By Melanie Patterson

The North Jefferson News



On Thursday, Jessica Robb was magistrating tickets from her desk at Morris City Hall.

Magistrating tickets? That simply means checking all of the information on traffic tickets to make sure they have the correct codes, charges, names and other information.

It’s an appropriate job for Robb, who has been the city’s magistrate since October 2006.

In addition to magistrating tickets, court magistrates also issue arrest warrants, take payments for tickets, receive bonds for inmates, assist the judge and prosecuter during court, hear complaints from citizens, and more.

The City of Morris has not only Robb serving as magistrate, but also a decade of magistrate experience in Renee Sears. Sears is the Morris city clerk since March, but served as magistrate for the City of Warrior for seven years prior to moving to the Morris position.

Robb and Sears both said that working as a magistrate can be a heartbreaking job, but also has its fulfilling moments.

To read the full article, please see Saturday’s edition of The North Jefferson News