El Paso County Courthouse reports shortage in court translators
By Aileen B. Flores, El Paso Times, Texas | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The vacancy of three of the five full-time interpreter positions at the courthouse has led to the hiring of freelance interpreters, which is much more expensive than paying a permanent employee, Izquierdo said.
From the beginning of the 2014 fiscal year in October until the end of June, the county spent
In addition, on
Izquierdo said the money is primarily use to contract English-Spanish interpreters, who charge about
The average starting salary for an English-Spanish interpreter in the county is
Although the latest numbers from the
Izquierdo attributes the lack of interpreters to a low salary and a complicated test to obtain the state certification.
Interpreter
"They don't take into account that we have a retirement plan and we have insurance, but when you don't need those things I guess you don't really care about it," she said.
Jiron said working at the courthouse could be tough, especially now when there are only two people providing services to the more than 30 courts in the building.
Jiron said county interpreters assist in trials, arraignments, plea hearings, child protective services and probate courts, to mention a few.
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