"The U.S. Justice Department has awarded SOS International a potential five-year, $80 million contract to provide language interpretation services at immigration courts across U.S. states and territories." Read more: https://www.govconwire.com/2015/07/julian-setian-sos-international-awarded-us-immigration-court-interpreting-services-contract/ … [Read more...]
Webinar: Ethics for Court Interpreters
Ethics for Court Interpreters is an online language-neutral webinar offered in two sessions. This workshop is designed to familiarize you with the Code of Ethics for court interpreters. Through discussions and exercises with the trainer and other participants, you will acquire the tools to successfully navigate situations where ethical considerations are at stake. … [Read more...]
NAJIT Conference 2014 and Scolarship
The Susan E. Castellanos-Bilodeau Scholarship In March 2010, NAJIT established a scholarship in memory of Susan E. Castellanos-Bilodeau, a devoted member. Susan worked as a freelance Spanish interpreter supporting the New Hampshire Court system, and served as an interpreter for humanitarian mission works in the Dominican Republic. Susan was the … [Read more...]
Helping the courts find interpreters | By the Partnership for Public Service
Helping the courts find interpreters | By the Partnership for Public Service Every day, criminal defendants who speak a language other than English appear in federal courts throughout the United States, and have a right to an interpreter to ensure that they are afforded due process under the law. It is William Moran’s job to help the courts fulfill this responsibility, … [Read more...]
Court Translation Service in Crisis after Cost-Cutting Deal | Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) UK | Channel 4 News | 26 April 2012
A government deal aimed at cutting the cost of court translation services, results in a boycott by interpreters and additional cost to the taxpayer, Channel 4 News has learned. A government deal with Applied Language Solutions (ALS) was supposed to cut £18m off the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) bill for court translation services in England and Wales - around 23 per cent of … [Read more...]