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The Supreme Court has decided to open up an expression of interest forum for those with extensive legal experience to express interest in the role of Magistrate. We would like to emphasize the apolitical role this is, and ask that people respect this process by not campaigning, endorsing, or explicitly supporting any individual for such role.

MAGISTRATE INFORMATION

Magistrates serve on the District Court of the Commonwealth of Redmont. They preside over all cases in the District Court, under the supervision of a Judge or Justice. The‌ ‌District‌ ‌Court‌ ‌of‌ ‌Redmont‌ ‌hears‌ ‌all‌ ‌minor‌ ‌civil‌ ‌and‌ ‌criminal‌ ‌disputes‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌first‌ ‌instance.‌ Each‌ ‌town‌ ‌or‌ ‌city‌ ‌shall‌ ‌be‌ ‌considered‌ ‌a‌ ‌district‌ ‌and‌ ‌shall‌ ‌have‌ ‌one‌ ‌Magistrate.‌ ‌ ‌

Magistrates are expected to maintain judicial integrity and independence, and to perform‌ ‌the‌ ‌duties‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌office‌ ‌fairly,‌ ‌impartially,‌ ‌and‌ ‌diligently.‌

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORMAT

Reply to this thread with the following:

- Username:
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?:
- What town/city do you primarily reside in?:
- Why do you want this position?:
- Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain:
- What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?:
- Links to cases you have been involved in:
- Additional Information:


Your expression of interest will then be reviewed by the Supreme Court in due time.

This is not an application.

This expression of interest thread will be open until a suitable individual is appointed. Do not ask about your EOI or attempt to campaign for this position.

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- Username: Pepecuu

- What are your strengths and weaknesses?:
Strengths:
- Fluent in English
- Attention to detail
Weaknesses:
- Slightly forgetful
- Sometimes busy (But am able to be active for most days of the week)

- What town/city do you primarily reside in?: Reveille

- Why do you want this position?: I would like the position of magistrate as I am passionate about the legal system, and would like to contribute to the server by ensuring fairness and justice, regardless of their circumstances.

- Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain: Yes, as I am able to clearly and effectively articulate ideas to team members, ensuring that everyone is on the same page. Additionally, I can adapt to different roles within a team, such as leading discussions or following set directions.

- What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?: I am currently involved in my school's mock trial club for my extracurriculars, as well as have been both a participant and as an organizer for related school events.

- Links to cases you have been involved in:
Adjourned:
Lawsuit: Adjourned - Pepecuu v. VortexX_X [2025] DCR 8

Ongoing:

- Additional Information: Thanks for reviewing my EOI!
 
- Username:KingBOB99878
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?:
Strengths:
Kind
Impartial
Active
Honest
Friendly
Listener
- What town/city do you primarily reside in?:
Reveille
- Why do you want this position?:
I want this postition because i love the democracy craft court system and i want it to grow. Right now there are so many cases waiting 15 days for verdicts and i think if you hire me i can
- Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain:
Yes, my dad owns a law firm IRL and i have to work with his employees, over 30. My dad says he is vary proud of me and i work good with a team.
- What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?:
My dad owns a law firm and i work at it during the summer going to cases, editing motions, filing motions, calling insurance companies, etc.
- Links to cases you have been involved in:
- Additional Information:
 
- Username: JunkCereal

- What are your strengths and weaknesses?:
Strengths
1. I would be remiss not to say meticulous.
2. I enjoy both reading and writing, and I'm trying to do more of both.
3. I'm incredibly passionate about everything I do.

Weaknesses
1. I can be excessively critical.
2. I'm a perfectionist. (Yes, I consider this to be a weakness because of the undue stress it causes. Expecting higher work from yourself is good in moderation, but there's a point where the expectation becomes unachievable and detrimental.)
3. I can struggle with motivation.
4. My social skills aren't the greatest.
(Needless to say, I'm constantly working on all the aforementioned weaknesses.)

- What town/city do you primarily reside in?: Reveille

- Why do you want this position?:
Throughout my time growing up, I never knew what I "wanted to do" with my life. I've considered doing a wide array of different things: math, physics, computer science, government, train conducting, accounting, and, of course, law. From the time I could understand it, I've also been interested in and passionate about politics. Eventually, my combined interest in politics, logic, and rules has ultimately convinced me to pursue law.

I want this position not only because I think it will help me better understand the life direction I'm choosing to go in, but also because, by being in this position, I truly believe I can benefit the server, which I've come to enjoy immensely.

- Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain:
I believe so. In situations where I need to explain my intentions with work, I make sure that the other person knows exactly what I intend to do. At times, to an extent that has admittedly annoyed people. Likewise, if there's any doubt in my mind as to what another person is trying to convey, I won't hesitate to ask them for clarification, even if I end up looking "stupid" for it. Lastly, I'll advocate for what I believe in, but I'm not so blinded by my own beliefs that I can't find compromise with the person I'm talking with or, if the situation demands it, give up my own point.

- What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?:
I have attained the "Attorney" qualification and currently work at DragonLaw. I don't have much to advocate for myself in this category.

- Additional Information:
I'm not sure how much value it would have, but I think it may help my case. I was in the US military for four years, and for two of those years, I worked in Communication Security (COMSEC). Essentially, it was my job to store and manage classified information and COMSEC gear, primarily: radios, devices that held and loaded cryptographic keys, and network encrypting devices (KG-175/250/etc). In this position, I was expected to be familiar with and compliant with multiple military orders. Notable examples were DoDM 5200.01 Vol 1-3 and CMS-1A.

I'll admit, I'm not the most qualified candidate. No doubt, there are more experienced, practiced, capable, and respected individuals who deserve the position more than I. I'm applying only to heed the advice, "An opportunity not taken is an opportunity lost."

- Links to cases you have been involved in:
snow_crp v. FearlessNacktmul [2025] DCR 33
 
- Username: Ameslap

- What are your strengths and weaknesses?:
Strengths
  • Organized;
  • Responsive;
  • Well versed in law;
  • Able to communicate effectively.
Weaknesses:
  • Limited cases;
  • Could work on my writing more.
- What town/city do you primarily reside in?: Aventura

- Why do you want this position?: I have often criticized the court and its effectiveness without fully grasping the role they have. I want to branch out and get the real experience needed to be apart of the solution. I also find pride in being apart of this community and helping advancing the legal system in any way I can.

- Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain: Of course! In my various Minecrafting years, I have led teams, established procedures, and communicated those procedures effectively. One such example is everything that deals with the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Kingdom of Alexandria, where I oversee and run the ministry with effectiveness and a "team-first" culture.

- What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?: Being employed at the DOJ, Justice Compass Law, and as a Public Defender has given me a breath of legal experience that I am proud of.

- Links to cases you have been involved in:
  1. FCR 29 (Lead)
  2. FCR 30 (Lead and still pending)
  3. FCR 34 (Public Defender)
  4. FCR 40 (Public Defender)
  5. FCR 44 (Co-Counsel)
  6. FCR 53 (Lead and still pending)

- Additional Information: Ready to get to work!
 
Username: AmityBlamity
What are your strengths and weaknesses?:

Strengths:
  • Diverse experience: Having worked as a paralegal, independent lawyer, and a prosecutor, I've fought on every side of the bench. I've worked on cases in all three courts.
  • Organized: I've assembled a mini Obsidian vault dedicated to Minecraft law, in order to assist me in my legal endeavors.
  • Experienced writer: I've been writing professionally IRL for ten years.
  • Human passion: I don't want to knock people who use generative AI, but it's not something I've ever employed, and I consider that a strength. My work is passionate, handcrafted, and believable. When I write my verdicts, you'll know they're from me.

Weaknesses:
  • ADHD: Makes focusing a fair bit difficult sometimes. I try to circumvent this through use of the Pomodoro technique.
  • Impatient: Linked to the ADHD, but waiting around is not something I'm particularly great at.
What town/city do you primarily reside in?: Reveille

Why do you want this position?: My work in the courts has been some of the most enjoyable and fulfilling experiences I've had while playing on DemocracyCraft. I'd love the chance to take that one step further. To take a seat on the bench and help shape the future of the Commonwealth's law through carefully considered and rock solid verdicts.

Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain: Yes. My day job has me leading a team of people. Direct communication is absolutely key in ensuring everyone understands what they're doing, and that there's no confusion. I'd much sooner someone asks me for clarification twenty times in order to ensure the message is heard and understood, rather than timidly work away on something they didn't quite grasp.

What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?: I have achieved all possible lawyer qualifications. I have worked as an independent lawyer, as a Paralegal at Dragon Law, and currently as a prosecutor at the DOJ.

Links to cases you have been involved in:
Additional Information: Ready to start as soon as you'll have me.
 
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- Username: Talion77

- What are your strengths and weaknesses?:
Strenghts:
1. I have (way to much) time.
2. I can read comprehensively really well, and I have analytical skills.
3. I am impartial in (have to be, as I'm a handball ref irl) and emotionally detached from cases.
4. I like to read, and so it comes that I read loads of DC Law.

Weaknesses:
1. I am a perfectionist, which could slow me down on cases.
2. I am overwhelmed when working on a lot of cases at the same time.
3. I am overly cautious when making decisions.
4. I will have some CoIs, which I wil immediately recuse myself from.
5. I have ADHD, which makes focusing difficult sometimes.

- What town/city do you primarily reside in?:
Reville

- Why do you want this position?:
I believe that fairness and respect are essential for Redmont's Legal System. As I've founded a law firm, although working more behind the scenes, I know there is a strong need for magistrates right now. My passion (and this is not a lie) for the legal system irl has always been strong, and I wanted to put away the bad guys.

- Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain:
I think yes. As I've said, I do lots of administrative / behind the scenes work in my law firm. I do the employee management and the finances in addition to my legal work. Also, through my (although small) involvement in politics, I have attained a lot of DC related communication skills. Irl, I also have good communication skills (debate club).

- What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?:
On, DC, i founded a law firm (Agrari, Talion & Partners) with pricelessAgrari. This gave me lots of experience outside the court, working in the Cope Holdings Bankruptcy and other cases. I have also attained the Attorney qualification.

- Links to cases you have been involved in:
Sadly, none Important that I've represented Clients in, I've done a lot more behind the scenes work. There is one Case (a rental dispute) in which my client went so inactive, that he did not answer for his Proof of Representation.

- Additional Information:
I would immediately resign from my position in my law firm I'm in right now.
 
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Username:


BabySoga




What are your strengths and weaknesses?





Strong:





x I am very good at holding a secondary leadership position


x I have good skills in decision-making and interpretation


- I am very consistent and impartial

Weak:


- I sometimes get toooo intrested in stuff I work on


- I am very bad at being indirect I am very direct.



What town/city do you primarily reside in?


Oakridge, Or-Valley-15





Why do you want this position?


I have a history of critique of the SCR during my time as Rep. I even wrote a press release when they (rightfully) removed the former Speaker of the House. I was very mad and frustrated when they revoked the standing orders and nullified a lot of bills.





Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain:


I can say simply: I can work as a Chief of Team as well as a member, and I have shown this in my government jobs. I would do anything for a team that I work on.





What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?


I worked as a Representative and wrote and voted on many bills, and this really helped me grasp more of the law in DC.





Links to cases you have been involved in:





Lawsuit: Dismissed - MikeOxlonger1 v. Ollie_army [2025] DCR 12


Lawsuit: Dismissed - MikeOxlonger1 and Soeboekaas v. VortexX_X [2025] DCR 13


Lawsuit: Dismissed - MikeOxlonger1 v. Philip_d_blank [2025] DCR 9


Lawsuit: Dismissed - The Commonwealth of Redmont v. Nebrasken64 [2025] DCR 4


Lawsuit: Dismissed - Superwoops v. ribs_221 [2025] DCR 2


Lawsuit: Dismissed - RaiTheGuy07 v. Commonwealth of Redmont [2025] FCR 19


Lawsuit: Adjourned - Dimitre977 v. kesballo [2025] FCR 6






Additional Information


Thank you for reviewing this.
 
- Username: xtub12345
-Town/City: Oakridge
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?: Strengths: Activity, Determination, Constant Discord. Weaknesses: Weekend Activities, Procrastination, been spending more time off discord recently..
- Why do you want this position?: Because with the vacancies on the Federal Court, Redmont has a need for an experienced magistrate. I believe I have the experience, time, and abilities to properly execute the office. I have spent most of my more recent time on DC on the courts in some manner, and I believe it is probably where I am most accustomed to being, I feel it would be a proper use of my time on DC.
- Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain: Yes, throughout my time as Chief Judge for the FCR, Magistrate, PD, and SCR Intern, I feel I was able to properly communicate with my colleagues (except near the end), I know how to properly convey a message clearly and correctly and I feel I can utilize this skill on my time in the courts.
- What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?: Outside of court positions I've been a RBI Member, OAG Paralegal, Prosecutor, Clerk.
- Links to cases you have been involved in:

Additional Info: These are only cases I've been involved with with forums proof, if you'd like more please DM me (also some of these are posts to I haven't made but I was involved with the case in some way)
 
- Username: Dearev
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?:

Strengths:
Active in discord and in the forums
able to do multiple tasks at once
able to do extensive legal research

weaknesses:
I have minor issues with paciency
I have ADHD

- What town/city do you primarily reside in?: Aventura

- Why do you want this position?:
I am looking for new oportunites within DC and i feel like a step into the judiciary would be beneficial to my legal carrer, seeing that the district court is lacking magistrates, i feel like this is the perfect time to apply!

- Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain:
Yes, I have proven so at the RBI which i feel like i take every investigator's opinion into consideration before making a decision in a investigation.

- What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?:
I have worked as acting attorney general (currently at the time of application), RBI director (currently at the time of application), managing partner at Wisdom and Wisdoms legal firm and lawyer at fishs legal firm.

- Links to cases you have been involved in:

(those are exclusivly the cases i have filed and worked on alone)

- Additional Information:
I may not be the most qualified applicant, however i do belive i would do an amaizing job in the judiciary and im willing to learn from those who have been here for longer
 
- Username: Frostify11
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?: I have a sharp eye for logic, and love searching for details. I have done many logical affairs IRL on DC, such as being an investigator and doing math. I am also quite active, and love reading up on cases. I can even usually predict where they will go, and anticipate the comments of the parties and the presiding officer. I also understand the law quite well, and am good a communication (atleast while I’m online). I can also be quite the procrastinator and can be somewhat inattentive.
- What town/city do you primarily reside in?: Aventura
- Why do you want this position?: The Judiciary has been my dream job ever since I joined the server. I’d love being responsible for the interpretation of the law. When I first joined this server, I came with wanting to do my work as a man of true redmontian justice, guiding me through my career path as investigator and police officer. But now, I realize, to be a man of true redmontian justice, I can’t be bound to any one entity, but to justice itself, and the only way to do that is to be a member of the Judiciary.
- Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain: I’ve worked on multi person operations, such as investigations, dealing with pandemics, etc…
- What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?: I have done some mentoring for my fellow lawyers. I work in Agari Talion and Partners, and the DOJ. I am less involved in the legal side of the DOJ, and more involved in the investigatory side, however I still deem the experience valuable. IRL, I don’t have much experience, but I have been learning to interpret real consolidated acts on my own.
- Links to cases you have been involved in: None at the moment
- Additional Information: I don’t think I am qualified, I think I am completely underqualified for this job. What I do have is a passion, and an understanding, and a willingness to improve my weak points and learn. So I’m throwing this application out just to see what happens. Maybe I’ll get accepted, maybe I’ll learn something. Whatever happens, thank you for reading my application :)
 
Username:
Ibney0

What are your strengths and weaknesses?:
Strengths:
  1. I have significant legal knowledge and am currently in my third year of law shool IRL.
  2. I check discord constantly and have fast response times.
  3. I have significant writing and drafting skills for legal work
Weaknesses:
  1. Lack of experience within this jurisdiction
  2. Admittedly stubborn
- What town/city do you primarily reside in?:
Redville

Why do you want this position?:
I really enjoy legal work, especially from an interpretation side. Judicial work has always stood out to me as the end goal for both DC, as well as in real life. I like calling balls and strikes on the hard questions and refereeing rules between two advocates. It's really fun for me.

Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain:
I'm able to effectively communicate. I've worked with teams before both on DC and on SC. On DC I worked at Justice Compass law firm with several other lawyers on a myriad of cases. On SC, I ran the Ministry of Justice and coordinated with my team to work on legal work.

What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?:
Outside of court, I've written terms of service and helped with contracts at Justice Compass.

Links to cases you have been involved in:



Additional Information:
I've done additional cases over at SC if you need them. I just linked a few with substantial work that I'm proud of. As for here, the one above is my only current case in democracy craft.
 
- Username: Muggy21
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?:
Strengths: Meticulous, Passionate over my work, Studious

Weaknesses: Occasionally over-sarcastic; slight time management issues

- What town/city do you primarily reside in?:
Reveille, moving to Aventura soon
- Why do you want this position?:
My motivation comes from a genuine interest in upholding justice and ensuring fair proceedings. Serving as a magistrate would give me the opportunity to apply my legal knowledge in an impartial setting, strengthen my understanding of case law, and further develop the skills necessary for long-term growth in my legal career

- Are you able to effectively communicate with a team? Explain:

Yes. In every job I’ve held, effective communication with a diverse group of people has been a central part of my role. I’ve collaborated with individuals from different backgrounds, responsibilities, and work styles, which has taught me how to adapt my communication to fit the situation

- What kind of legal experience do you have on DC outside of the court?:
Outside of Court, I've gained experience through a variety of avenues. I've prepared persuasive legal briefings on our Constitution and statutory interpretation. I've prepared in-depth legal research to numerous parties. Further, I've handled multiple disputes between parties, including the Commonwealth, without involving the Courts.

Legal Positions:
Assistant District Attorney for Aventura
State Prosecutor
Junior Advokat, MZLD
Lead Advocator, Redmont Civil Liberties Union

- Links to cases you have been involved in:
RCLU v. Commonwealth
FireMatt_N v. Catboi27 (as Public Defender)
Inknet v. Commonwealth
Appeal, [2025] FCR 30
.Caldiron v. CraftySciGuy
Commonwealth v. urb5n (Amicus Brief)
JamestheSlay v. RealImza (Amicus Brief)
Anthony v. ElderDoor
RCLU v. Commonwealth (Withdrawn for Judicial Economy)
Nimq_ v. Commonwealth
Malka v. Commonwealth (Amicus Brief)


- Additional Information:

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-> My legal shenanigans endorsed by our President (taken out of context, plz no sue)
 
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