The National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators' mission is to promote quality services in the field of legal interpreting and translating. Our members play a critical role in ensuring due process, equal protection and equal access for non-English or limited English proficient (LEP) individuals who interact with the judicial system.
As of 2011, membership in the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators totals over 1200 professionals , and includes practicing spoken language judiciary interpreters and translators, as well as those who interpret or translate in other settings, judges, Ph.D. linguists, educators, researchers, students, administrators, and managers of non-profit community language bureaus and for-profit language agencies. NAJIT boasts a growing number of interpreters who work between English and American Sign Language (ASL). While most of our membership resides in the U.S, some members live and work in Latin America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Anyone with an interest in the field of judiciary interpreting and translating or who shares NAJIT's interests and objectives is welcome to join.
WHAT'S NEW
- May 10 , 2012 -- The Department of Justice has revised its policies to enhance the ability to communicate effectively with LEP individuals. Plans and documents relating to this revision will be posted oline in the coming weeks. Please go to http://blogs.justice.gov/main/archives/2196 to view the press release.
- May 7 , 2012 -- NAJIT Chair Rob Cruz spoke during a segment on radio station KNPR's segment on courts' struggles with language needs. Download the segment here.
- May 2 , 2012 -- Pennsylvania Interpreters: Pennsylvania Administrative Office of the Courts will approve up to 12 credits for the NAJIT Conference. You must submit an advance approval form to the AOC before the conference, and provide a certificate of attendance after. More info: http://bit.ly/KqYonO
- April 26 , 2012 -- The Keynote Speaker for this year's conference will be Dr. Roda Roberts. To view her biography, please head over to the Conference General Information area.
- April 26 , 2012 -- The NAJIT Board has written a letter to the President of the College of Charleston on the College's decision to dismantle its interpreting center. You can view the letter here.
- April 9 , 2012 -- The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has created a new website for LEP information and guidance.
- March 30, 2012 -- The 2012 NAJIT Scholars are: Samantha Mowry, William Hahn, Yaling Zheng, Martha Soto, and Silvia Guzman. Congratulations!
- March 28 , 2012 -- The Spring 2012 message from NAJIT Chair Rob Cruz is now available.
- March 12 , 2012 --The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a letter to the Administrative Office of the North Carolina Courts regarding its compliance with Title VI and the Safe Streets Act. The letter can be found here.
- AudioLinks Offer -- By special arrangement with NAJIT, AudioLinks Services is offering NAJIT members an extraordinary discount of more than $350.00 off the purchase of the latest in interpreting technology – the Williams Sound 2-Way Digi-Wave Interpreter Kit. For more information, and to order, please click here.