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
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Phone:
5302634791
County(ies):
Nevada County
I work in Nevada, Placer, Yuba, Sutter and El Dorado counties.
Johanna Gonzalez
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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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
Email:
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
Email:
Phone:
(323) 356-0395
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Ventura County
Nataliya (Natasha) Kharikova
Court Certified Interpreter
Russian (Certified)
Interpreter info
Email:
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)
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Phone:
(619) 977-2959
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Pearl Sarvis
Court Certified Interpreter
Cantonese (Certified)
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Helena Salvador
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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Phone:
(818) 212-9507
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Mireille Mariansky
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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County(ies):
San Francisco
Yassaman Manauchehri
Court Certified Interpreter
Farsi (Certified), Dari (Persian of Afghanistan) (Registered)
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County(ies):
Orange County
Monica Desiderio
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Email:
Phone:
310-429-2246
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Rebecca Ann Knight
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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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)
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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)
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Phone:
(916) 716-7695
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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
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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)
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Betsy Lombard
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
Interpreter info
Email:
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
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Phone:
323-252-4427
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Joel Torres
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
Email:
Phone:
(707) 322-5392
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Stephanie Penn
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
Interpreter info
Email:
Phone:
(323) 663-6609
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Esther M. Hermida
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
Interpreter info
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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
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Phone:
(323) 252-9079
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County
Sona Roesler
Court Certified Interpreter
Armenian - Eastern (Certified)
Interpreter info
Email:
Phone:
(559) 801-7172
County(ies):
Fresno County
Ignacio Villareal
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
Interpreter info
Email:
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)
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County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Martha Landeros
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Golrokh (Goli) Khatibloo
Court Certified Interpreter
Farsi (Certified), Dari (Persian of Afghanistan) (Registered)
Interpreter info
Email:
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