United States Magistrate Judge

About This Role

The United States Magistrate Judge performs a wide range of demanding civil and criminal case responsibilities, including preliminary proceedings, trials, and settlement conferences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases
• Trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases
• Conduct mediation and settlement proceedings in civil cases
• Conduct various other pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation of the Judges of the District Court
• Trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants

Requirements

• Be, and have been for at least five years, a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands of the United States
• Have been engaged in the active practice of law for a period of at least five years (with some substitutes authorized)
• Be competent to perform all the duties of the office, of good moral character, emotionally stable and mature, committed to equal justice under the law, in good health, patient, courteous, and capable of deliberation and decisiveness
• Be less than 70 years old
• Not be related to a Judge of the District Court

About the Company

The UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT provides fair and impartial justice within the jurisdiction conferred by the Constitution and Congress.