"magistrate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 地方法官
• 治安法官

Definition

地方法官是一种法官，通常在初级法院处理较轻微的案件、行政事务或更严重案件的初步阶段。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Magistrate”是正式的法律用语，并非所有法官都是magistrate。它一般指处理轻微案件、初级法院的法官。在不同国家角色不同。

Examples

The magistrate listened to the case before making a decision.

**地方法官**在做决定前听了这个案子。

A magistrate deals with minor legal problems in the community.

**地方法官**处理社区中的一些小法律问题。

The police brought the suspect to the magistrate.

警察把嫌疑人带到**地方法官**面前。

If you get a parking ticket, sometimes you can appeal to a magistrate.

如果你收到停车罚单，有时可以向**地方法官**申诉。

The magistrate decided not to send the case to trial because there wasn't enough evidence.

**地方法官**因为证据不足，决定不把案件交给法庭审理。

She worked for years as a magistrate before being promoted to a higher court.

她做了多年**地方法官**后，被提升到更高级法院。