A magistrate is a type of judge, you blithering asshat.

magistrate judges are judges appointed
to assist district court judges.... the same as your caretakers assist you to wipe your arse.
NO.
http://www.fedbar.org/PDFs/A-Guide-to-the-Federal-Magistrate-Judge-System.aspx?FT=.pdfPART C: DUTIES THAT MAGISTRATE JUDGES PERFORM
(1)conducting initial proceedings in felony criminal cases;
(2)adjudicating criminal misdemeanors with finality;(3)conducting pretrial matters and other proceedings that the district courts delegate to them in civil and criminal cases; and
(4) adjudicating civil cases with finality on consent of the parties.