This week's post comes from Maria Teresa. Glad to post it on her behalf. - Kevin On my way to the terminal to catch my flight to Chicago at Newark Airport, I was on a shuttle bus. There, I saw a sign that caught my attention...
Do your local, regional or state courts have a Language Access Plan (LAP) in place? A Language Access Plan, much as the name suggests, is a detailed description of the language related encounters and services an agency has in place in order to provide effective communication...
* Maria Teresa Perez is a Spanish language interpreter. She has been a certified Spanish interpreter since 1996, previously applying her skills in California, and now as a Staff Interpreter with the Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County Vicinage. In her spare time, Maria...
Dear NAJIT Blog Readers, This week we'd like to share with you a special message from Mr. Freek Lankhof. Freek, thank you for all you've done throughout the years to strengthen our profession. - Kevin (You can read more about Freek in our June 6th, 2014...
I was at a Holly Mikkelson training on August 3rd and afterward at lunch I asked her if I could blog about it. She said yes, but another NAJIT member, esteemed colleague, and past guest blogger beat me to the punch. I asked John P....
On Saturday, July 12, 2014, the Franklin County Municipal Court auditorium played host to Operation Street Smart, presented by a couple of officers with the D.A.R.E Special Investigation Unit of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, and sponsored by the Community and Court Interpreters of Ohio...
I generally start my day with a cup of coffee. By no means am I a morning person, and there is nothing like that freshly brewed first cup to get my day started. I wouldn’t consider myself a caffeine addict. I grew up drinking 2...
Oftentimes, the particulars of a case don’t make themselves known to the interpreter until he or she arrives in the courtroom. For plea hearing, the court may need the interpreter to interpret general instructions to the gallery. The public defender may need to speak with...
IN MEMORIAM María Cristina de la Vega Writer, Translator, Interpreter, Entrepreneur June 28, 1952 Havana, Cuba April 18, 2014 Miami, Florida Our beloved friend and colleague, María Cristina, left us on Good Friday, 2014. It was on June 13, 2013, that she revealed publicly in her blog, Musings that she had...
This week's post comes to us from our colleagues in Texas. Big thank you to Marco Hanson for sharing and making this post possible. Keep up the great work folks, and Happy Valentine's Day. - Kevin Office of Court Administration DAVID SLAYTON Administrative Director Free Spanish Court Interpretation...
