magistrate

A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.

In any case, however, I saw that part of her injuries might easily have been redressed, and I urged her often and earnestly to lay her complaint before a magistrate.

A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.

A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.

Like other civil servants, Ashok Kumar started his career as an Assistant Collector cum Sub-divisional Magistrate.

A master's degree.