Public Hearing Testimony Before
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Gender Bias in the Judicial System
Related to Litigants with Limited English Proficiency
Hearing T Philadelphia 12/6/00 Page Nos. 91-113
1. Witness: Iraida Afanador Link to testimony
2. Organization: The Lighthouse[1]
Type organization:
Serving children in youth in the North Kensington area,
providing all aspects of social and legal services.
Hearing T Philadelphia 12/6/00 Page Nos. 125-134
1. Witness: Im Ja P. Choi Link to testimony
2.
Organization: Women’s Development Institute International[2]
Type organization:
Provide cultural educational programs for the community.
Hearing T Philadelphia 12/6/00 Page Nos. 135-149 & Written
1. Witness: Arthur Read Link to oral testimony / Link to written testimony
2. Organization: Friends of Farmworkers, Inc.
Type organization:
A statewide legal services program for farmworkers,
providing representation of non-English speaking persons
in a variety of administrative and judicial forums.
Hearing T Philadelphia 12/6/00 Page Nos. 233-243
1. Witness: Paul Uyehara Link to testimony
2. Organization: Community Legal Services
Type organization:
A nonprofit legal service provider for low-
income residents of the Philadelphia region.
Hearing T
Philadelphia 12/6/00 Page Nos. 311-313
1. Witness: Ellen Greenlee Link to testimony
2. Organization: Defender Association of Philadelphia
Type organization: represent indigent criminal defendants
Hearing T Harrisburg 2/13/01 Page Nos. 78 - 87
1. Witness: Felipe Restrepo Link to testimony
2. Organization: Attorney Private Practice[3]
Hearing T Harrisburg 2/13/01 Page Nos. 119 -123
1. Witness: Ho-Thanh Nguyen Link to testimony
2. Organization: YWCA of Greater Harrisburg[4]
Type organization:
Domestic violence counseling, immigrant
and refugee advocacy.
Hearing T Harrisburg 2/13/01 Page Nos. 123 - 132
1. Witness: Christine Howard Link to testimony
2. Organization: Language Line Services
Type organization:
Business that provides courts with trained and
specially qualified interpreters.
Hearing T
Erie 4/17/01 Page Nos. 83 - 95
1. Witness: Michael Murnock Link to testimony
2. Organization: International Institute of Erie
Type organization:
Helping refugee and immigrant families adjust to the
United States culture and achieve citizenship.
Hearing T
Erie 4/17/01 Page Nos. 115 – 136
1. Witness: Christine Konzel Link to testimony
2. Organization: Erie County Public Defender Office
Type organization:
Public defender
Hearing T Erie 4/17/01 Page Nos. 160 - 163
1. Witness: Jovino Morales Link to testimony
2. Organization: The Hispanic American Council of Erie
Type organization:
Provide court interpreters and cultural
diversity classes for the community
Hearing T
Wilkes-Barre 6/13/01 Page
Nos. 11-45
Link to testimony Related to Limited English Proficiency
1. Witnesses: Beata Peck Little
Judith Ariola Rivera
2. Organization: Women's Resource Center of Monroe County [5]
Type organization:
Domestic Violence Agency
Hearing T Wilkes-Barre 6/13/01 Page Nos. 92-106
1. Witness: Dr. Stephanie
Bressler Link to testimony
2. Organization:
The Public Policy and Social Research Institute at King's College[6]
Type organization:
Public Policy Advocacy and Research
Hearing T Wilkes-Barre 6/13/01 Page Nos. 106-118 & Written
1. Witness: Anna Arias Link to oral testimony / Link to written testimony
2. Organization: Commission on Economic Opportunity of Luzerne County
Type organization:
Luzerne County Social Service Program
Hearing T State College 10/12/2001 Page Nos. 70-88
LEP testimony: pp. 79-81, 86-88
1. Witness: Rebecca Ardoline Link to Testimony
2. Organization: Mid-Penn Legal Services, State College, Pennsylvania
Type organization:
Legal Services
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