16-12B-1.1. Number of magistrate judges.
The number of magistrate judges in the judicial circuits established by §16-5-1.2 is fixed as follows:
(1)First Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;
(2)Second Circuit: Four full-time magistrate judges;
(3)Third Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;
(4)Fourth Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;
(5)Fifth Circuit: One full-time magistrate judge;
(6)Sixth Circuit: One full-time magistrate judge; and
(7)Seventh Circuit: Four full-time magistrate judges.
Source: §16-12A-3.1; SL 2004, ch 317 (Supreme Court Rule 03-16), eff. Jan. 1, 2004; SL 2013, ch 264 (Supreme Court Rule 13-03), eff. Feb. 14, 2013; SL 2015, ch 263 (Supreme Court Rule 15-01), eff. Jan. 16, 2015; SL 2016, ch 243 (Supreme Court Rule 16-04), eff. July 1, 2016; SL 2020, ch 245 (Supreme Court Rule 19-15), eff. May. 1, 2019.