California moves to provide interpreters in all court cases

Associated Press ^ | Aug. 16, 2015 12:07 PM EDT | Sudhin Thanawala

[itsahoot]

They found some more of someone else’s money to spend?

[telstar12.5]

I hope they left the California-Liberal baggage at the border.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[Scrambler Bob]

So, I speak American, but the Judge, DA, Public Defender may all speak Spanglish, Mexican, Farsi, ?

Yep, I need an interpreter. Especially when they throw in the ‘legalese dialect’ on top of all the rest.

[fogofbobegabay]

As an attorney practicing in Sonoma County Calif., it is I problem when your client or the other party does not speak English and has to rely on their teenage son or daughter. Yes, most are illegal, but you can’t take their kids away without them understanding what is going on. The last year or so they have been providing interpreters in the family law court rooms.

[M Kehoe]

Good afternoon.

California legally exists as a part of the Untied States. From a practical and cultural standpoint, California only exists in the geography.

Sad.

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[Auntie Mame]

Oh, great. They no longer provide court reporters in civil cases, don’t know about criminal, because they say they don’t have the money, but they’ll find the money to provide free interpreters for people in this country who DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH.

Makes sense to me.