[Slling-l] Law student using ASL wins federal appeal

[Mark Mandel]

*From ABAJOURNAL (Journal of the American Bar Association)*

https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/law-student-using-american-sign-language-wins-federal-appeal

*Law student using American Sign Language wins 4th Circuit appeal*

by Stephanie Francis Ward
March 4, 2021, 10:01 AM CST

Jehanne McCullough, a University of Virginia School of Law student who is
deaf, recently argued a federal excessive force appeal through the school’s
appellate clinic, and three American Sign Language interpreters were also
involved in the process.

McCullough, a 3L, signed oral arguments, which one interpreter, Kate
O’Regan, spoke to the court. Another interpreter, Rene DeVito, signed what
was said by the court, opposing counsel and McCullough’s co-counsel Nina
Oat, another 3L at the law school who handled the rebuttal. A third
interpreter, Jen Diggans, interpreted during case preparation.

“I normally use one interpreter at a time in other contexts, but oral
argument is much more fast-paced than other settings,” McCullough told the
ABA Journal in an email. She added that because judges often interrupt
during oral arguments, she decided to use two interpreters as a way to cut
down on distractions.


*See URL for full article*

--Mark A. Mandel
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