Share and Learn July 2024
Legal Words:
- Probation Absconder: A person under probation supervision whose location is unknown, in violation of the conditions of their probation
- Serious Juvenile Offender: A child who has been adjudicated by the juvenile court for a serious juvenile offense.
- Peremptory Challenge: The rejection of a prospective juror by the attorneys in a case, without having to give a reason. State law defines the number of peremptory challenges available.
- Marshal: The persons responsible for courthouse security including the metal detectors at the entrance of each courthouse and maintaining order in each courtroom. A marshal can also serve (give copies of) legal papers to the other people named in a lawsuit.
- Interpreter: The person who correctly translates court hearings from a second language to English. An interpreter is provided at no cost to the person who needs the interpreter in all cases where the person’s life, freedom, children, or housing are at risk of being taken away. Interpreters are also provided for criminal and child support cases.
Legal Maxim:
- Res Judicata: A thing adjudged
- Res Ipsa Loquitur: Thing speaks for itself
- Onus probandi: Burden of proof.
- Nemo bis punitur pro eodem delicto:Nobody can be twice punished for the same offence.
- Qui Facit Per Alium Facit Per Se: He who acts by or through another, acts for himself