Law Practice
Sep. 19, 2008
Rally Calls for More Interpreters
Wendy Levine sees the same scenario play itself out every time she's in court awaiting her indigent clients' cases to be called.
By Cortney Fielding
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Wendy Levine sees the same scenario play itself out every time she's in court awaiting her indigent clients' cases to be called. Men and women who speak no English attempt to represent themselves, often battling a landlord seeking their eviction while a judge strains to understand. The only interpreter on hand is an elementary school-age son or daughter they've brought along to t...
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Wendy Levine sees the same scenario play itself out every time she's in court awaiting her indigent clients' cases to be called. Men and women who speak no English attempt to represent themselves, often battling a landlord seeking their eviction while a judge strains to understand. The only interpreter on hand is an elementary school-age son or daughter they've brought along to t...
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