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FROM THE EDITOR As we grow within our professional careers there comes a time to not be shy to comment, or fearful to change, but to open one’s arms and share the knowledge we acquire by presenting it to those who wish to hear our voices. Professional conferences are where we can shine! I invite you to live the moments of first time presenting at a professional conference … [Read more...]
Why provide a forensic transcription translation?
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By Helen Eby, in consultation with Teresa Salazar Recently, I was asked if I could be an expert witness regarding whether the interpreting provided in an interview that was recorded on video was accurate. I would go to the attorney’s office, watch the video and be deposed regarding the accuracy of the interpreting in this video, and later be ready to testify in court. … [Read more...]
The Ins and Outs of Hiring a Certified Judicial Interpreter For Deposition or Trial
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It is a good idea for all professional interpreters to be able to articulate what it is that we do and why the right credentials are important to supporting meaningful communication. This interview with Roxane King, which Todd Persson, co-founder of Cleveland Reporting Partners has graciously allowed us to re-post, showcases a court reporter’s appreciation for the importance … [Read more...]
Toward a Quieter Code of Silence: Upholding the Ethical Standard of Confidentiality
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By Jennifer De La Cruz Regardless of the venue in which we provide our services as interpreters, one of our most critical duties is to preserve the privacy of the information we learn about those we serve. Professional codes and standards from such organizations as the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators[1], ATA[2], and the Judicial Council of … [Read more...]
Meet the Interpreter: Diane E. Teichman
By Cristina McDowell From the Ground Up Interview of Diane E. Teichman by Cristina McDowell with the collaboration of Carol Velandia Cristina McDowell (CM): Diane, for over eleven generations your family has served the United States judicial system as lawyers, judges, justices of the Supreme Court and records archivists and continues to do so today. The … [Read more...]
Meet the Interpreter: Melinda González-Hibner
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By Cristina McDowell Interview of Melinda González-Hibner by Cristina McDowell For many of you Melinda does not need an introduction. I first met Melinda at the ATA Conference in Chicago in 2014. She immediately struck me as a person who was open, engaging, and helpful. Melinda is an accomplished interpreter (she is a state and federally certified … [Read more...]
Department of Justice
The Department of Justice is developing an acquisition strategy to provide on-site and telephonic language interpreter services in support of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). For more information visit the page: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=52ef8a4990e11e88acaff7c5076ec715&tab=core&_cview=0 … [Read more...]
Reflections on the NAJIT Conference
by Dan DeCoursey Article featured in the summer 2011 issue of Proteus, a publication by the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) www.najit.org. Reprinted with permission from writer. A colleague once told an anecdote about an attorney who asked him to interpret a legal phrase into Spanish. When the interpreter did so, the attorney … [Read more...]