PART OF A TRAINING AND ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR COURT CLERKS AND COURT PERSONNEL, THIS BOOKLET IS BASED ON CALIFORNIA LAW AND MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE TO OTHER STATES. DESIGNED AS A SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM, THIS BOOKLET INTRODUCES ONE NEW VOCABULARY WORD AT A TIME, FOLLOWS IT WITH A CONCISE DEFINITION, AND THEN PROVIDES AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE TERM MEANS AND HOW TO USE IT IN A PROPER CONTEXT. THE LESSON ENDS WITH A 'SELF REVIEW' EXERCISE WHICH ENABLES STUDENTS TO TEST THEMSELVES ON THEIR COMPREHENSION OF THE TERMS. AS AN ADDED ADVANTAGE, THIS BOOKLET IS CONVENIENTLY INDEXED SO IT CAN BE USED AS FOR THE COMPLETE SET OF THE SKYLINE COLLEGE COURT SUPPORT PERSONNEL PROJECT VIDEOTAPES, SEE NCJ-35823 THROUGH 35825, 36202 THROUGH 36228, 36230, AND 36231. FOR THE BOOKLETS, SEE NCJ-37244 THROUGH 37246 AND 36414 THROUGH 36421. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)