Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 5, 2013
Budget committee OKs interpreter pilot program
A budget conference committee voted Monday to fund a pilot program to provide court interpreters for civil cases in three counties. A Justice Department investigation could expand services further, though many are worried about costs.
By Paul Jones
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - A joint Assembly and Senate budget committee late Monday voted to fund a pilot program for the next fiscal year that will provide court interpreters for civil cases in three counties.
Currently, California only guarantees court interpreter services for criminal trials. But the court interpreters union has long argued the state and judicial branch should provide them more broadly. The Department of Justice has a...
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