The preliminary trial was held in the court of Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate. It is headed by Chief Judicial Magistrate. A Texas JP Judge will also magistrate prisoners and set bail. Another reason was the combination of magistrate and prosecutor in one position. The senate meetings were public and directed by a presiding magistrate (usually a consul). He was appointed a Police Magistrate. The District Magistrate of Lucknow reports to the divisional commissioner. The district magistrate and collector of Allahabad reports to the divisional commissioner. The District Magistrate of Varanasi reports to the Divisional Commissioner. Each republican magistrate held certain constitutional powers. There is a Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) in every subdivision. Each district is governed by a district magistrate. They are vested with the powers of executive magistrate for criminal cases. Falcone eventually gravitated toward penal law after serving as a district magistrate. The consul was the highest ranking ordinary magistrate.