Designation of Magistrate Judges to Try Misdemeanors and Other Petty Offenses
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
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Subject to the limitation of 18 U.S.C. § 3401, Magistrate Judges are specially designated to try persons accused of and sentence persons convicted of misdemeanors committed within this District. In addition, Magistrate Judges may dispose of misdemeanors which are transferred to this District under Fed. R. Crim. P. 20. A Magistrate Judge may direct the Probation Officer to conduct a presentence investigation of any person convicted of a USDC Criminal Local Rules – Revised August 21, 2024 CRIM-24 misdemeanor and to render a report to the Magistrate Judge prior to the imposition of sentence.