Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A judge and a magistrate may look the same to the uninformed eye. They are both addressed as "Your Honor" and wear traditional ...

The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners has approved agreements with Canton and Ball Ground to have the county Magistrate Court assist municipal courts with first-appearance bond hearings on ...

Fairfield City Council authorized the city’s municipal court to hire a part-time magistrate to assist with the court’s growing caseload. The new magistrate, when hired, will earn $35,000 per year and ...