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IOP 26. Duty Magistrate Judge


(a) Designation of the Duty Magistrate Judge. At all times there shall be at least one magistrate judge of the Court for each division assigned to act as duty magistrate judge.  No magistrate judge shall serve as duty magistrate judge within the six months immediately after taking the oath of office.

(b) Terms of Service. The term of service of a duty magistrate judge shall start at 8:00 A.M. on Monday and end at 8:00 A.M. on the following Monday.

(c) Assignment Schedules. One schedule will be maintained for each division.  The chief magistrate judge in consultation with the other magistrate judges shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining the schedules of the assignments of duty magistrate judge and federal enclave magistrate judge. These shall be prepared at least eight weeks prior to the expiration of the schedule in place. Once the formal schedules have been established, they must be shared with the chief judge, and the clerk.    

(d) Schedule Not Published.  To minimize the potential for judge shopping, the formal schedule is not made public. At the beginning of each week the name of the duty magistrate judge(s) is made available for that week.

(e) Adjustments to Schedule. Should two or more magistrate judges agree to change all or part of their service periods after the schedule has been established, they must notify the chief judge, the chief magistrate judge, and the clerk.

Amended 11/22/2022 and 04/24/2025

 

 


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