The analysis concludes that the cost of improving the quality of interpreter services is a crucial issue and that for most courts, the problems related to interpreter services are beyond affordable solution at the individual trial court level due to inadequate expertise and financial capacity. Therefore, creative policy and management strategies, the willingness to undertake a long-term initiative, and a pragmatic attitude about achieving a balance between optimum and wholly unsatisfactory services are required to make progress. The discussion notes that court interpretation services are especially well suited to resource and service sharing regionally, statewide, interstate, and where appropriate, across courts of State and Federal jurisdiction. Charts, resource lists, and suggested readings