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How to address a federal magistrate?

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:40 pm
by Renzo
I need to email a federal magistrate for something non-court related. Using "Judge" would be a lie (wouldn't it?), but "Mr./Ms." seems to informal.

What would you do?

Re: How to address a federal magistrate?

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:41 pm
by MrKappus
http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/staff/Sty ... 020031.pdf

"Dear Federal Magistrate Citizen." lol...

Re: How to address a federal magistrate?

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:41 pm
by RVP11
You can still use Judge.

Re: How to address a federal magistrate?

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:02 pm
by vamedic03
Renzo wrote:I need to email a federal magistrate for something non-court related. Using "Judge" would be a lie (wouldn't it?), but "Mr./Ms." seems to informal.

What would you do?
1) They're a federal magistrate judge; not just a magistrate. See 28 U.S.C. ยง 631.

2) As they are a judge, they should be addressed as Judge.

Re: How to address a federal magistrate?

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:12 pm
by Renzo
Good enough for me.

Re: How to address a federal magistrate?

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:15 pm
by Renzo
G. T. L. Rev. wrote:Everyone in my courthouse refers to the magistrates as "Judge." This was the case at the courhouse nearest my law school, also.

/thread

Oh, and would that be tax court?

Re: How to address a federal magistrate?

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:18 pm
by rupert.pupkin
Your Magisty

Re: How to address a federal magistrate?

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:19 pm
by Renzo
rupert.pupkin wrote:Your Magisty
I like "Your Magistrate"

Re: How to address a federal magistrate?

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:27 pm
by kalvano
"The Magister".

Re: How to address a federal magistrate?

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:20 am
by Renzo
G. T. L. Rev. wrote:
Renzo wrote:
G. T. L. Rev. wrote:Everyone in my courthouse refers to the magistrates as "Judge." This was the case at the courhouse nearest my law school, also.

/thread

Oh, and would that be tax court?
United States Court of Appeals for the ____ Circuit. There are district judges, magistrate judges, and BK judges in the courthouse, too.
Naw, it was supposed to be a joke, but it's not funny. My bad--doing to many things at once.