{"id":1522,"date":"2026-03-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/JLD\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:14:55","slug":"202602_jld_webinar_eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/JLD\/2026\/03\/13\/202602_jld_webinar_eng\/","title":{"rendered":"JLD Webinar: \u30a2\u30ea\u30be\u30ca\u5dde\u6cd5\u5ef7\u901a\u8a33\u8005\u306e\u3044\u308d\u306f\u30fb\u306b\u307b\u3078\u3068"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello everyone. My name is Mai Sekine, and I am an Indiana-based Japanese\u2013English interpreter. Today, I would like to share some of my takeaways from the JLD February webinar, Court Interpreting in Arizona<\/em>, presented by Ms. Kaori Hashimoto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Provisional vs. Fully Certified Court Interpreter (California Case)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you are a provisional interpreter or a fully certified interpreter<\/a> is often not simply a matter of personal choice or skill level. In Kaori\u2019s case, she was not able to complete the full certification process and remained an interpreter with a provisional qualification due to the wait periods for the final part of the exam.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I found especially interesting was that she did not experience any inconvenience in receiving job offers while working as a provisional interpreter. Did she ultimately choose to become fully certified? What could that mean in terms of impact to someone\u2019s interpreting business? She captivated the audience with stories that piqued our curiosity about \u201cWhat happens next?\u201d.  Watch the video<\/a> to get those answers and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethics! Ethics! Ethics!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the most striking part for me. Kaori explained the ethics of court interpreting in depth, and frankly speaking, I was in awe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accuracy is absolute. You cannot omit, add, or summarize anything the speaker says\u2014even fillers or expressions of confusion. This part may be well known, but what truly surprised me was the expectation that you must not engage in any casual conversation with defendants or lawyers during waiting times. You should not do anything beyond your assigned service\u2014interpretation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Court interpreters are ethically obligated to take action, including requesting speakers to slow down and pointing out your colleague interpreter\u2019s mistakes, all because you are accountable for your service.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mental Resilience and Coping Techniques<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be honest, I felt completely intimidated by all this\u2014until Kaori generously shared her own stories of failure. She emphasized the importance of emotional and physical resilience as key aptitudes for court interpreters. \u201cDetachment\u201d and \u201ccompartmentalization\u201d were new words for me in this context, and I am eager to explore them further.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am still reflecting on whether court interpreting is truly the right fit for me. Unexpectedly, my biggest takeaway was realizing just how cool<\/em> court interpreters are.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaori clearly embodies a role model that all fledgling interpreters can aspire to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to close by expressing my sincere appreciation to Kaori and JLD for this wonderful session and opportunity for reflection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last but not least, to all my fellow interpreters\u2014happy interpreting \ud83d\ude0a <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mai Sekine <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Editor: Syra Morii, audra lincoln<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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