A single stipendiary magistrate or three lay magistrates sit in the magistrates 'court.

裁判法院由一个领薪裁判官或三个非专业裁判官列席。

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In order to try a case there must be at least two lay (non-lawyer) magistrates, or a stipendiary magistrate.

要审理一个案件必须至少有两名非法律专业治安法官，或者一名领薪治安法官方可进行。

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Most are dealt with by lay magistrates in local courts, capable of imposing prison sentences of up to two years, or involve guilty pleas.

ECONOMIST: Jury trials

Although the Jesuits had already created ten schools, they were for the training of Jesuits in 1548 the local magistrates in Messina, Sicily asked Ignatius to form a school that would have lay students in addition to Jesuits.

FORBES: Lead Like Ignatius