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Carlos, the magistrate of Puerto Dorado.

Carlos, the magistrate of Puerto Dorado.

"Hear ye hear ye! Commencing now the sessions of the peace. Presiding now over these trials, the highly esteemed magistrate of South York! All rise for the Right Honorable Justice Smith!"
―Bailiff[src]

Magistrate was a title used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judicial and executive powers. In other parts of the world, magistrate is a word applied to a person responsible for administration over a particular geographic area. In some jurisdictions, a magistrate is a judicial officer who hears cases in a lower court, and typically deals with more minor or preliminary matters. In other jurisdictions (e.g., England and Wales), magistrates are typically trained volunteers appointed to deal with criminal and civil matters in their local areas.

History

"The Sword might have sent him to a jail somewhere?"
"Exactly. Precisely. Jail. Probably dropped Left-Foot Louis right in front of the closest magistrate, just like you wanted. Not too shabby."
―Arabella Smith and Jack Sparrow[src]

Carlos was the town magistrate of Puerto Dorado on Isla Tesoro during the Wicked Wench's attack.[1]

At least in one version of the sack of Nassau as told by Captain Jack Sparrow himself, with some exaggerations like Elizabeth Swann's involvement, Sparrow claimed that he picked a rueful time to visit Nassau, for the town came under siege by Black Smoke James, who tried to appoint himself magistrate of the island, a detail of grave concern to the man who held the position. But upon their arrival to Nassau, Jack became magistrate instead and together with Elizabeth managed to defeat Black Smoke James aboard the King George's Amnesty after he did not withdraw his attack.[2]

Lord Cutler Beckett's warrant for the arrest of Elizabeth Swann was issued by the magistrate of the Town of Ipswich, County of Suffolk. The magistrate ordered Beckett to bring Elizabeth before a Justice of the Peace or magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.[3][4]

During the trial of Joshamee Gibbs in London, the Bailiff introduced Justice Smith as the highly esteemed magistrate of South York. However, Jack Sparrow assumed Smith's identity as the judge presiding over Gibbs' trial.[5]

Notable magistrates

Behind the scenes

Carlos was referred to as both magistrate and mayor in the making of Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.[1] He was notably named the magistrate in concept art and the 1966 soundtrack.[6]

In Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio's screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the Bailiff introduced Justice Smith as the highly esteemed magistrate of South York.[7] The line never made it into the final cut of the film, but was retained in James Ponti's junior novelization.[5]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies, pp. 92-93
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
  3. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  4. ↑ Dated this twenty-seventh day of April, in the Year of Our Lord 1724, in the tenth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George, at the Town of Ipswich, County of Suffolk. Magistrate, by Royal Authority duly appointed
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (junior novelization), p. 3
  6. ↑ Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Sound Track of the Fabulous Adventure
  7. ↑ Wordplayer.com: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio