...officials say.In Gwinnett County, the court administrator called such cases "quite rare."In Cobb County, just 13 cases have been dismissed during the past five years because officers failed to appear, the chief magistrate judge said.

...should have gone to the original magistrate's court that set bail for Pistorius, and not Pretoria's high court. Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair imposed the bail conditions on Feb. 22. Pistorius had been held in a police station until then. He...

...about what actually happened when he opened fire on Valentine's Day inside his home and killed Reeva Steenkamp.Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair, who agreed to bail with harsh restrictions for the athlete, expressed his own doubts about Pistorius...

...South African 4x400 relay team will be trying for another medal to add to the silver it won at the 2011 edition.Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair had set bail at 1 million rand ($113,000). The 26-year-old track star was also ordered to...

...the hearing.His tears even drew the attention of Chief Magistrate Desmond Nasir, who at one point simply said...Merlo said.At the defense's request, the chief magistrate delayed Pistorius' bail hearing until Tuesday and...

...Pistorius should be afforded due process and we will continue to monitor the situation closely."On Thursday, Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair asked the defense regarding Pistorius' bail application: "Do you think there will be some level of...

...It must have been horrific."A conviction of premeditated murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in jail.Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair ruled that Pistorius must face the harshest bail requirements available in South African law. That...

...House race, Barry Fleming beat Mike Popplewell with 61.54 percent of the vote.There won't be a runoff in the chief Magistrate race despite the three-candidate field. Jason Troiano took nearly 54 percent of the vote.On the nonbinding ballot...

...assigned to another judge outside the Brunswick Judicial Circuit. That was the case Monday when Effingham County Chief Magistrate Scott Hinson conducted a probable cause hearing and issued the aggressive driving charge against Lakin. The charge...

...of not paying for a cab ride from Jacksonville and with a fugitive from justice charge, appeared Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Timothy Barton and waived extradition to New Jersey. Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering confirmed the New Jersey...