We're not sure what emoticon this elicits, but social media giant Facebook has turned to the judiciary to beef up its in-house legal team.

Paul S. Grewal, a US magistrate judge who's presided over several big intellectual property cases in San Jose, California, has accepted a presumably much more lucrative position to oversee global litigation at Facebook.

"Paul has presided over hundreds of cases as Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of California, and has earned a reputation as a thoughtful and knowledgeable jurist with deep expertise in areas that are critically important to our company and our industry," Colin Stretch, Facebook's general counsel, said in a statement. "We look forward to having him on our team."



