Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by both/two cases, but typically you can hire an attorney to appear for you on most misdemeanors ... if it/they are felonies, you usually would need to be there in court along with your attorney. Talk to some local criminal defense attorneys. Good luck!

How?

By hiring an attorney to make all your court appearances for you.

To handle a warrant, you must turn yourself in to the issuing court, with or without an attorney. On felony charges, the defendant must be personally present at every court hearing and appearance. On misdemeanors and infractions, an attorney can appear in court without the defendant being present � which is safer for you and avoids immediately being taken into custody. You�ll try to negotiate a recall of the warrant[s] and bail reduction or OR release. You�ll try to negotiate a plea bargain on any �Failure to Appear� charge or probation violation that caused the warrant. You�ll try to negotiate a plea bargain or take to trial the outstanding charge that caused the warrant. Turning yourself in voluntarily will result in a better outcome than being brought in chains to court after arrest on the warrant. That can happen if you come in contact with law enforcement or customs anywhere in the country. Effective plea-bargaining, using whatever legal defenses, facts and sympathies there may be, could possibly keep you out of jail/prison, or at least dramatically reduce it. Unless you're competent to effectively represent yourself in court against a professional prosecutor trying to put you in jail, most people hire an attorney who can. If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, feel free to contact me. If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me.

You should hire an attorney in both matters.. But an attorney cannot appear without you also being present it there is an outstanding bench warrant. In the case where there is a bench warrant your best option is to hire an attorney, have the attorney put your case on calendar, and appear with your attorney in court. In the other matter if it is a civil matter or a misdemeanor and if you have not been ordered personally present an attorney can appear for you.