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Magistrate judges tell Senate committee on-call warrants, arrests and search warrants require round-the-clock availability
Summary
Ada County magistrate judge Reagan Jamieson told the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee that magistrates handle after-hours probable cause calls for arrest warrants, search warrants and involuntary mental-commitment hearings and that being on-call can be a 24/7 obligation in some counties.
Magistrate Judge Reagan Jamieson told the Idaho Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee that on-call magistrate duties include signing arrest warrants, search warrants and orders removing endangered children, often outside normal court hours.
"Being a magistrate is not a job, it's a way of life," Jamieson said, describing calls at 3 a.m. from prosecutors and law enforcement seeking probable-cause findings so arrests and searches can proceed. She said magistrates must ensure probable cause before issuing warrants and must…
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