AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT

Summary

The bill establishes a new administrator/magistrate position and a general magistrate role within the Superior Court, each appointed for ten‑year terms with Senate consent. These magistrates can hear motions, conduct arraignments, set bail, issue subpoenas and make contempt rulings, acting as judges for many routine matters. It also sets review procedures for their orders and outlines ethics and disciplinary oversight.

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