If you want to know what happens at "arraignment" and landed here? Good, but make sure that's actually the hearing you're facing.

If your first time in front of a judge is still ahead of you, that's your first appearance talking, not your arraignment. If your first time already happened, in a jail jumpsuit, in front of a judge who'd never met you, that one's done. Arraignment's next.

Step-by-step guide to protecting yourself after a car accident in Washington. What's legally required, what insurance companies don't want you to know, and when to call an attorney.