Sentences with phrase «as a magistrate in»

In 1990 she was appointed as a magistrate in the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, rising to the position of chief magistrate from 2000 to 2005.

BAT magistrates have the same authority as magistrates in the UK but are very rarely called upon to act.

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god (s): Hebrew word # 430 «elohiym (el - o - heem»); plural of OT: 433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: [usages of the word in the] KJV — angels, exceeding, God (gods)- dess, - ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.

«As a magistrate, I have to act on the evidence before me and quite simply, I believe that there is not sufficient evidence to convince me that placing a child in the care of a same - sex couple can be as holistically beneficial to a child as placing them with a mum and dad as God and nature intendeAs a magistrate, I have to act on the evidence before me and quite simply, I believe that there is not sufficient evidence to convince me that placing a child in the care of a same - sex couple can be as holistically beneficial to a child as placing them with a mum and dad as God and nature intendeas holistically beneficial to a child as placing them with a mum and dad as God and nature intendeas placing them with a mum and dad as God and nature intendeas God and nature intended.

Then in 2015 Mr Page gave an interview to the BBC about freedom of religion where he reiterated his original position, saying: «My responsibility as a magistrate, as I saw it, was to do what I considered best for the child, and my feeling was therefore that it would be better if it was a man and woman who were the adopted parents.»

Mr Page said: «As a highly experienced magistrate, I have made judgments on thousands of cases and in each case, have come to my decision based on the evidence, and the evidence alone, placed before me and my colleagues.

Christian magistrate Richard Page, who has sat as a Justice of the Peace in Kent for 15 years, has been told that he must undergo «equality training» before returning to work after he blocked the adoption of a child by a same - sex couple.

Christian magistrate Richard Page, who has sat as a Justice of the Peace in Kent for 15 years, has been told that he must undergo «equality training» before... More

Thus, minister and magistrate served to check each other, both were responsible to the church members, and ultimately all were under God's will as revealed in Scripture.

So Luther could say: «God does not have to have Christians as magistrates; it is not necessary, therefore, that the ruler be a saint; he does not need to be a Christian in order to rule, it is sufficient that he possess reason.»

Managing director of Midland Red bus operator, Steve Burd, as he leaves Coventry Magistrates» Court last week after a previous hearing, where Midland Red (South) Ltd, today pleaded guilty to two charges brought under Health and Safety law after an inquiry into the 2015 deaths of a passenger and a pedestrian in Coventry city centre.

For example, until recently a British magistrate in India, where an Indian citizen had to be judged on the basis of the law of his particular religious community, had to be instructed in Hindu requirements as set forth in the Code of Manu, as well as in the Koran, which is the basis of Moslem law.

When the Reformer insisted that civil magistrates «have been invested with divine authority, and are wholly God's representatives, in a manner acting as his vicegerents,» he explicitly warns that this does not settle questions about the merits of a specific form of government.

Each year when it is read I can hardly conceal a smile as the author lists (and not just once) the titles of the king's advisors — the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, justices, magistrates, and officials of the provinces — or as he takes delight (again not just once) in naming the musical instruments that called people to worship the golden statue — the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, drum, and the entire musical ensemble.

As I thought I had made reasonably clear in my article, the just war way of thinking about the moral exigencies of world politics begins with a presumption for justice — a presumption that the magistrate has the moral obligation to defend the common good, even at the risk of his own life — and then proceeds to a moral analysis of the various means available for securing justice, which can include proportionate and discriminate armed force.

The magistrate acts in his capacity as God's minister (or «servant» or «deacon»).

As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.

In New England the first group consisted of a small number of people such as the magistrates and other political officers, the ministers, the merchants, and the slowly increasing number of professional people such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

When one considers the actual conditions that prevailed in the local congregations at the time of the Reformation and is mindful of the fact that the people themselves for many reasons lacked initiative so that, as objects rather than as subjects of action, they were dependent upon the leadership of the princes, magistrates, and church governments, one can understand why the actual calling of the ministers was in fact rarely the result of their decision.

The first reflects More's experience as an Undersheriff or magistrate in London during the previous five years when he had to deal summarily with the rogues and vagabonds of the city.

It also sets off a bureaucratic chain of events which backs up the message that fathers can treat parenting as optional, as health visitors talk to mothers rather than fathers, children centres build their services around what they perceive to be mothers» (rather than families») needs, schools fail to record contact details of fathers and, when a young person ends up in court for misbehaviour, magistrates hand down parenting orders to mothers rather than fathers, even when the father is resident in the household and present in the courtroom.

This dour mood is also reflected in a second question from Total Politics on whether MPs are thought of ashighly as people in «respectable careers» like magistrates, doctors or policemen.

Only 44 % of trials in magistrates courts go ahead as planned.

Sarkar quoted the diaries of RH Niblett, district magistrate of Azamgarh in eastern United Provinces, recounting a policy of terror, in which the British torched villages for miles and imposed collective fines as a form of «official dacoity» (banditry).

In the end, the lines drawn by a federal magistrate, which likely will be made official, leave Mr. Rangel's district largely as it has been.

«It would have been better in any case if these tapes were handed over to these judges and magistrates to examine them, look at its authenticity to ensure that what it contains represents the allegations as has been leveled against them,» he said.

«In order to get the OK to raid Cohen's office, prosecutors would have had to get approval from high up — in this case from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — and demonstrate to a federal magistrate both probable cause and the need for a warrant instead of a subpoena (such as a concern that Cohen might destroy evidence), Litman explained.&raquIn order to get the OK to raid Cohen's office, prosecutors would have had to get approval from high up — in this case from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — and demonstrate to a federal magistrate both probable cause and the need for a warrant instead of a subpoena (such as a concern that Cohen might destroy evidence), Litman explained.&raquin this case from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — and demonstrate to a federal magistrate both probable cause and the need for a warrant instead of a subpoena (such as a concern that Cohen might destroy evidence), Litman explained.»

In answering questions at the Senate hearing in 2014 about her fitness to be a federal judge, Azrack said that as a magistrate, «I have always grounded my decisions in precedent and the text of the law, irrespective of any political ideology or motivation..In answering questions at the Senate hearing in 2014 about her fitness to be a federal judge, Azrack said that as a magistrate, «I have always grounded my decisions in precedent and the text of the law, irrespective of any political ideology or motivation..in 2014 about her fitness to be a federal judge, Azrack said that as a magistrate, «I have always grounded my decisions in precedent and the text of the law, irrespective of any political ideology or motivation..in precedent and the text of the law, irrespective of any political ideology or motivation....

In his separate proceeding, Mei also told the magistrate he had accepted bribes from a concessionaire, who later was identified as Singh.

The 9th district was effectively eliminated in the as - yet unapproved maps released by a federal magistrate.

After 24 years as a magistrate, Azrack was recommended to President Barack Obama for a federal judgeship by Sen. Kirsten Gilliband (D - N.Y.), and was confirmed by the Senate in 2014.

«We call on the government, particularly the police hierarchy, as a matter of urgency, to take all necessary steps to allay the worries, fears and anxiety of all judges and magistrates in the region.

An Uber driver, whose name was given as David Amuche, was on Monday brought before a Yaba Magistrates» Court in Lagos for allegedly absconding with his...

Talking about his father's service on parish councils and his mother's time as a magistrate, he discussed the older generation's willingness to play their part in the community and how he wants to bring them into his «big society» ideas.

The news comes as both sides in the ongoing lawsuit over the lawmaker - led redistricting process meet on Monday at 2 p.m. before a federal magistrate.

The survey, tagged «Corruption in Nigeria — Bribery as Experienced by the Population» also revealed that custom officers, judges, magistrates and prosecutors were the public officials who received the largest average cash bribes.

When Col Dasuki alleged that his house was illegally searched, I pointed out that the action of the SSS was justified as there was a search warrant validly issued by a magistrate court in the federal capital territory that authorised the search.

In the ranking of bribe - takers, the report lists the Police (46.4 percent), prosecutors (33.0 percent), judges / magistrates (31.5 percent), tax / revenue officers (27.3 percent), custom officers (26.5 percent), and public utilities (22.4 percent) as the highest.

The Conservatives» Ken Maddock spent # 58,923 in Avon and Somerset but was defeated by Sue Mountstevens, a former magistrate who stood as an independent, whose campaign cost only # 11,503.

A press release by Okelo Madukaife, acting Publicity Secretary of APC stated that «under the Electoral Act, election officers ought to complete and swear to the Oath before a Commissioner for Oath in any of the Registries of High Courts or Magistrates Courts as the case may be.

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates» Court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Wednesday ordered no fewer than seven men to be remanded in Agodi Prison over alleged murder of a resident, identified as Ojo.

Responding to the report, Malcolm Richardson, national chairman of the Magistrates» Association representing magistrates in England and Wales, said: «Our members will be encouraged by this news and hopefully it signifies the beginning of the end for the charge as it currenMagistrates» Association representing magistrates in England and Wales, said: «Our members will be encouraged by this news and hopefully it signifies the beginning of the end for the charge as it currenmagistrates in England and Wales, said: «Our members will be encouraged by this news and hopefully it signifies the beginning of the end for the charge as it currently stands.

In the first decision of its kind, a federal magistrate judge has ruled that functional magnetic resonance imaging shouldn't be permitted in the courtroom as a new type of lie detectoIn the first decision of its kind, a federal magistrate judge has ruled that functional magnetic resonance imaging shouldn't be permitted in the courtroom as a new type of lie detectoin the courtroom as a new type of lie detector.

It takes place in Marseille in the 1970s and follows magistrate Pierre Michel (Jean Dujardin) as he takes on the French Connection and their fearless leader Gaëtan «Tany» Zampa (Gilles Lellouche).

The titular low - level officer magistrate (Daniel Giménez Cacho) keeps getting further mired in the royal bureaucracy, as his ambitions are thwarted to get posted nearer his family he's trying to stay faithful to, let alone to get paid.

Jean Dujardin, who picked up an Oscar as the charismatic lead in that other period piece, «The Artist,» is Pierre Michel, a police magistrate and possible former gambling addict, devoted to the junkies he leans on for information on the juvenile squad.

Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were sent back by Australia cover their faces as they wait to enter a magistrate's court in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday.

It helps that he is using Jean Dujardin, who is working against type as the tough, unyielding magistrate, a performer whose title role in George Valentin's silent film «The Artist» is a gem of comedy in which a Jack Russell terrier stole the show right from under Dujardin.

Dujardin delivers a spellingbinding performance as a man who must make a decision: whether to ensure the safety of his wife and two daughters by phoning in his job as a magistrate, or to risk sacrificing the devotion of the three by being a pit bull in pursuing his nemesis.