Celebrating Diversity, Advancing EquityThe New Mexico Center for Language Access (NMCLA) is a program of the Administrative Office of the Courts, created with funding support from the State Justice Institute to ensure language access across the New Mexico justice system. The Center offers a variety of online training options for court interpreter certification candidates, bilingual employees of the courts and other justice system agencies and for already certified or working interpreters. Additionally, NMCLA offers consulting and custom training services for state courts and other agencies that need to provide language access under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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The LAS Scholarship has been reinstated for 2026, with up to 100% tuition scholarships available.
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2026 LAS WEBINARS AND SYMPOSIUM

Webinars held from noon to 1:00 pm (Virtual)

  • February 26: Criminal and Civil Terminology (Language Specific) (Spanish)
  • March 26: Language Access Rights

April Symposium (In Person) – Thursday, April 30th – Las Cruces

  • ADA: Presentation (Scribing)
  • Ethics (Jeopardy)
  • Language Access as Core Court Infrastructure
  • False Cognates

Webinars held from noon to 1:00 pm: (Virtual)

  • May 28: Tú vs Usted
  • June 25: Ethics
  • July 30: General Vocabulary
  • August 27: Cultural Competence

September Symposium (Virtual) – Thursday, September 24th

  • Ethics: To do or not to do?
  • Building Vocabulary (Language Specific) (Spanish)
  • ADA Presentation
  • Justice System Intepreter (JSI) Program Presentation

Language Access & ADA Services
Annual Report
2022 Issue II

Featured in this report, you will find:

NMCLA is now offering scholarships of up to 100% of tuition for the Justice System Interpreter Certification Program.

The Fundamentals module trains both monolingual and bilingual staff across the country’s state courts.