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19 Dec

Posted at 12:20h in Business Practices, Certification, Community, Court Interpreting, Interpreters, Janis Palma, Language Associations, NAJIT Affairs, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, The Profession, Volunteer by
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I know it may seem like a tired old cliché but, come on! You have to agree with me: it has been a great year! For me it was a year of enormous challenges chairing the NAJIT Board of Directors during the first half, and...

07 Nov

Posted at 15:07h in Advocacy, Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Immigration, Interpreting, Janis Palma, Language, Recent Posts, Technology, The Profession by
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“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” —Socrates Jon Leeth was the Special Assistant to the Assistant Director in Charge of Court Reporting and Interpreting Services, also referred to as Chief...

10 Oct

Posted at 01:00h in Certification, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreters, Janis Palma, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Recent Posts, The Profession, TRAINING by
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There is one aspect of all judiciary interpreters’ certification exams that I find somewhat inconsistent with real-life practice. In real life, being able to anticipate and appropriately reformulate what judges and attorneys say is very closely linked to the repetitious nature of legal language. There...

11 Jul

Posted at 01:00h in Advocacy, Attorney Education, Continuing Education, Court Interpreting, Interpreters, Interpreting, Janis Palma, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Tools of the trade by
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There is a rather distorted perception held by some legal professionals about the role of interpreters in courtroom proceedings or even outside of court. They believe interpreters are tools, like a microphone or a laptop computer, things they can use for whatever purpose they have...