For Staff & Judges
Welcome to your Court Employee Resources Page!
You can access useful resources to help you serve Limited English Proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing court users via the dropdown menus in each section below.
New Translation Portal Instructions 10-1-21
Video Remote Interpreting Bench Card- Spoken Languages
Video Remote Interpreting Bench Card – ASL
Bench Card – Language Interpreters in NM Courts
Out of Courtroom LEP Encounters Tally Sheet
24/7 Phone Interpreters (CLI) – for Out-of-Courtroom Settings
Right to Interpreter Check Sheet – 11 Languages
“I Speak” Booklet
“I Speak” Brochure
Circumstances in Which an Interpreter is Provided
4-115 Bilingual Request for Court Interpreter
4-116 Bilingual Cancellation of Court Interpreter
LAS Directory November 2023
LAS CEUs August 2024
Training Resources
Video Remote Interpreting Training
LAS & Interpreter Training
LAS Scholarship Reinstated for 2026
The LAS Scholarship has been reinstated for 2026. For questions or additional information, please review the guidelines at the link below or contact our office.
In 2026, 8-week training sessions for new Language Access Specialists begin on the following dates:
February 9th
May 11th
August 10th
November 9th
For further details about becoming a Language Access Specialist, Certified Court Interpreter or Justice System Interpreter, see “LAS & Interpreter Training Resources,” below.
A directory tracking Language Access Specialist compliance with Continuing Education Units is accessible below:
2026 LAS WEBINARS AND SYMPOSIUM
Webinars held from noon to 1:00 pm (Virtual)
- January 29: Welcome and Ethics
- 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
Training Videos
Judges’ Portal
Rules, Policies & Guides
Rules, policies, guidelines and bench cards addressing the delivery of language access services in the New Mexico state courts.
New Translation Portal Instructions 10-1-21
Best Practices for Submitting Translation Requests
Video Remote Interpreting Bench Card- Spoken Languages
Video Remote Interpreting Bench Card – ASL
Bench Card – Language Interpreters in NM Courts
Remote Interpreting Guidelines approved by NM Supreme Court
Practical Considerations for Remote Interpreting Guidelines
Policy and Procedure for Landlord Tenant Forms
Policy and Procedure for Guardian and Conservatorship Forms
Policy and Procedure for DV DR Forms
AOC Evidentiary Materials Guidelines
AOC Court Ordered Services Memorandum