Administrative
Order 05-1: In
the Matter of the Implementation of Idaho
Whereas,
the Idaho Supreme Court has amended Rule 52, I.C.A.R. with regard to the
appointment and utilization of court interpreters, and
Whereas,
it is necessary to establish local procedures to implement this rule;
It
Is Therefore Ordered that the Interpreter Coordinator in Canyon County, or the
Trial Court Administrator in the Coordinator’s absence, shall be the
court’s designee to appoint an interpreter for any court proceeding in
which an interpreter is required. All
such appointments shall be made in accordance with the priority set forth in Rule
52, I.C.A.R. The Interpreter Coordinator
shall maintain documentation to justify the use of any non-certified
interpreter for court proceedings. All
interpreters serving for the first time as a court interpreter shall take the
prescribed oath which shall be maintained by either the Interpreter Coordinator
or Trial Court Administrator.
It
Is Further Ordered that in those counties without an interpreter coordinator
position that the Clerk of the District Court, or other court employee
designated by the Clerk, shall be the court’s designee to appoint an
interpreter for any court proceeding in which an interpreter is required. All
such appointments shall be made in accordance with the priority set forth in
Rule 52, I.C.A.R. The Clerk or designee shall
maintain documentation to justify the use of any non-certified interpreter for
court proceedings. All interpreters serving for the first time as a court
interpreter shall take the prescribed oath which shall be maintained by the
Clerk of the District Court.
Dated this 23rd day of February, 2005.
Signed by James C.
Morfitt, Administrative District Judge
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