconditional bail'.

Following his brief time as interim Director of the botanic gardens, Bidwill was appointed commissioner of crown lands and chairman of the bench of magistrates for the district of Wide Bay in what is now Queensland.

Thus, to secure a view of the original form of the yarn of Fisher's Ghost, what we need is what we are not likely to get--namely, a copy of the depositions made before the bench of magistrates at Campbelltown in October 1826.

When an adult (aged 18 years and over) is found guilty of a criminal offence in England and Wales, he/she will be sentenced by a bench of magistrates or district judge in a magistrates' court or by a judge at a Crown Court.