Review for court interpreter exam.
Plaintiff - Answers -person who sues
defendant - Answers -person who is been sued
witnee - Answers -person who gives testimony about the facts
prosecutor - Answers -the government's lawyer in a criminal case
public defender - Answers -attorney who defends criminal
defense witness - Answers -person(s) who testifies for defendant
assistant district attorney - Answers -is the state court attorney
assistant U.S. attorney - Answers -attorney in federal court case
court clerk - Answers -he administer oath. Usually called courtroom deputy
misdemeanor - Answers -defendant does not have to appear in court. Attorney can
represent.
misdemeanor charge - Answers -1. arrest & formal charges; 2. First appearance; 3.
Pretrial negotiations 4. trial
felony - Answers -defendant must appear in court.
felony lower court - Answers -1. arrest& formal charges; 2. 1st appearance; 3.
preliminary settings; 4. pre-trial negotiations; 5. probable cause hearing, 6. grand jury
felony for cases going to trial - Answers -1.arraignment; 2. motions and settlement
conferences; 3. trial, and 4. sentencing
an interpreter shall render - Answers -accuracy, representation of qualifications, be
impartial, professional demeanor, limit to interpret and/or translate,assess ability to
deliver services, report any ethic violations, and continually impskillrove
Mandatory method for interpreting at the witness stand - Answers -consecutive
The interpreter hired by the court in a criminal case may refer attorneys to a defendant -
Answers -only if defendant ask directly
