[Regulator]

Retired magistrate?

The writer's last name is Robles. In Spaniard countries judges are called magistrates.

Just another ethnic and cultural alien.

[this_ol_patriot]

Some places have Magisterial District Judges , it’s just a different name for Justice of the Peace or Alderman. We just call them magistrates.

http://www.york-county.org/departments/courts/dj.htm

Magisterial District Court is the first level of judicial authority in Pennsylvania and is the court where most people experience the judicial system for the first time. Magisterial District Judges handle all traffic cases, other minor criminal cases and civil cases involving amounts up to $12,000. District Justices also set bail and conduct preliminary hearings in misdemeanor and felony criminal cases to determine if the cases should be dismissed or transferred to the Court of Common Pleas for further proceedings.

[Lurker]

In Spaniard countries judges are called magistrates.

Magistrates have been part of American jurisprudence almost since the founding of America.