Immigrants press courts for interpreters – Ohio
Tagged: judge, OhioPosted on: January 16th, 2007“Court lingo can seem foreign even to people who have spoken English all their lives.
So understanding legal jargon is nearly impossible for people with little English experience – especially when they nervously face a black-robed judge in an intimidating courtroom.
“They stand there, nodding their heads yes when they dont understand a thing thats going on. They’re scared,” says Roxana Hazlett, a Spanish interpreter who owns Springfield Township-based Translations Unlimited.”
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