1. District of Columbia Courts

2. Interpreted Events Served CY 2016 Top 9 languages
Spanish 7,022 (72.92%)
Signed languages 920 (9.55% )
Amharic 889 (9.23%)
French 127 (1.32%)
Tigrinya 114 (1.18%)
Mandarin 105 (1.09%)
Vietnamese 84 (0.87%)
Arabic 79 (0.82%)
Korean 60 (0.62%)
1987: 842
2013: 9024
2017: CY 2016: 9630
CY 2016: 40 languages

3. Language Access Services Available at DC Courts
Court interpreters
Bilingual staff
Signage
Brochures and Internet
Forms, court orders, information
Remote interpreting
BILINGUAL DESIGNATED STAFF: 30 positions
Approx. 40 staff able to communicate in 27 languages

4. Language Access Services Where do We Assist?
Resource centers
Court Social Services offices
Mediation services
Court-appointed attorney-client meetings
Home visits
Some mental health settings
Domestic violence intake office
CPO attorney negotiation rooms
Child Support enforcement at courthouse
Marriage Bureau

5. Translation of Documents
Vital documents
Sight translation
Exhibits
Signage
documents requiring a defendants signature (admonishments, consent forms, waivers etc.)
b. court and trial and notification letters
c. consent and complaint process documents.
d. notices of rights

6. OPEN TO ALL, TRUSTED BY ALL, JUSTICE FOR ALL
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
OPEN TO ALL, TRUSTED BY ALL, JUSTICE FOR ALL