How do they match: Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

  • Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

  • Administrative Law Judge
  • Administrative Court Justice
  • Judge
  • Appellate Court Judge
  • Appellate Immigration Judge
  • Ballot Processing Judge
  • Bankruptcy Judge
  • Chief Judge
  • Circuit Judge
  • Circuit Court Judge
  • County Judge
  • County Court Judge
  • Court of Appeals Judge
  • Criminal Judge
  • Criminal Court Judge
  • District Judge
  • District Court Judge
  • Election Judge
  • Immigration Judge
  • Juvenile Court Judge
  • Magisterial District Judge
  • Magistrate Judge
  • Municipal Judge
  • Municipal Court Judge
  • Police Judge
  • Presiding Judge
  • Probate Judge
  • Superior Court Judge
  • Trial Court Judge
  • Tribal Judge

  • Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.

  • Instruct juries on applicable laws, direct juries to deduce the facts from the evidence presented, and hear their verdicts.
  • Interpret and enforce rules of procedure or establish new rules in situations where there are no procedures already established by law.
  • Supervise other judges, court officers, and the court's administrative staff.

  • Administer oaths to court participants.