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Credentials and certificates

Mikhail's certification, training and experience, shown openly and in full. Certificates are shown as issued.

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  • ★★★★★ 5.0 on Google
  • Certified court interpreter
  • 750+ USCIS interviews
  • Hundreds of court hearings and depositions
State of California certificate: Mikhail Bogomolny, Court Interpreter, English and Russian, issued by the Judicial Council of California

Certified Court Interpreter, English–Russian

Issued by
Judicial Council of California
Basis
California written and oral examinations

California certification requires passing a written exam and a bilingual oral exam in sight translation, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, followed by continuing education and ethics requirements to keep the certification.

Under state law, a certified court interpreter is also deemed qualified as an administrative hearing interpreter and as a medical interpreter for examinations conducted to determine damages in a civil action, such as medical-legal evaluations.

Immigration Law Specialist Certificate, Washington Technical Institute: Mikhail Bogomolny, October 5, 2023

Immigration Law Specialist Certificate

Issued by
Washington Technical Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Conferred
October 5, 2023
Program
U.S. immigration law

The program gives Mikhail a working knowledge of the immigration law behind the interviews, hearings and documents he interprets and translates: the forms, the categories and the terminology.

It is an educational certificate, not a license to practice law. Mikhail is not an attorney and does not give legal advice.

See all qualification certificatesIncluding Harvard Law School's online programs in contract law and U.S. law, legal writing and forensic linguistics.

Registrations and memberships

Registered Court Interpreter

New York State Unified Court System. Covers New York court assignments, taken remotely.

Immigration court interpreter

U.S. immigration courts, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice, interpreting beside the judge.

Notary Public

State of California. Acknowledgments, jurats and certified copies of powers of attorney.

Member, National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators

NAJIT, the professional body for legal interpreters and translators in the U.S.

Translation partner, NEICCE

TranslatorPro is listed as a translation partner of the New England Institute for Country Conditions Expertise, which provides country conditions expertise to immigration attorneys.

Education and training

All qualification certificates in full

Where Mikhail has interpreted

  • California state courts
  • U.S. immigration courts (DOJ, EOIR)
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit
  • California state prisons (CDCR)
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • California Department of Consumer Affairs
  • California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
  • California Labor Commissioner's Office
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Mikhail Bogomolny interpreting during a federal appellate oral argument in Pasadena, California
Still from a publicly available recording of an oral argument before the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (official channel: youtube.com/@9thCircuit). Shown to illustrate interpreting work only; no endorsement by the Court or any participant is implied.

Profiles and publications

Client reviews, professional history and Mikhail's articles.

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