1. Shall appear at the following scheduled municipal court sessions : Monday evenings: 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. IN-PERSON Tuesday evenings: 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. VIRTUAL Wednesday evenings: 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. IN-PERSON Thursday evenings: 5:00 P.M. -- 8:00 P.M. IN-PERSON The aforesaid times and dates are approximate and may change subject to the court’s calendar. The Court Interpreter must attend the complete court session, regardless if the session extends beyond the hours listed above, with no additional compensation. In the event of vacation or unavailability, the Court Interpreter is permitted to utilize a substitute for a limited period, with the approval of the Chief Municipal Judge, in addition to consultation with the Business Administrator. 2. Interpret proceedings, hearings, interviews, and other municipal court-related communicative events from English into Spanish and from Spanish into English 3. Interpret consecutively into Spanish questions by attorneys, or by the Judge, and consecutively interprets answers given in Spanish by defendants, parties, and witnesses into English. 4. Sight translates Spanish or English documents as required during a proceeding, hearing, interview, or other municipal court-related communicative event. 5. Requests of the municipal judge a clarification of statements made by the speaker, if necessary, when unable to understand them or express a word or thought. 6. Interprets simultaneously when required at proceedings all statements made by the parties, Judge, attorneys, and witnesses. 7. Any other service necessary to perform the duties of a municipal court interpreter of the City of Passaic.
