Access and Fairness
Court Interpretation
Court Interpretation Programs
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Pelham Municipal Court. A Spanish staff interpreter is available at every court session.

Oral Languages Interpretation Services is the state’s volunteer interpreter program. Alaska has adopted the Model Code of Professional Responsibility.

Arizona Superior Court Office of the Court Interpreter.  Pima County. 

Arizona Court Interpreters Association.

Arkansas Interpreter Program.  Arkansas Judiciary.

California Interpreting Program. Judicial Council of California.

Court Interpreters Resources and Requirements. Judicial Council of California.

Information About Becoming a Sign Language Interpreter in California. Judicial Council of California.

California Court Interpreters Association

Northern California Translators Association.

Colorado Court Interpreter Program

Denver County Court Office of the Court Interpreter FAQs.

Colorado Association of Professional Interpreters.

Colorado Translators Association

Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired. State of Connecticut.
Court Interpreter and Translator Services.  Connecticut Judicial Branch.

Office of Court Interpreting Services.  D.C. Superior Court. 

National Capital Area Chapter of the American Translators Association.

Florida Interpreting Program

Georgia Commission on Court Interpreters. 

Atlanta Association of Interpreters and Translators.

Hawaii Court Interpreter Program

Idaho Interpreting Program (click on appropriate topic under “Court Interpreter Information Site”). 

Illinois – Cook County Interpreting Program (click on Court Services, then on Office of Interpreter Services).  

Interpreter Certification Program. Indiana Courts.

Iowa Court Interpreters Program.  Iowa Judicial Branch.

Interpreter Accomodations.  Baton Rouge City Court. 

Accommodation Request Procedure. State of Maine Judicial Branch.  Provides procedure for requesting an interpreter.

Maryland Interpreting Program.  Maryland Judiciary.

Massachusetts Court Interpreting.  Massachusetts Court System.

Michigan Interpreting Program.  State Court Administrative Office.

Minnesota Court Interpreting.  MN State Court Administrative Office.

Court Interpreter Services.  Missouri Judicial Branch.

Deaf or hard of hearing interpretation.  Montana Code Annotated 2003.

Nebraska Interpreting Program

Court Interpreters Program

House Bill requiring interpreters with limited English proficiency (2003 Session).

New Jersey Interpreting Service.  New Jersey Judiciary.

New Mexico Court Interpreter Program. New Mexico Courts. 

New Mexico Translators and Interpreters Association

Interpreters for Small Claims.  New York City Civil Court.   

New York Circle of Translators professional organization.
New York State Court Interpreting Services

Foreign Language Services.  North Carolina Court System. 

Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters. This professional association of interpreters serves both North and South Carolina.

Become a Certified Interpreter

Community and Court Interpreters of Ohio.  A professional association in Ohio and the Ohio Valley.

Court rules for interpreter services (see Rule #20).  City of Oklahoma.

Court Interpreter Certification.  Oregon Courts.

Pennsylvania Interpreter Certification Program.

Telephonic Foreign Language Interpreter Services in Magistrate and Municipal Courts.  Supreme Court of South Carolina Order, January 14, 2003. 

Orders for interpretation appointing qualified interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Interpreter rules and certification procedures regarding the deaf and hard of hearing.

Court Interpreters.  Tennessee Judiciary.   

Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreters.

Licensed Court Interpreters.  Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. 

Metroplex Interpreters and Translators Association Dallas-Ft. Worth. 

Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association.

Interpreter Information.  Utah State Courts.

Certified Spanish Language Interpreter List for Virginia’s Courts.  Virginia’s Judicial System.

Washington State Interpreting Program for Certified Court Interpreters.  Washington Courts. 

Washington State Court Interpreters and Translators Professional society.

Interpreter Information for West Virginia Court Personnel 1999.

Wisconsin Court Interpreting Program.  Wisconsin Court System. 

Information for Wisconsin Judges Helpful information, such as an interpreter roster and court interpreter ethics.  Wisconsin Court System.

Interim Policy Statement Concerning Appointment and Compensation of Language Interpreters in the Circuit Courts.  Board of Judicial Policy and Administration.