Utah has judges, not magistrates
The second-to-last paragraph of this story, "Letter shows Lori's heartache," in The Salt Lake Tribune, refers to a search warrant signed by "state Magistrate Timothy Hanson." Actually, Utah's state court system does not have "magistrates"; it has judges. Federal courts employ magistrates, who are not Article III judges with lifetime presidential appointments. Third District Court Judge Timothy Hanson's biography appears here.


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