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On the recordOctober 18, 2011
And I do not know how it works in your district, but I know in Connecticut magistrate judges write opinions, they take pleas, they hear motions, pretty much-- well, a great deal of the duties that a district court judge does.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the roles of magistrate judges in Connecticut.

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