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What country? What time period?Without further specification, we cannot answer this question accurately. "Were" can be interpreted in many ways.What I can account for is that, currently, in the United States, the powers of a Magistrate are limited. A Magistrate in the U.S is similar to a judge; however, the magistrate does not have the power to convict or hold a standard trial.The reasoning behind this is that a traditional judge is required to possess a Juris Doctorate, and have a high understanding of law, while a magistrate can be an ordinary citizen.
A government official who has power to apply the law and put it in force is called a magistrate. The term is also used for a judge in a minor court.
At court.
Magistrate
The chief magistrate of Venice or Genoa