41. He was appointed Chief Stipendiary Magistrate in 1971. 42. The current district stipendiary magistrate is Bj�rnar Leistad. 43. In 1903 he was appointed as the district stipendiary magistrate in Ryfylke District Court. 44. He practiced exclusively in crime until he became a London stipendiary magistrate in 1906. 45. He was councilor and chamberlain stipendiary in Halle. 46. The stipendiary magistrates'court has the same sentencing power as the summary sheriff court. 47. He was a Stipendiary Lecturer at Pembroke College, Oxford and,, visiting professor. 48. There are two stipendiary magistrates, the High Bailiff and the Justices of the Peace. 49. The governor may also appoint other stipendiary magistrates as acting children's court magistrates. 50. From 1949 to 1968 he served as the district stipendiary magistrate of Rana District Court.