Recent Resolutions and Policies

Resolution 6 (2010): In Support of the Consortium for Language Access in the Courts. (Adopted as proposed by the CCJ/COSCA Access, Fairness and Public Trust Committee at the 2010 Annual Meeting on July 28, 2010).

Resolution 1 (2011) : Ensuring Access to Justice for Limited English Proficient Individuals. (Adopted at the 2011 CCJ/COSCA Annual Meeting on August 1, 2011).

Resolution 11 (2013): To Encourage Congress to Provide Adequate Funding for Court Interpretation Services. (Adopted as proposed by the CCJ/COSCA Access, Fairness and Public Trust Committee at the 2013 Annual Meeting on July 31, 2013.)

Resolution 3 (2014) : In Support of Adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding on Court Interpreter Testing. 
(Proposed by the CCJ/COSCA Access, Fairness and Public Trust Committee at the 2014 Annual Meeting).

Resolution 5 (2018): In Support of Authorizing an Increase in the Annual State Language Access Assessment. (Approved at the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators 2018 Annual Meeting on August 22, 2018.)

Resolution 5 (2019): In Support of Implementation of Clear Communications and Streamlined Procedures in the Courts (Adopted as proposed by the CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness Committee at the 2019 Annual Meeting on July 31, 2019)

Video Remote Interpreting

Resolution 2 (2013): In Support of a Language Access Advisory Committee Working Group on Video Remote Interpreting (Adopted by CCJ/COSCA at their 2013 Annual Meeting).

Resolution 7 (2013): In Support of Establishing Best Practices/Recommendations for the Use of Video Remote Interpretation (Adopted by CCJ/COSCA at their 2013 Annual Meeting).

Resolution 8 (2013): In Support of Sharing Interpreter Resources through Establishing a Shared National Court Video Remote Interpreting Network and National Proficiency Designations for Interpreters (Adopted by CCJ/COSCA at their 2013 Annual Meeting).