1. A family bench may include a stipendiary magistrate in which case he must preside.

2. At the hearing of the information, the stipendiary magistrate dismissed the charge.

3. A single stipendiary magistrate or three lay magistrates sit in the Magistrates'Court.

4. Solicitors and barristers may be appointed as Recorders or stipendiary magistrates.

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

6. Magistrate who is not usually a qualified lawyer ( as opposed to a stipendiary magistrate ).