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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Eastern District of Texas

Honorable Rodney Gilstrap, Chief Judge
David A. O'Toole, Clerk of Court

PUBLIC NOTICE FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne at Marshall, Texas, is 
due to expire on December 27, 2019. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
Texas is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the 
magistrate judge to a new eight-year term.
 
The duties of a magistrate judge in this court include the following: (1) conduct most preliminary 
proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; (3) conduct various 
pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from a district judge; and (4) trial and 
disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants.
 
Comments from members of the bar and the public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate 
judge should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the court and should be directed to 
the Chair of the Merit Selection Panel, Bonnie Leggat-Hagan, c/o P.O.Box 3347 Longview, Texas 75606 
or by email to mail@bonnieleggat.com
Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019.
 
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