Courts
Magistrates and courts are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Magistrates" instead a noun "Courts".
Magistrates
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- In Glasgow, some Justice Of The Peace courts are presided over by "stipendiary magistrates", who are legally qualified solicitors or advocates and sit alone within the Justice of the Peace Court in Glasgow.
Source: Useful Notes / British Courts -
It's also common for courts other legal systems to use three judges, such as the Magistrates' Courts in the United Kingdom.
Source: Rule of Three - Courts, especially lower courts (County, District, Local, Magistrates, etc.) will bend over backwards to accommodate self-represented litigants who at least are trying to get their matter resolved.
Source: A Fool for a Client
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