to come (up) before the magistrates

[sitifan]

1. to come up before the magistrates (quoted from a dictionary)
2. to come before the magistrates (written by me)

Number 1 is correct. Is #2 also acceptable to native speakers?

 

[tedmc]

"Come up" is used with a legal case meaning "scheduled to be dealt with".
"Come before" means "(legal case) is dealt with by a judge".
The first is general while the second is specific.

 

[5jj]

1. to come up before the magistrates (quoted from a dictionary)
2. to come before the magistrates (written by me)

I see no difference in meaning.

 

[Tdol]

I would use up, though.

 

[sitifan]

I would use up, though.

3. When you come up before the judge, you must speak the exact truth. (written by me)
4. When you come before the judge, you must speak the exact truth. (quoted from Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs)

Do you prefer #3 to #4?

 

[Tdol]

I would use up when I was being charged.