Magistrate establishment and jurisdiction: sets district-level magistrate courts, special-court exclusivity, and appointment/delegation rules under statute Rules permit the State Government, after consulting the High Court, to establish district Courts of Judicial Magistrates and, where necessary, Special Courts for particular cases or classes of cases whose jurisdiction is exclusive in the local area; presiding officers are appointed by the High Court, which may also confer first- or second-class magistrate powers on State Judicial Service members functioning as civil judges.