The Guardian

Most magistrates courts in England and Wales have accessibility failings

Survey reveals three-quarters are inadequate for disabled people with problems such as lack of ramps Three-quarters of magistrates courts in England and Wales are inadequately accessible for people ...
The Providence Journal

Should magistrates oversee contested divorce cases? Why Common Cause RI is objecting.

PROVIDENCE – Family Court Chief Judge Michael B. Forte wants magistrates to perform the same duties as judges and preside over and decide contested divorce cases, some of the most emotionally draining ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

‘We are a bargain:’ Fulton’s chief magistrate judge pleads for more funding‘We are a bargain:’ Fulton’s chief magistrate judge pleads for more funding

Just seven support staff work with the judges at Fulton County Magistrate Court, which receives about 80,000 cases a year as the busiest court of its kind in Georgia. That’s not sustainable, says ...