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Credentials
- Certified: Our most highly qualified interpreters. In addition to the basic requirements of an English diagnostic test, a test on the Interpreter Code of Professional Responsibility, a one-day orientation workshop a background check and 10 hours of observation, a certified interpreter has completed a seven-day training course and passed a three-part examination offered through the National Center for State Courts (www.ncsc.org). A certified interpreter must be used unless one is not reasonably available.
- Approved: Our next most qualified interpreters. In addition to the basic requirements of an English diagnostic test, a test on the Interpreter Code of Professional Responsibility, a one-day orientation workshop a background check and 10 hours of observation, an approved interpreter has passed an Oral Proficiency Interview offered by Language Testing International (www.languagetesting.com).
- Registered: Has completed the basic requirements of an English diagnostic test, a test on the Interpreter Code of Professional Responsibility, a one-day orientation workshop a background check and 10 hours of observation. There is no examination available in the language for certified or approved credentials.
- Conditionally Approved: Vetted by the appointing authority for suitability in the particular hearing.
For more information about the qualifications of court interpreters, see our webpage on How to Become a Court Interpreter.
Language Groups
Albanian
Spoken In: Albania, Macedonia, Serbia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Amharic
Spoken In: Ethiopia
Approved
Zerai, Kiflom |
Amharic |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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5 Star Interpreting |
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American Sign Language Communication |
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InterWest Interpreting Services |
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For unique situations, contact the Utah Interpreter Program at UIP@Utah.gov or 801-263-4891.
For a list of ASL interpreters qualified for work in the courts, see the roster maintained by the Utah Interpreter Program.
Arabic
Spoken In: Algeria , Bahrain, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian West Bank and Gaza, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Certified
El Fajri, Amine |
Arabic |
Willing to travel: Almost Always |
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Approved
Alsabea, Hasanain |
Arabic |
Willing to travel: Almost Always |
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Torosyan, Harutyun |
Armenian |
Willing to travel: Almost Always |
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Hodzic, Irma |
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Bulgarian
Spoken In: Bulgaria
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Burmese
Spoken In: Myanmar
Approved
Htut, Kyaw |
Burmese |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Maung, Maung |
Burmese |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Kelly, Kunthea |
Khmer |
Willing to travel: |
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Hui, Lap Hang |
Cantonese |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Pang, Howard |
Cantonese |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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Registered
Wang, Victoria |
Cantonese |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Cebuano
Spoken In: Philippines
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Chuukese
Spoken In: Micronesia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Croatian
Spoken In: Croatia
Approved
Hodzic, Irma |
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Czech
Spoken In: Czech Republic
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Danish
Spoken In: Denmark
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Dari
Spoken In: Afghanistan, Iran
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Dinka
Spoken In: Sudan
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Dutch
Spoken In: Netherlands, Belgium
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Farsi
Also Known As: Persian
Spoken In: Afghanistan, Iran
Approved
Andisheh, Lida |
Farsi |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Registered
Allahverdi, Vida |
Farsi |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Azadpour, Alex |
Farsi |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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El Fajri, Amine |
French |
Willing to travel: Almost Always |
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Jorge Páez |
French |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Spencer, Sasha |
French |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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German
Spoken In: Germany, Austria, Kazakhstan
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Grebo
Spoken In: Liberia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Greek
Spoken In: Greece
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Gujarati
Spoken In: Pakistan, India
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Gurmukhi
Also Known As: Panjabi, Punjabi
Spoken In: India, Kenya, Singapore
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Hebrew
Spoken In: Israel
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Hindi
Spoken In: India
Approved
Hasnain, Ghulam |
Hindi |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Indonesian
Spoken In: Indonesia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Italian
Spoken In: Italy
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Japanese
Spoken In: Japan
Approved
Abe, Etsuko |
Japanese |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Karen
Spoken In: Myanmar, Thailand
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Khmer
Also Known As: Cambodian
Spoken In: Cambodia, Viet Nam
Approved
Kelly, Kunthea |
Khmer |
Willing to travel: |
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Anderson, Heidi |
Korean |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Ji, Moon |
Korean |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Kang, Sungkil |
Korean |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Kosraean
Spoken In: Micronesia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Krahn
Spoken In: Liberia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Kurdish
Spoken In: Turkey, Iraq, Syria
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Laotian
Spoken In: Laos, Thailand
Approved
Lennberg, Vieng |
Laotian |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Vonarath, Khaisy |
Laotian |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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Ward, Phinphana |
Laotian |
Willing to travel: Almost Always |
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Liberian
Spoken In: Liberia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Lithuanian
Spoken In: Lithuania
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Maay
Spoken In: Somalia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Mabaan
Spoken In: Sudan
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Mandarin
Spoken In: China, Taiwan
Approved
Chen, Kristy |
Mandarin |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Hui, Lap Hang |
Mandarin |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Layton, Yun |
Mandarin |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Su, Cathy |
Mandarin |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Wang, Victoria |
Mandarin |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Zhang, Jane Z. |
Mandarin |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Mandinka
Spoken In: Senegal
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Marshallese
Spoken In: Marshall Islands
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Mende
Spoken In: Sierra Leone, Papua New Guinea
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Mongolian
Spoken In: Mongolia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Navajo
Spoken In: United States
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Nepali
Spoken In: Nepal
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Norwegian
Spoken In: Norway
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Nuer
Spoken In: Sudan
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Oromo
Spoken In: Ethiopia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Panjabi
Also Known As: Punjabi, Gurmukhi
Spoken In: India
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Pashto
Spoken In: Afghanistan
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Pingelapese
Spoken In: Micronesia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Pohnpeian
Spoken In: Micronesia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Polish
Spoken In: Poland
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Portuguese
Spoken In: Portugal, Brazil
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Romanian
Spoken In: Romania, Moldova
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Rundi
Also Known As: Kirundi
Spoken In: Burundi
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Russian
Spoken In: Armenia, Russia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Certified
Hall, Dina |
Russian |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Spencer, Sasha |
Russian |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Approved
Balasanian, Eleanor |
Russian |
Willing to travel: Always |
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Fafai, Fia |
Samoan |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Lesa, Ta'aumanaia Jon |
Samoan |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Moors, N. Seira |
Samoan |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Hodzic, Irma |
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Somali
Spoken In: Somalia, Ethiopia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Spanish
Spoken In: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Certified
Alomia, Cecilia |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Burow, Chris |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Colorado, Maris |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Always |
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Andersen, Grant* |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Arrieta Avila, Esau |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Always |
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Buck, Norma |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Never |
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Call, Yadira |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost Always |
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Campbell, Lluvia |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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Dale, Jacqueline |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: |
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Einzinger, Irene |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Erickson, Noelia* |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Espinoza, Shellie |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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Gaylord, Luther M. |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Gonzalez-Nieri, Israel |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Gutierrez, M. Esther |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Hernandez, Fernanda |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Joyce, Scott |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Lacock, Patricia |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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Marquez, Juan |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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McCoy, Patricia |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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McKee, Maritza |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Miles, Joy M. |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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Outzen, Angela |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Oseguera, Ingrid |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: |
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Padro, Dinorah L. |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Page, Leland |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Page, Silvia N. |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Rios, Liliana S. |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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Rodriguez, Cindy |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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Rubino, Claudia |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost Always |
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Sanchez, Sharon L. |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Schulter, Sylvia |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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Shannon, Valerie |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Silveira, Pablo |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost Always |
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Webb, Rachel |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Zambrana, Juanita |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Yes
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* State & Federal Certified
† ATA (American Translators Association) Translation Certified
Staff Interpreters - Third District Court
Juana Gutierrez |
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Miguel Medina |
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† ATA (American Translators Association) Translation Certified
Approved
Anaya Dalebout, Mariselle |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Anderson, Ericka |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost Always |
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Barlow, Wendy |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Clar, Susana |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Flores, Alfonso |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Garcia, Sandra |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Gutierrez-Murillo, Leonardo |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Harmon, Erica |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Henningson, Lilliam M. |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Jensen, Kelvin |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Never (Only Provo in 4th District) |
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Johnson, Marina |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Kennedy, Richard |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Maag, Claudia C |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Jorge Páez |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Yes |
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Patch, Marcela A. |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Sabolik, Sonia |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Stanger, Coleman |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Uribe, Silvia |
Spanish |
Willing to travel: Usually |
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Swahili
Spoken In: Tanzania
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Swedish
Spoken In: Sweden
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Tagalog
Spoken In: Philippines
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Thai
Spoken In: Thailand
Approved
Lennberg, Vieng |
Thai |
Willing to travel: Almost Always |
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Vonarath, Khaisy |
Thai |
Willing to travel: Sometimes |
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Tibetan
Spoken In: China
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Tigrigna
Spoken In: Ethiopia, Eritrea
Registered
Zerai, Kiflom |
Tigrigna |
Willing to travel: Usuallly |
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Faletau, Leila |
Tongan |
Willing to travel: Seldom |
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Prescott, Lupe |
Tongan |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Tukuafu, Pasa |
Tongan |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Turkish
Spoken In: Turkey, Bulgaria
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Ukrainian
Spoken In: Ukraine
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Hasnain, Ghulam |
Urdu |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Guymon, Ngoc Nu Dang |
Vietnamese |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Approved
Nguyen, An-Nghia "Mark" |
Vietnamese |
Willing to travel: Almost always |
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Yapese
Spoken In: Micronesia
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Yupik
Spoken In: United States (Alaska), Russia (Siberia)
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.
Zigula
Spoken In: Tanzania
Interpreters: The courts have no Certified, Approved or Registered Interpreters in this language. See the Ethnologue entry for this language for more information about it.