Resources

We talk a lot about team-interpreting but, what is team-interpreting? This short video can probably answer that question. Take a look. Enjoy!!
NAJIT Suggested Guidelines for Interpreters Returning to Work in Courts Holding In Person Proceedings
Washington Courts Clarify Team Interpreting: The courts of Washington state (like many courts) have grappled with the issue—and came up with a simple two-page summary about team interpreting and when to use it for sign and spoken languages.
EEOC Professional Classification for Court Certified Interpreters (shared by: the interpreters in Orange County, CA in Santa Ana)
Supreme Court of the United States opinion that interpretation and translation are two distinct professions
Q&A on language access and Title VI provided by the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the Houston Interpreters and Translators Association (HITA)
The Evolution of a Profession: On the Reclassification of New York State Court Interpreters by Álvaro de Prat, David Wayne, and Leonard Morin, New York State Staff Court Interpreters June 2019. The official report of Local 1070, DC 37, the union that represents state court interpreters in New York City, and a member of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). **UPDATE** An addendum to the Reclassification Report “The Evolution of a Profession” was drafted in 2021 to include the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics
LEP.gov
Compensation Database: Interpreter Compensation in the Courts: A Descriptive Study
New York State Unified Court System Qualified & Salary Comparisons
An in-depth court interpreter compensation report written by NAJIT members Mary Lou Aranguren (California), Milena Calderari-Waldron (Washington) Robert Joe Lee (New Jersey) and Sandro Tomasi (New York) addresses the job of a court interpreter, expressed in terms understood by human-resources personnel and administrators, making two key comparisons: a) state to federal courts compensation comparisons and b) court interpreter to court reporter job and salary comparisons.

A resource for professionals working with interpreters in a legal setting. PDF version: Working with an Interpreter in a legal setting – Infographic.
Judiciary Interpreting and Legal Translation Bibliography and Database prepared by Eloísa Monteoliva García and funded by The Society for the Study of Translation and Interpretation (SSTI, NAJIT’s 501(c)(3) educational organization)
Becoming an Arabic Court Interpreter: The first edition of a guide for Arabic court interpreters.
Elsevier Science offers legal dictionaries and other products of interest.
lexicool.com: A comprehensive list of translating and interpreting courses in the US.
ACEBO provides court interpreter training materials that are highly regarded. They also have a bibliography of reference works
LEP.gov: A website with information and resources on the implementation of Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Limelight on the Profession: How interpreters do their job.
History of translation and translators
COVID-19 glossary in 18 languages from Eriksen Translations
Sample engagement agreement for interpreting or translation assignments (pulled from the NAJIT Proteus archives)
A drug emoji resource from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): Emoji Drug Code – Decoded
Standards of Practice and Ethics for Washington State Judiciary Interpreters
Professional Standards and Ethics for California Court Interpreters