Which courts have magistrate functions?

• A. Justice of the Peace Courts
• B. Municipal Courts
• C. District Court
• D. Both Justice of the Peace Courts and Municipal Courts

Answer: (D)

Magistrate tasks are the pretrial and emergency duties designated to certain judicial officers to move the criminal process along, such as issuing warrants, setting bail, and handling initial appearances. In this context, the courts that are empowered to perform these magistrate functions are the Justice of the Peace Courts and Municipal Courts. District Courts do not carry these magistrate responsibilities, as they are higher-level trial courts focusing on other stages of cases. Therefore, both Justice of the Peace Courts and Municipal Courts have magistrate functions.