Partisan: In a case of domestic violence, the person who claims to be a victim of domestic violence may choose someone, a support person, to provide moral and emotional support. The support person does not need to have any special training or qualifications. The supporter may sit with the person to be protected during court hearings if the person to be protected does not have a lawyer, but cannot give legal advice or defend the person to be protected. The supporter may also accompany the protected person to custody mediation or referral to mediation. For more information on supporters, see article 6303 of the Family Code. coram nobis: A legal document used to inform the court of errors in the facts of the case. It is used to try to overturn the verdict. Comes from Latin for “before us, in our presence.” Child Advocate: A person with special training appointed by the court to assist a child in a case. Fixed judgment: An agreement between the parties to a dispute that settles a case. For example, if you and your spouse agree on all the issues of your divorce, you can submit a fixed judgment to the court.

The judgment must be signed by you and your spouse and includes your agreements on the division of property and debts, child and spousal support, and custody and access. Once the established judgment has been signed by the judge, it becomes the verdict in your case. Protocol Order: The written minutes of the Clerk`s hearings. A protocol order is made when a trial judge is formally sitting with or without a court reporter and a clerk keeps the minutes of the hearing. In this case, the minutes may be the only record of an oral order issued by the judge. Copies of protocol orders are usually kept on file and in the clerk`s office. The format of protocol orders may vary from court to court. In general, they contain the name of the court, the name of the judge and registrar, the case number and the names of the parties to the case, the date of the order, the nature of the proceedings and the decision of the court. The length of a minute command can be a single page or several pages.

Perjury: A deliberate false statement made under oath in a court case. subpoena duces tecum: A formal court order to move documents or records to a specific location at a specific time. Forfeiture of bail: A court order authorizing the court to retain the bond because the defendant did not appear in court as he should. Lawyer: A person qualified to represent clients in court and advise them on legal matters. (See also lawyer, lawyer.) Follow-up: postponement of a court case to a later date. (See adjournment; see pause.) Custodian: An officer designated by the court to be responsible for money or property lawfully seized in an ongoing case. Joint custody: A court order that grants both parents legal and physical custody of a child. Will: A legal document that lists a person`s wishes for what will happen to their personal property after their death.

Admissible evidence: evidence that can be used legally and correctly in court. Custody order: A court order that says who a child will live with and who should make decisions about health care, education and other important things. Plea: A hearing between the prosecutor and the person accused of a crime, or that person`s lawyer, to exchange an admission of guilt for a conviction for a lesser charge, if approved by the court. Holding cell: A cell in a courthouse where prisoners are held before and after their appearance in court. Self-recognition (OR): When a person is released and does not have to pay bail because they promised to go to court to respond to a criminal complaint. If the defendant does not appear in court as promised, he may be charged with a misdemeanor. Applicant: A person who makes an application to the court. Certification: An order by a judge to transfer a criminal case to another court in another district. Affirmative defence: When a defendant or a respondent in a civil case has a reason that would make them “not guilty” or innocent and provides the court with new evidence to prove it.

The defence must prove what it says (the so-called “burden of proof”). The defence must explain this defence in its response. Bailiff: Person responsible for security in court. Bailiffs are chosen by sheriffs or marshals.