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What does the Court’s mission statement describe?

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How the court conducts business daily.

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How can a JA play an active role in carrying out the Court’s mission statement?

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Remaining neutral, honesty and integrity, processing petitions accurately, creating minute orders, being reliable, problem-solving, helping fellow JAs, prioritizing work, and being self-sufficient.

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What is a vision statement?

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A roadmap of where the court sees itself in the future.

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What is the purpose of values?

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To guide actions, decisions, and behavior.

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What are the four stages of the lifecycle of a case?

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Creation, Maintenance and Use, Preservation, Destruction.

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How does a JA aid in the creation of a court record?

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File stamping, filing documents, and creating minute orders.

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What documents are confidential and should not go in the file?

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Judge’s notes and research attorney notes.

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What is the email to order a Spanish or indigenous Latin interpreter?

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Spanish@lacourt.org

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What is the email to order interpreters for languages other than Spanish?

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OtherThanSpanish@lacourt.org

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What are the types of interpreters provided by the court?

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Registered, Certified, and Provisionally Qualified.

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What does “Be Like a Duck, Work Like An Octopus” mean for a JA?

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Stay calm and composed while multitasking and being adaptable.

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Who does a JA report to?

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Court Operations Manager.

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What is the first thing a JA does when entering a courtroom?

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Introduce themselves.

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How should a judicial officer be addressed?

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“Your Honor.”

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What should a JA do if they become aware that someone is recording in court?

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Provide a written order and take steps to stop the recording.

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What must a JA know about FTR (For the Record) recording?

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Know the pause, recording, and stop buttons, create a log sheet, and start the recording.

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When must electronic recording be turned on?

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In family law, probate, and mental health courtrooms.

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What should the timestamp show at the beginning of each morning?

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00:00

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What is required for electronic recording in Probate, Mental Health, and Family Law?

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It must be on but does not serve as the official record and should not be reflected in the minute order.

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Name a few ways to enhance self-care.

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Sleep, meditate, exercise, laugh, breathe deeply, play, eat clean, spend time in nature, take walks, and get vitamin D.

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Why does managing courtroom content matter?

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Sustaining neutrality, avoiding implicit bias, and maintaining a healthy mindset.

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What is compassion fatigue?

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A gradual lessening of compassion over time.

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What should a JA do if a litigant requests an ADA accommodation?

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Provide the MC-410 form.

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What are the two questions for service animals?

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  1. Is this a service animal required for a disability? 2. What service, work, or task does this animal perform?
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What are the two types of trials?
Court Trial and Jury Trial.
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How much is the jury deposit for a civil case?
$150
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What type of verdict is required in a criminal case?
Unanimous verdict.
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What is evidence?
A document or object presented in court to support testimony and can be marked for identification or admitted into evidence.
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What is voir dire?
The jury selection process, meaning "to speak the truth."
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What are deliberations?
The jury's process of analyzing and discussing evidence to reach a verdict.
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What is polling the jury?
When the JA asks each juror if they agree with the verdict.
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What is a trial?
A dispute resolution process where parties present their case.
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What is a tribunal?
A formal setting with the authority to decide claims.
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What is the goal of a trial?
To reach a resolution.
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Where is the jury box located?
Its location determines the placement of the plaintiff’s table and witness stand.
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What is the "well" in a courtroom?
The area between the judge's bench and counsel table, commonly known as the "no-go zone."
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What does criminal litigation handle?
Cases where an adult allegedly broke a law.
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What is traffic litigation?
A subsection of criminal litigation focusing on infractions.
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What is civil litigation divided into?
Jurisdiction-based subsections depending on whether a claim exceeds $35,000.
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Where are Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (DVRO) heard?
Family Law court.
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What is unique about probate matters?
There may be only one party at the time of filing.
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What does probate litigation handle?
Appointing executors of estates.
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Where are Riese Appeals regarding involuntary medication heard?
Mental Health court.
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Where are petitions for the restoration of firearm rights heard?
Mental Health court.
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What does juvenile dependency litigation handle?
Cases related to the welfare of a minor.
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What does juvenile justice litigation handle?
Cases where a minor allegedly broke the law.
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What CMS (case management system) is used for all litigations except Civil to find case information and calendar hearings?
Enterprise Justice (Odyssey).
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What CMS is used for all litigations except Civil to complete minute orders?
Clerk Edition.
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What CMS is used exclusively in Civil to find case information and create minute orders?
eCourt.
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Where does a JA find policies, procedures, JA manuals, and QRGs?
CourtConnect.
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Where can a JA find e-learning courses?
SumTotal.
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What must a JA do for Provisionally Qualified (PQ) interpreters?
Swear them in and attach the INT-110 form to the file.
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What is good practice if there is no oath on file for an interpreter?
Swear them in.
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What are examples of "Be Like a Duck, Work Like an Octopus"?
Stay calm and composed while multitasking and adapting.
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How is a jury called in a criminal case?
By the last four digits of their juror ID or court-assigned number.
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How is a jury called in a civil case?
By name.
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What are the three methods a bench officer uses to select jurors?
1. Jury panel sheet method 2. Random sheet method 3. Jury box (electronic system).
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What must a JA do when someone in the audience records court proceedings?
Advise them that recording is prohibited and provide a written copy of the general order.
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What icon starts FTR recording?
The gold circle.
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What must the FTR archive timestamp show at the beginning of each day?
00:00
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What does the FTR pause button look like?
A red circle with two vertical lines.
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What does the FTR stop button look like?
A gold square.
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BW
Bench Warrant
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CCP
Code of Civil Procedure
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CJ
County Jail
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CMS
Case Management System
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CSR
Certified Shorthand Reporter
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DOJ
Department of Justice
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FTA
Failure to Appear
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JA
Judicial Assistant
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LEP
Limited English Proficency
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MSC
Mandatory Settlement Conference
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NPT
Nunc Pro Tunc
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OSC
Order to Show Cause
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OTR
Order to Return
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TRO
Temporary Restraining Order
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TW+30
time waived (time waiver)
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Oath to Witness
Do you solemnly state that the testimony you may give in the cause now pending before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
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Court's Mission Statement
how we conduct business on a daily basis
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Vision Statement
roadmap of where we see the court in the future
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Purpose of Values
guides our actions, decisions, behavior
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4 Stages of the Lifecycle of a Case
Creation Maintenance and Use Preservation Destruction
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How the JA aids in the creation of a court record?
File stamping and Filing documents, minute orders
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What are confidential and does not go in the file?
Judge's notes and research attorney notes
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What are the court's values and what is it's purpose
People centric transformative innovation data informed decision making collaboration -the purpose is to guide our actions and decisions
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Why Does Managing Courtroom Content Matter
1) Sustaining Neutrality and Appearance of Neutrality 2) Avoiding Implicit Bias 3) Maintaining a Healthy Mindset
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What is motion for mistrial based on the systematic exclusion (discrimination) of certain jurors because they are a member of an identifiable group based on gender, age, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or other similar grounds
Wheeler Motion
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When do we keep track of time as a JA?
deliberations
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What are the types of juror challenges
Stipulation, Cause and Peremptory Challenge
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What is peremptory challenge
Allows the counsel to invoke and dismiss without a specific reason Limited time it can be used by both sides of counsel
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Jury Box: When do we click SAVE?
after every change
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Jury Box: How do we move juror seats after they've been excused?
Quick Seating Actions
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For the Record: Add Annotations button
White Square with + Sign
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What are the three methods that the bench officer uses to select jurors
Jury panel sheet method Random Sheet Method Jury Box
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What are the two types of case information sheets
alpha and random

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