This committee worked to expand the powers of federal magistrate judges.
Currently, four district judges and three magistrate judges preside over the court.
The district court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendantion.
The magistrate judges fall within this category of adjunct tribunals.
Magistrate judges are authorized to handle certain preliminary matters.
The court has eight judges and four magistrate judges.
Federal magistrate judges are appointed by each district court pursuant to statute.
He pled guilty before a magistrate judge, and was remanded to custody.
