Comments sought on judge Bodiford.

Florida Bar News, January, 2005

The current term of the office of part-time U.S. Magistrate Larry A. Bodiford is due to expire September 23. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new four-year term.

The duties of the magistrate judge position include the following: conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary hearings on delegation from the judges of the district court; and conduct of final hearings for naturalization and admission of attorneys.

Comments from members of the Bar and the public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate...

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