Certified Interpreters United

Certified Interpreters United provides interpreting and translation services to assist non-English speaking individuals fully participate in the judicial process. We are impartial officers of the court, trained to provide the highest quality interpreting and translation services that are recognized, approved and certified by the Ohio courts. We are ready, willing and available! All of our interpreters have a mastery of at least two languages. They are professional individuals possessing specialized knowledge and adhere to a code of ethics. They demonstrate their mastery of skills after years of study and training through a licensing and certification process and serve the public interest in the performance of their services. The certified interpreters possess excellent skills in simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, extensive knowledge of legal terminology and court proceedings, vocabularies in question and mental and physical stamina that consist of complex mental tasks, mental perception, storage, retrieval and generation. Our interpreters’ skills go far beyond that of bilingualism. CIU professionals have a fluent command of both languages, they comply with the Code of Professional Conduct for Interpreters and Translators, and are trained to interpret everything that is stated or written without adding, editing, summarizing, or changing the meaning of the original message. Why Use A Certified Interpreter? Certified interpreters have studied and trained for years, and passed rigorous state exams, in order to achieve certification. Once certified by the courts they have signed an oath to comply with the Code of Professional Conduct for Judicial Interpreters and Translators. They possess a mastery of skills: • Superior language fluency • Mastery of legal terminology • Understanding of legal procedures and protocol • Training in interpreting techniques • Compliant with legal and ethical standards