The Assistant DA may ask you to speak at another hearing, later on. The court will not ask you to speak at the arraignment. You do not have to go to the arraignment, but you can go if you want.
the judge sets bail (the amount of money that the abusive person has to pay to get out of jail until their trial) and any conditions of bail (such as they can’t leave the state).the abusive person says if they are pleading guilty or not guilty.the court tells the abusive person that they has the right to a lawyer.the court tells the abusive person the crimes it is charging them with.If you file the criminal complaint yourself, the arraignment happens after the “show cause” hearing. If the person who abused you is arrested and the District Attorney files a criminal complaint against them, the first thing that will happen in court is the arraignment. It is where the court formally charges the person who abused you with the crime.