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90: The Walls Are Closing In

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The Difference Between a Federal Judge and a Federal Magistrate Judge

A federal magistrate is selected by the judges in that district, not by the president. In districts across the country, it's routine to take a request for a search warrant to a magistrate judge. But of course, the action that the magistrate judge takes can ultimately be reviewed when issues come up at trial about what evidence is admissible.

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