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Va. Chief Justice Hassell says courts should back learning English.(Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr.)
Publication: Virginia Lawyers Weekly Publication Date: 17-DEC-07 Author: Cooper, Alan
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COPYRIGHT 2007 Dolan Media Company
Byline: Alan Cooper
The Judicial Council of Virginia has balked at a proposal by the Commission on Virginia Courts in the 21st Century for the court system to be more accommodating of those for whom English is a second language.
In doing so, the council followed the lead of Virginia Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr. "We ought to encourage people to learn to use the [English] language and become a part of our culture and our norms," he said at the council's Dec. 10 meeting to review the commission's recommendations.
"We shouldn't encourage people to rely on any language other than English in our courts," he added. A multilingual policy for the court system is at...
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