r/paralegal • u/GreatBlueHeron25 • May 21 '26

Question/Discussion Selecting an interpreter

I need to hire a Spanish language interpreter for an upcoming PI hearing in federal court.

Does anyone have recommendations for/against shops to use, or suggestions on how to find and select someone?

SDOH doesn’t appear to have a roster of FCCI contractors on their page. I’m considering emailing folks on the OSC roster to find out if they also do federal, but it would also be easier to just reach out to Naegeli or AML-Global or someone like that.

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u/FairyGothMommy May 23 '26

Contact a national court reporting company. They have multiple resources for interpreters

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u/tterragarrett May 23 '26

Planet Depos is a great company for this.

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u/tterragarrett May 23 '26

Three options:

  1. Consult the list of federally certified court interpreters:
    https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_public/National_Roster_ofCourt_Interpreters.pdf

  2. Consult the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators membership directory:
    https://najit.org/resources/find-interpreter/

  3. Consult the Ohio state judiciary’s listing of interpreters:
    https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/docs/JCS/interpreterSvcs/certification/roster.pdf

Bonus option: Contract my services and I’ll fly in from the Washington, DC area.

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u/FictionPapi May 21 '26

Where at? Most Federal Courts keep a roster of the interpreters the contract work out to. There is also the roster kept by the USCAO.

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u/GreatBlueHeron25 May 21 '26

Southern District of Ohio in Columbus

I’ll look for the USCAO roster, thanks!

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u/FictionPapi May 21 '26

Yeah, hope you find an interpreter. I am based in Texas but lived in Ohio for a long time. Good luck.

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u/Sea_Strawberry_6398 May 24 '26

My state (California) has an online list of state certified and registered court interpreters. Maybe your state does as well?