She did not show up at the court house on Monday and decide to go over to the hospital all on her own. Somehow she was assigned to go there, to mirandize him, and hold a hearing. In most federal courts, judges are appointed at random. I don’t know how a magistrate vs. district court judge would have been assigned this case.
How is it there was a lawyer for him also, just ready to go? Where did he come from? And did he make threat about his client not having been mirandized?
Are any FReepers members of the federal bar in Boston and familiar with how it works on case assignment, and this particular judge? I see she was first appointed during ‘41’s turn but that doesn’t really mean much. This whole thing is so peculiar we do have to learn more but I’m not sure this article is particularly helpful.
I might add that judges or magistrate judges generally don't mirandize defendants. That is usually done by a law enforcement official.