Celebrating Diversity, Advancing Equity

 The New Mexico Center for Language Access (NMCLA) is a program of the Administrative Office of the Courts, established with funding support from the State Justice Institute to advance meaningful language access throughout New Mexico’s justice system.

 

 

 

 NMCLA supports the New Mexico courts in meeting their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by promoting high-quality language access services through training and professional development.

 

NMCLA provides comprehensive online training for:

  • Court interpreter certification candidates
  • Bilingual court and justice system employees
  • Certified and practicing court interpreters

News

2026 LAS WEBINARS AND SYMPOSIUM

Webinars held from noon to 1:00 pm (Virtual)

  • February 26: Criminal and Civil Terminology (Language Specific) (Spanish)
  • March 26: Essential Language Basics

April Symposium (In Person) – Thursday, April 30th – Las Cruces

  • ADA: Presentation (Scribing)
  • Ethics (Jeopardy)
  • Language Access as Core Court Infrastructure
  • False Cognates

Webinars held from noon to 1:00 pm: (Virtual)

  • May 28: Tú vs Usted
  • June 25: Ethics
  • July 30: General Vocabulary
  • August 27: Cultural Competence

September Symposium (Virtual) – Thursday, September 24th

  • Ethics: To do or not to do?
  • Building Vocabulary (Language Specific) (Spanish)
  • ADA Presentation
  • Justice System Intepreter (JSI) Program Presentation

Language Access & ADA Services
Annual Report
2022 Issue II

Featured in this report, you will find:

NMCLA is now offering scholarships of up to 100% of tuition for the Justice System Interpreter Certification Program.

The Fundamentals module trains both monolingual and bilingual staff across the country’s state courts.

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