All criminal cases start in a magistrates' court. Cases are heard by either: 2 or 3 magistrates; a district judge. There is not a jury in a magistrates' ... Crown Court · Courts, tribunals and appeals · Youth courts

Magistrates are trained, volunteer members of the local community who make decisions in criminal and family cases in Magistrates' courts and the Family Court.

Magistrates sit in the Magistrates' courts, dealing with criminal and civil proceedings, or the Family Court, or both. The role is unpaid and many magistrates ...

In England and Wales, a magistrates' court is a lower court which hears matters relating to summary offences and some triable either-way matters.

A magistrates' court normally handles cases known as 'summary offences', for example: most motoring offences; minor criminal damage; common assault (not causing ...

Magistrates, or Justices of the Peace, are ordinary people who hear court cases in their community. Learn about the role of magistrates.

All criminal cases begin in a magistrates' court. Magistrates pass the most serious crimes (for example murder, rape and robbery) to the Crown Court.

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Magistrates' court, in England and Wales, any of the inferior courts with primarily criminal jurisdiction covering a wide range of offenses.