Six Figures: A court interpreter on how Spanish has opened many doors for her.
“I have a BA in Spanish,” says Bejarano, although it is not a prerequisite for the career. “It definitely assisted me to have an edge…Someone with a high school diploma can take the test, but it’s a rigorous exam. You have to interpret 75 words per minute, be well-versed in court terminology, gun terminology, quite a plethora of terminologies because anything can come up.”