The State of New York Court Interpretation:
Are We Talking the Talk?

What: A panel discussion and update on the issues involved in providing
courtroom interpreter services to New York’s multilingual population.
When: Wednesday, April 5, 2006; at 6 p.m.
Where: New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44 th Street  

The New York City Bar Association invites you to join us for an examination of the complex and pressing issues involved in court interpretation in New York ’s multi-language environment.

The current practices in the New York courts as well as future plans for recruiting and training interpreters will be described. Representatives from other jurisdictions and disciplines will report on their efforts to deal with the issues. Representatives of community groups will discuss the experiences and concerns of their members. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists. The program is free and individuals who require the services of an interpreter are welcome to bring interpreters with them.

Welcome :
BETTINA B. PLEVAN, President, New York City Bar

Moderator :
FERN SCHAIR, Vice Chair, New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts

Speaker :
HON . JONATHAN LIPPMAN, Chief Administrative Judge, NYS Unified Court System

Panelists :
SANDRA BRYAN, Coordinator of Court Interpreting Services, Office of Court Administration, New York State Unified Court System;

PURVI SHAH, Executive Director, SAKHI for South Asian Women;

ROBERT JOE LEE , Court Executive, New Jersey Courts Language Services Section;

ROBERT DRISCOLL, Alston & Bird; former Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Chief of Staff for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice;

ERIC BRETTSCHNEIDER, Executive Director, Agenda for Children Tomorrow.

About the Association
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (www.nycbar.org) was founded in 1870, and since then has been dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the profession, promoting reform of the law, and providing service to the profession and the public.

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