Pennsylvania Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Gender Bias in the Judicial System Report on Litigants with Limited English Proficiency and Related Links

• Summary by County in Pennsylvania of Limited English Proficiency Populations as reflected in Census 2000 data

• Ranked Summary by Counties in Pennsylvania  with largest numbers of Limited English Proficient Persons as reflected in Census 2000 data

• Open Adobe pdf File with Detailed Census Data on Limited English Proficient Persons

•  Open Map of distribution by county in Pennsylvania of Limited English Proficient and foreign Born Populations 

Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Campaign for Litigants' Equal Participation

• Open Announcement of Campaign as Adobe PDF File

• May 2003 Correspondence to Judicial Council of Pennsylvania Ethnic and Racial Task Group with Recommendations

Go to Links => Interpreter Certification in Pennsylvania

News November 29,  2006:

Governor Signs Pennsylvania Interpreter Certification Law as Act No. 172 of 2006

• On November 29, 2006 Pennsylvania Governor Rendell signed SB669 the Pennsylvania Interpreter Law

• See Photograph of Bill Signing

• See indexed text of SB669 as finally adopted

Testimony May 17, 2004 PA State Senate Judiciary Committee

First Judicial District Pennsylvania April 2004 Report on Engaging Persons with No or Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in the Judicial Process

• Open scanned report as pdf file

• Open scanned report as text searchable pdf file (larger file)

Comments to Legal Services Corporation on Limited English Proficiency Issues

Civil Rights Complaint Filed February 2003 with U.S. Department of Labor, Charging Pennsylvania and  Berks County Agencies with  Discrimination against Spanish-Speakers