2023 State of the Court Annual Report

LANGUAGE ACCESS EXPANSION

After Spanish, Mandarin is the next most-requested spoken language for interpreter services at our court.

Languages Served in 2023 sized according to percentage utilized

Over 42 percent of San Bernardino County's population speak a language other than English at home. In accomplishing the court’s mission of providing equal access to justice to our community, court interpreters are an essential component to removing language barriers for limited-English proficient (LEP) court users and their understanding of the judicial process.

Interpreter Services became a court-wide division in 2023. Led by our Interpreter Services Manager and supported by a Court Services Supervisor to oversee the work of 47 employees and 2 Court Services Coordinators, assignment coverage was arranged by working with upwards of 70 individual contractors in regular use.

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