The candidate's application form is a matter of self-assessment. Candidates themselves decide whether or not they are bilingual. Earlier in my practice, I appeared before a judge, and neither counsel was sure that judge understood French very well. And yet the judge was convinced he understood it. In the middle of the afternoon, he admitted he was having some difficulty. Understanding French and functioning socially in the language is one thing. Functioning in a language in the legal argument is another. There obviously has to be a procedure.
