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Interpreter directory

Interpreter Directory. Use our directory to find freelance Certified and Registered Court Interpreters in California for depositions, trials and other legal proceedings. All the interpreters in this directory are members of the Association of Independent Judicial Interpreters of California (AIJIC). Credentials indicated for each interpreter are current at the time the interpreter joins AIJIC or renews their membership. We encourage that all interpreter credentials be verified as needed.
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Betsy Lombard

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

5302634791

County(ies):

Nevada County

I work in Nevada, Placer, Yuba, Sutter and El Dorado counties.

Johanna Gonzalez

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

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Leilani Padilla-Young

Court Certified Interpreter

*CERTIFIED LANGUAGES*, Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

5056704274

County(ies):

Monterey County


M.A in Translation and Interpretation, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey-MIIS, 2022

I provide interpretating services for Monterey, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties.

Betsy Lombard

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

5302634791

County(ies):

Nevada County

I work in Nevada, Placer, Yuba, Sutter and El Dorado counties.

Marybel Cariño

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(619) 884-4886

County(ies):

San Diego County

Lorena Barrett

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(323) 356-0395

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, Ventura County

Nataliya (Natasha) Kharikova

Court Certified Interpreter

Russian (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(310) 570-9392

County(ies):

Los Angeles County

Mariana Bension-Larkin

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(310) 650-2410

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County,San Bernardino County,Ventura County

Mariana Bension-Larkin is a Spanish judicial interpreter state-certified by the Judicial Council of California and federally-certified by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Ms. Bension-Larkin is based in Los Angeles and specializes in interpretation proceedings focused on civil litigation. She taught‎ the Spanish Court Interpretation Program at the L.A. Institute of Translation and Interpretation in Los Angeles from 2010 to 2013, has a Certificate in Interpretation and Translation from UCLA Extension and has volunteered at the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law as an interpreter.

She is one of the founding members of the Association of Independent Judicial Interpreters of California (AIJIC) and current president of the board.

Nina Shor

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(619) 977-2959

County(ies):

Pearl Sarvis

Court Certified Interpreter

Cantonese (Certified)

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Helena Salvador

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

County(ies):

San Mateo County, San Francisco,Contra Costa County,Alameda County,Santa Clara County

Over 20 years of experience with Workers Compensation and Civil litigation cases. Depositions, hearings, mediations arbitrations, med/legal, recorded statements, Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting.

Estela Moll

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(310) 529-8722

County(ies):

Los Angeles County

I am a Certified Spanish Language Interpreter with over 20 years of experience in a variety of fields including but not limited to: Legal, business, entertainment, conferences, language coaching and simulcast.
I am a professional linguist and I love what I do. I have a strong work ethic and sense of responsibility.

Martitia Palmer

Court Registered Interpreter

French (Registered), Italian (Registered)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(213) 840-7249

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, Nevada County,Orange County,Riverside County,San Bernardino County,San Diego County,San Francisco,San Luis Obispo County,Santa Barbara County,Ventura County

Early schooling in French Canada and France – Paris, Alliance Francaise. Dante Alighieri in Italy – Interviewer for RAI-TV in 3 languages. Vatican Radio translation & broadcast of Papal speeches. RAI Notturna – Translation & Broadcast worldwide Cultural news. Entertainment Interviews.
Accredited NY District Court in FRENCH & ITALIAN – Official Court Interpreter California Courts – Registered with the Judicial Council of California. Sample of work:
Investment Banking Seminar into French for West Africa – Irvine & LA
WEBINARS into French & Italian: HP CLOUD Enabiling-Safety DATA CENTERS.
CNN HEROES -ANNENBERG FOUNDATION 3 Day Conference & Seminar-French.
MAN OF STEEL: London Premiere (into ITALIAN at an LA Audio Studio).
THE HOBBIT An Unexpected Journey-London Premiere (French – Audio Studio).
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Conference Award-Events: LA-San Francisco 1 week French.
GETTY MOSAIKON Meetings & Tour French. GETTY Legal Artwork Negotiations. Italian
Military System Executive Meetings – Flight Controllers Training 45 days French
A Court case in Santa Barbara- French – another in Bakersfield – Italian.
Italian DIVORCE case – Orange County Depositions & Court
An Italian to English translation of a Foundation DEED of Incorporation.
ITALIAN to English Transfer of legal representation with APOSTILLES and
my DECLARATION as an Official Court Translator Registered with the
Judicial Council of California. An Italian to English 250 page Intl. multi-venue
Litigation. .Various off-shoots of the Credit Lyonnais Case – Translation & Depositions.
A French to English translation of a business Contract, a cross-complaint for COURT Filing and a
Swiss REAL ESTATE contract for a US Defense Attorney –
COURT Cases – Credit Lyonnais Case for the US Attorney’s Office 2 years. Parmalat case
for law firms – extensive translation. Cecchi Gori case & Trial. see C.V.

Victor Martinez

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(415) 336-4166

County(ies):

Alameda County, Contra Costa County,Los Angeles County,Marin County,Napa County,Sacramento County,San Francisco,San Mateo County,Santa Clara County,Solano County,Sonoma County

Madeline Rios

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(909) 621-9600

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County,Riverside County

Certified as a California and U.S. Federal Spanish Court Interpreter.

ATA certified Spanish to English translator specializing in law, environment, energy, telecom and the United Nations system.

Tamar Tsagik Markosian

Court Certified Interpreter

Armenian - Eastern (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(818) 212-9507

County(ies):

Mireille Mariansky

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

County(ies):

San Francisco

Yassaman Manauchehri

Court Certified Interpreter

Farsi (Certified), Dari (Persian of Afghanistan) (Registered)

Interpreter info

Phone:

County(ies):

Orange County

Monica Desiderio

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

310-429-2246

County(ies):

Los Angeles County

Rebecca Ann Knight

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(626) 475-1300

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, Orange County,San Francisco

I am very passionate about interpreting. I have been working as a California court interpreter since 1993. Working with NGOs has given me the wonderful opportunity to combine conference interpreting with travel.

Jessica Yu

Court Certified Interpreter

Cantonese (Certified), Mandarin (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(213) 210-3251

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Francisco Hulse

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

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Giovana Farias

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(714) 767-5179

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, Orange County,San Bernardino County

Giovana Farias has been certified by The Judicial Council of California as a judicial Spanish interpreter. She is a highly dedicated, professional and reliable interpreter who has successfully completed training coursework that includes Conference Interpreting and Civil Law Interpreting. Ms. Farias holds a BA in International Business with a concentration in Spanish as well as a Court Interpreting Program certificate.

Ms. Farias is based in Orange County but also provides services in Los Angeles and other adjacent counties. She is available to travel.

Omar Kitanoff

Court Certified Interpreter

Russian (Certified), Ukrainian (Registered)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(916) 716-7695

County(ies):

Omar Kitanoff is CA Judicial Council Certified in Russian & Registered in Ukrainian. For a number of years he has been offering a full scope of language services (interpreting, translation, localization, voiceovers, event hosting, presentations, etc), as well as intercultural and international advising and development consulting for government, law enforcement, nonprofit, and business sectors. Omar has excellent interpersonal skills and vast experience in all areas of the business. He operates his company out of Sacramento, CA, but will travel statewide and beyond.

Marina Camarero

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(714) 328-7078

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County,San Diego County,Santa Barbara County

Marina Camarero has been working in the private sector as a certified Spanish interpreter, as well as in the Los Angeles Superior Court, since 2003. She also works in the Federal Courts and with the Orange County Public Defender’s office since 2011. Marina also does transcription and translation work, jail visits, depositions, arbitrations, mediations, trials and conferences.

Her degrees include a BA in Political Science/International Relations from UCSC and a Certification in International Business, 2001. Conference Interpreting and Civil Law Interpreting Courses completed in 2011. She is available to travel.

She is an AIJIC Founding member.

Jesus J. Rocha

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(831) 755-8175

County(ies):

Monterey County

Nathan (Mintao) Huang

Court Certified Interpreter

Cantonese (Certified), Mandarin (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

626-409-8139

County(ies):

Los Angeles County

Samuel Pinilla

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

County(ies):

Betsy Lombard

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

5302634791

County(ies):

Nevada County

I work in Nevada, Placer, Yuba, Sutter and El Dorado counties.

Alejandro Furth

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

323-252-4427

County(ies):

Los Angeles County

Joel Torres

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

County(ies):

Leilani Padilla-Young

Court Certified Interpreter

*CERTIFIED LANGUAGES*, Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

5056704274

County(ies):

Monterey County

EDUCATION
• M.A in Translation and Interpretation, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey-MIIS, 2022
• B.A in Interpretation, Instituto Superior de Intérpretes y Traductores-ISIT, Mexico, 1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE-FREELANCE INTERPRETER 1998 Present
Legal interpretation
• Legal interpreting experience in California Superior Courts, criminal, civil and family matters
• Legal interpreting experience in Federal District Courts, New Mexico
• Depositions, mediations, workers’ compensation
• Witness testimony, specialized in Mexican Spanish
Conference interpretation
• Extensive conference interpreting experience for international organizations, government, law enforcement, political, business, non-governmental organizations, labor unions, and community meetings
• Extensive experience in technical, scientific, academic interpretation and a wide variety of topics
• Trained on various remote interpreting platforms
Translation
• Business, government, non-governmental organizations, international organizations
• Familiar with various CAT tools

Fabiola Castaneda-Razo

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(909) 224-1711

County(ies):

San Bernardino County

Ramona Rodriguez

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(714) 310-7900

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, Orange County

Frank Farsad

Dari (Persian of Afghanistan) (Registered)

Interpreter info

Phone:

County(ies):

Teri Bullington

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(916) 847-8380

County(ies):

El Dorado County, Nevada County,Placer County,Sacramento County,Sutter County,Yolo County,Yuba County

Jessie Liu

Court Certified Interpreter

Mandarin (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(949) 545-1354

County(ies):

San Bernardino County

I came to the United States in 2007 to go to school in UCLA. Before United States, I lived in the United Kingdom and Singapore for 2 years and 6 years respectively. Aside from the court interpreter certification, I have been extensively involved in translation and interpretation in the business setting for 7 years, I work for a Chinese-speaking investor in the large-scale franchised restaurants industry, and have helped him build and operate 4 brand new stores from ground up, each with seating capacity of 400+.

Josephine Baldwin

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified), Catalan (Registered),French (Registered),Italian (Registered)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(619) 277-9771

County(ies):

Orange County, San Diego County

A native speaker of four languages, I am a court-certified, court-registered and medically certified interpreter, and translator with over twenty years of experience and many highly satisfied customers in two continents. I provide multilingual translation, interpretation, proofreading and editing services in different languages, to Attorneys, Physicians, public and private institutions and organizations, small businesses, large corporations, organizations and private individuals operating in different fields, and first and foremost: to bridge communication gaps.

Sandra Ledesma

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(562) 208-0684

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Caroline Carrera

Court Certified Interpreter

Tagalog (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

1-925-556-9962

County(ies):

Alameda County, Amador County,Butte County,Contra Costa County,El Dorado County,Fresno County,Kern County,Kings County,Los Angeles County,Marin County,Mendocino County,Merced County,Monterey County,Napa County,Orange County,Placer County,Riverside County,Sacramento County,San Diego County,San Francisco,San Joaquin County,San Luis Obispo County,San Mateo County,Santa Barbara County,Santa Clara County,Santa Cruz County,Shasta County,Solano County,Sonoma County,Stanislaus County,Sutter County,Ventura County,Yolo County,Yuba County

Genevieve Navar

Spanish (Certified), French (Registered)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(707) 322-5392

County(ies):

Los Angeles County

Stephanie Penn

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(323) 663-6609

County(ies):

Los Angeles County

Esther M. Hermida

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(310) 890-3129

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County,San Bernardino County

Esther is a U. S. District and CA court certified Spanish interpreter with 20 years experience in the field. She has a strong work ethic, punctual, and professional. She has a commitment of always doing her best at whatever job she has undertaken. Her interpreting skills has afforded her the opportunity of doing simulcast for TV, dialect coaching, voice-overs, and script translations for the entertainment industry. She enjoys challenging assignments and is sure to work well with others.
Ms Hermida is a founding member of AIJIC because she believes in helping her interpreting community via professional associations. She’s a voting member of the American Translators Association; and a supporting member of the Latina Lawyers Bar Association.

Veronica Ann Stocker

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(323) 252-9079

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County

Sona Roesler

Court Certified Interpreter

Armenian - Eastern (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(559) 801-7172

County(ies):

Fresno County

Ignacio Villareal

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(909) 286-7000

County(ies):

Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County,San Bernardino County,San Diego County

Mary Lee Behar

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified), French (Registered),Italian (Registered),Romanian (Registered)

Interpreter info

Phone:

County(ies):

Los Angeles County

Martha Landeros

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

County(ies):

Los Angeles County

Golrokh (Goli) Khatibloo

Court Certified Interpreter

Farsi (Certified), Dari (Persian of Afghanistan) (Registered)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(949) 394-1452

County(ies):

Selected county(s)

Leticia Silva Aceret

Court Certified Interpreter

Spanish (Certified)

Interpreter info

Phone:

(949) 283-8799

County(ies):

Orange County

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