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The NAJIT Observer (TNO) was created in 2011 in response to NAJIT’s members need for a tool

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13 Aug

Posted at 09:22h in Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreting, Janis Palma, New Ideas, Recent Posts, The Profession by
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Let me begin with a disclaimer: documentation about the early codes of ethics for judiciary interpreters, also called codes of professional responsibility, is scant or lost altogether. I am writing mostly from memory and some documents I have been able to track down, which means...

06 Aug

Posted at 07:58h in Advocacy, Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Interpreters, Interpreting, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, The Profession by
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Introduction As an interpreter with over 22 years of experience, I have witnessed the evolving dynamics within our profession. In Wisconsin, there is a shortage of court-certified interpreters. However, this shortage is not due to a lack of potentially qualified professionals but rather a failure in...

23 Jul

Posted at 10:56h in Court Interpreting, Interpreters, Interpreting, Recent Posts, Reme Bashi, The Profession by
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In Wisconsin, the State Court Interpreter Program and certification are turning twenty years old in the Fall of 2024. The first staff interpreter jobs in our state were created shortly after the certification became available. Recently, a few counties have advertised jobs in this category....

15 Jul

Posted at 10:43h in Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Interpreting, Professional Hazard, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, The Profession by
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Many times, I am saved by the bell. Last week I was in court, on time waiting for my early morning case to start. As we waited over 90 minutes, the ADA, judge, sheriff’s officers, clerks, and LEP defendant were understandably frustrated. The practice in...