district court judge

noun

1. Former name: magistrate. a judge presiding over a lower court

Example Sentences

A federal district court judge in Northern California on Wednesday granted an emergency order to temporarily pause the mass layoffs that occurred throughout the federal government.

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A district court judge ruled it unlawful but an appeals court panel allowed the Los Angeles deployment to proceed.

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District Court Judge Arun Subramanian said that “exploitation and violence against women must be met with real accountability to promote respect for the law,” and sentenced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to 50 months in federal prison Friday.

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District Court Judge Arun Subramanian to sentence Combs to 11 years and 3 months and a $500,000 fine.

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District Court Judge Sherilyn P. Garnett ordered the department to reduce delays.

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