The Virginia Richmond Magistrate Judge Consent Form is an official document used to allow a litigant to agree to have a civil case, which does not involve a jury trial, heard before a magistrate judge instead of a district judge. This type of consent form is used in the Eastern District of Virginia. There are two types of Virginia Richmond Magistrate Judge Consent Form: the Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Form and the Consent to Reassign Case to Magistrate Judge Form. The Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Form is used when the parties to the case have already agreed to have a magistrate judge preside over the case. The Consent to Reassign Case to Magistrate Judge Form is used when the parties involved in the case have not yet agreed to have a magistrate judge preside over the case. Both forms require the signature of the parties involved in the case, and the signature of the district judge who is authorizing the magistrate judge to preside over the case.