Table of Contents

Minnesota Statutes

• https://www.revisor.mn.gov/pubs/
• Index headings: Interpreters; Civil legal proceedings, §§546.42 to 546.44; Criminal, §§ 611.30 to 611.34

Court Rules

• General Rules of Practice, title I, Rule 8: http://www.mncourts.gov/default.aspx?page=511#generalRules.

Books, Articles, etc.

• Araiza, F. “Se Habla Everything: the Right to an Impartial, Qualified Interpreter,” 70 Wisconsin Lawyer 14 (September 1997).
• Berk-Seligson, Susan. The Bilingual Courtroom: Court Interpreters in the Judicial Process. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002). KF8725 .B47 2002.
• Buenker, Josef F. Interpreter's Guide to the Vehicular Accident Lawsuit. (Buffalo: Multilingual Matters, 2005). KF 1290 .A8 B84 2005.
• Consecutive Interpreting Theory and Consecutive Note Taking. (Video recording) (Spreckels, Calif.: ACEBO, 2006). AV Col KF8770 .C66d 2006.
• Cao, Deborah. Translating Law. (Buffalo: Multilingual Matters, 2007). K213 .C365 2007.
• Dueñas Gonzaáles, Roseann, et. al. Fundamentals of Court Interpretation: Theory, Policy and Practice. (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 1991). KF8807 .D86 1991.
• Espanol for Law Enforcement: an Interactive Training Tool. (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2003). [one CD-ROM] Gov Docs J 28.31: T 68.
• Grabau, C.M., et al., “ Protecting the Rights of Linguistic Minorities: Challenges to Court Interpretation,” 30 New England Law Review 227 (1996).
• Hale, Sandra Beatriz. The Discourse of Court Interpreting: Discourse Practices of the Law, the Witness and the Interpreter. (Philadelphia: J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2004). KU3488 .H35 2004.
• Hewitt, William E. Managing Language Problems. (Williamsburg, Va.: National Center for State Courts, 1997). KF8807 .H496 1997.
• Mikkelson, Holly. The Code of Ethics Governing Court Interpreters. (Video recording) (Spreckels, Calif.: ACEBO, 2006). AV Col KF8770 .M55d 2006.
• Mikkelson, Holly. Criminal Procedure for Court Interpreters. (Video recording) (Spreckels, Calif.: ACEBO, 2006). AV Col KF8770 .M5554 2006.
• Mikkelson, Holly. The Interpreter's Edge: Practical Exercises in Court Interpreting, generic ed. (Spreckels, CA: ACEBO, 1993). AV Col KF8770 .M57 1993. [book plus audio cassettes]
Languages to accompany this edition: Arabic, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese.
• Mikkelson, Holly. Selected articles. http://www.acebo.com/papers/pmenu.htm
• Minnesota. Supreme Court. Court Interpreter Advisory Committee. Best Practices Manual on Interpreters in the Minnesota State Court System. KFM5926.T72 M5 1999.
• Moore, Joanne. Interpreters: Their Impact on Legal Proceedings. (Video recording) AV Col KF 8770 .M66.
• Nolan, James. Interpretation: Technique and Exercises. (Buffalo: Multilingual Matters, 2005). P306 .N586 2005.
• Phelan, Mary. The Interpreter's Resource. (Buffalo: Multilingual Matters, 2001). P306.2 .P486 2001.
• Pochhacker, Franz. Introducing Interpreting Studies. (London: Routledge, 2004). P306.5 .P63 2004.
• Poorman, Mark E. "Sources of United States of America Legal Information in Languages Other than English." http://www.llrx.com/features/otherthanenglish.htm
• Strutin, Ken. "Interpretation and Translation Resources for the Criminal Justice System." http://www.llrx.com/features/interpreters.htm
• Tanick, Marshall H. "Language Barriers Raise Towering Legal Issues," 8 Minnesota Lawyer 21 (No. 25, June 25, 2004).
• "Using Court Interpreters." (St. Paul MN: Minnesota Supreme Court, Court Services Division, 2006). AV Col KF8770 .U84 2006.

TO FIND MORE: Suggested subject heading in the online catalog is: Court Interpreting and Translating. In the Index to Legal Periodicals and Books, try the subject headings: Court Interpreting and Translating; Translating and Interpreting. In the Minnesota Index to Legal Periodicals Subject Heading: Courts – Interpreters. Or after a successful keyword search in either resource, look for useful subject headings under the items you retrieved and link to them.

Web Pages

• American Translators Association: http://www.atanet.org/
• California Court Interpreters Association: http://www.ccia.org/
• Federal Court Interpreter Certification Program: http://www.ncsconline.org/d_research/Consort-interp/fcice_exam/index.htm
• iLoveLanguages: http://www.ilovelanguages.com/
• Minnesota Judicial Branch Court Interpreters Page: http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=304
• National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators, Inc.: http://www.najit.org/
• Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibilities: http://www.najit.org/documents/NAJITCodeofEthicsFINAL.pdf
• Proteus (newsletter): http://www.najit.org/Publications/Proteus_index.htm
• National Center for State Courts: http://www.ncsconline.org/D_Research/CourtInterp.html
• The Translator's Home Companion: http://www.lai.com/lai/companion.html
• Wisconsin Court System Interpreters Page: http://www.wicourts.gov/services/interpreter/index.htm

Interpreters for the Deaf

• Cartwright, Brenda E. Fingerspelling in American Sign Language, 2d ed.. (Alexandria, VA: RID Press, 2007) HV2477 .C37 2007.
• Consecutive Interpreting Theory & Consecutive Note Taking. (Spreckels, CA: ACEBO, 1998). AV Col KF8770 .C66 1998.
• Interpreting in the American legal system. (Video recording) (Burtonsville, MD: Sign Media, 1995) AV Col KF8770 .I57 1995. [6 videocassettes plus workbook: No.1 Jury instructions; No.2 Auto accident; No. 3 DUI arrest; No. 4 Plea bargain session; No. 5 Plea bargain litany; No. 6 Expert testimony.]
• Mathers, Carla M. Sign Language Interpreters in Court. (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2006). KF8725 .M38 2006.
• Mendoza, Elizabeth. ABC 1-2-3: Fingerspelling and Numbers in ASL. (Alexandria, VA: RID Press, 2006) Teacher's Guide HV2477 .M46 2006, Student Workbook HV2477 .M462 2006.
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf: http://www.rid.org/
• Russell, Debra L. Interpreting in Legal Contexts: Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpretation. (Burtonsville, Md.: Linstok Press, 2002). KF 8770 .R87 2002.

Dictionaries

American Sign Language

• The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language. (Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press, 2005). Reference HV2475 .G35 2005.

Arabic

• Faruqi’s Law Dictionary: Arabic- English, 2nd ed. (Beirut: Librairie du Liban 1983). Reference K52 .A7 F373 2003.
• Faruqi’s Law Dictionary: English-Arabic, 5th revised ed. (Beirut: Librairie du Liban 2003). Reference K52 .A7 F368 1983.

Chinese

• Kiang, Yi-seng. An English-Chinese Glossary of American Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law. (Boston : Zheng & Zui Co., 1989). Reference KF9217 .K53 1989.

Hawaiian

• A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language. (Rutland, VT: C.E. Tuttle Co. 1974). Reference PL6446 .A57 1974.

Hmong

• Heimbach, Ernest E. White Hmong-English Dictionary. (Ithaca, N.Y.: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 1979). Reference PL4072.95.W45 H45 1979.

• Hmong Legal Glossary. (Madison, WI: Wisconsin Court Interpreter Program, 2006). Reference K52.H6 H66 2006.

Khmer

• Glossary of Selected Legal Terms - English-Khmer. (1994). K52.K5 G56 1994.

Korean

• Yi, Sang-do. Korean-English Law Dictionary. (1998). Reference K52.K6 Y52 1998.

Laotian

• Glossary of Selected Legal Terms - English-Laotian. (1994). K52.L3 G56 1994.

Multiple Languages

• Glossary of Selected Legal Terms: English-Cantonese, English-Khmer, English-Korean, English-Laotian, English-Vietnamese . (Olympia, WA : Office of the Administrator for the Courts, 1994). Reference K54 .G5 1994.

Russian

• Braun, Marina. English-Russian Dictionary of American Criminal Law. (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998). Reference KF9217 .B73 1998.
• English-Russian Jurisprudence Dictionary , 2003. Reference K52 .R8 P58 2003.

Somali

• English-Somali, Somali-English Dictionary, 5th ed. (New Delhi: Star Publications, 2002). Reference PJ533 .K67 2002.
• O'Hirsi, Adam I. The Somali Court Interpreter: , (Bloomington, Ind. : AuthorHouse, 2005). Reference K52.S6 O34 2005.

Spanish

• Bilingual Dictionary of Criminal Justice Terms, 2nd ed. (Longwood, FL: Gould Publications, Inc., 1991) Reference K52 .S6 B45 1991a
• Butterworth’s English/Spanish, Spanish/English Legal Dictionary (1991) Reference K52 .S6 C33 1991
• Mikkelson, Holly. The Interpreter's Companion, 4th ed. (Spreckels, Calif. ACEBO, 2000). Reference K52.S63 M55 2000.
• West’s English/Spanish, Spanish/English Legal Dictionary (1992) Reference K52 .S6 S65 1992.

Vietnamese

• Glossary of Selected Legal Terms - English-Vietnamese. (1994). K52.V5 G56 1994.
• Usual English-Vietnamese, Vietnamese-English Dictionary. (Glendale, Calif.: Ð?i Nam, 1987). Reference PL4376 .N36 1987.

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