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Judge says remote interpreting should lower interpreter costs after several multilingual trials
Summary
Judge Roy told commissioners Superior Court No. 2 increased jury and interpreter requests after several Haitian Creole and Mandarin matters; the court expects lower in-person interpreter expenses after contracting with Heartland Translation Services for remote interpreting.
Judge Roy, identified as the judge for Superior Court No. 2, said the court slightly increased jury and interpreter requests after several multilingual matters that were expensive when interpreters traveled in person. Citing a recent Mandarin interpreter expense, he said remote services through Heartland Translation Services should reduce future travel and per‑case interpreter costs.
"I paid her right around $4,000," the judge said while describing a Mandarin interpreter who traveled and translated for a trial, adding that the remote contract should reduce similar costs going forward. Commissioners noted the added jury trial costs this year and accepted the court's budget adjustments.
Staff did not anticipate a large long-term change to jury trial frequency but said moving to remote interpretation will better control translation costs and scheduling. The commission did not take separate votes beyond acknowledging the submitted court budget.
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