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Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres, Miami, Florida

Posted: December 20, 2018

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PUBLIC NOTICE
REAPPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE EDWIN G. TORRES
MIAMI, FLORIDA


 

The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres, Miami, Florida, is due to expire on October 30, 2019. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight- year term.

The basic jurisdiction of the United States magistrate judge is specified in Title 28, United States Code, Section 636. The duties of the position are demanding and wide-ranging and may include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:

  1. Conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases;

  2. Trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases;

  3. Conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from the judges of the district court;

  4. Trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants; and

  5. Assist the district court with any "additional duties as are not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of the United States."

At the request of the Chair of the Federal Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel, written comments from members of the bar and the public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the Court, and should be directed in a confidential/sealed envelope to Angela E. Noble, Court Administrator ∙ Clerk of Court, United States District Court, 400 N. Miami Avenue, Room 8N09, Miami, FL 33128, or via email to: Court-Admin_FLSD@flsd.uscourts.gov.

Comment Form: Microsoft Word   or   PDF

Members of the Federal Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel: Thomas E. Scott, Jr., Esq. Chair; David Buckner, Esq.; Rachel Furst, Esq.; Markenzy Lapointe, Esq.; Corali Lopez- Castro, Esq.; Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid, Esq.; Abigail Price-Williams, Esq.; Denella Ri’chard, Citizen; H. T. Smith, Jr., Esq.; Ryan Ulloa, Esq.; Dr. Diane Walder, Citizen.

Comments must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. on January 25, 2019. NO LONGER ACCEPTING COMMENTS.

THE DISTRICT COURT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER