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100 interpreters and 40 languages: Clark County courts program makes sure everyone understands the proceedings

The most common languages used in courts are Spanish, Chuukese, Russian, Ukrainian and ASL

By Becca Robbins, Columbian staff reporter
Published: December 2, 2024, 6:10am
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Clark County Superior Court Commissioner Jill Sasser, left, signs a court order while Luanne Conner interprets the commissioner’s ruling into American Sign Language on Nov. 21 for a party in a hearing at the county’s Family Law Annex. Conner is one of more than 100 interpreters the local justice system has used this year.
Clark County Superior Court Commissioner Jill Sasser, left, signs a court order while Luanne Conner interprets the commissioner’s ruling into American Sign Language on Nov. 21 for a party in a hearing at the county’s Family Law Annex. Conner is one of more than 100 interpreters the local justice system has used this year. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

When a teenage girl sought a domestic violence protection order, she marked on the form she needed an American Sign Language interpreter. From then on, Luanne Conner appeared at each hearing to interpret the judge’s orders into ASL, ensuring the girl and the person she sought protection from understood.

Conner is one of more than 100 interpreters Clark County District Court has contracted with this year, translating hearings into more than 40 languages.

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