Public Hearing Testimony Before

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Gender Bias in the Judicial System 

Related to Litigants with Limited English Proficiency 

Committee on Race and Gender Bias Public Hearing Witnesses Addressing Limited English Proficiency

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http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Witnesses.htm

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http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Witnesses.pdf 

Philadelphia Hearing Witnesses

Date: December 6, 2000

Iraida Afanador, The Lighthouse
 pp. 91-113
http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Iraida_Afanador.pdf
Im Ja P. Choi, Women's Development Institute International
pp. 125-134
http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Im_Ja_P_Choi.pdf
Arthur Read, Friends of Farmworkers
pp. 135-149
http://friendsfw.org/LEP/FOF_Transcript.pdf
Arthur Read, Friends of Farmworkers - Written Testimony
Written
http://friendsfw.org/LEP/FOF_Testimony_1200.pdf
Paul Uyehara, Community Legal Services
pp. 233-243
http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Paul_Uyehara.pdf
Ellen Greenlee, Defender Association of Philadelphia
pp. 312-313
http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Ellen_Greenlee.pdf
Harrisburg Hearing Witnesses

Date:  February 13, 2001

Felipe Restrepo, Attorney Private Practice
pp. 78 - 87
http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Felipe_Restrepo.pdf
Ho-Thanh Nguyen, YWCA of Greater Harrisburg
pp. 119 -123
http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Ho-Thanh_Nguyen.pdf
Christine Howard, Language Line Services
pp. 123 - 132
http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Christine_Howard.pdf
Erie Hearing Witnesses

Date:  April 17, 2001

Michael Murnock, International Institute of Erie  pp. 83 - 95 http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Michael_Murnock.pdf
Christine Konzel, Public Defender of Erie County pp. 115 – 136 http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Christine_Konzel.pdf
Jovino Morales, Hispanic American Council Erie pp. 160 - 163 http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Jovino_Morales.pdf
Wilkes-Barre Hearing Witnesses

Date:  June 13, 2001

Women's Resource Center of Monroe County

Beata Peck Little, Judith Ariola Rivera

pp. 11-45

http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Women's_Resource_Center_Monroe.pdf

Full testimony:

 http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Women's_Resource_Center_full.pdf

Dr. Stephanie Bressler, Public Policy and Social Research Institute, Kings’ College of Pennsylvania pp. 92-106 http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Dr_Stephanie_Bressler.pdf
Anna Arias, Hazelton Commission on Economic Opportunity pp. 106-118 http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Anna_Arias_Transcript.pdf
Anna Arias, Hazelton Commission on Economic Opportunity - Written Testimony

Written

http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Anna_Arias_Testimony.pdf
  State College Hearing Witness

Date:  October 12, 2001

Rebecca Ardoline, Mid-Penn Legal Services, State College pp. 70-88 http://friendsfw.org/LEP/Rebecca_Ardoline.pdf
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