Although they serve on U.S. federal courts, magistrate judges are not considered "federal judges" in the strict sense of the term, since they are not appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate and do not have life tenure.
If he's talking about the judge considering the "special master" then she is not a Magistrate and was appointed by Donald Trump. I'm not sure what he's referring to something else though.
Although they serve on U.S. federal courts, magistrate judges are not considered "federal judges" in the strict sense of the term, since they are not appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate and do not have life tenure.
If he's talking about the judge considering the "special master" then she is not a Magistrate and was appointed by Donald Trump. I'm not sure what he's referring to something else though.
I’m referring to the Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart who granted the search warrant. He’s not even a real Federal Judge.
His part should be done. It's now with District Judge Aileen Cannon.