Studies and Reports on Language Access

The Judicial Council has developed various studies and reports related to court interpreter services and language access implementation to support and expand language access services in the California courts.

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Executive Summary of the Strategic Plan for Language Access in the California Courts
California Court Interpreter Workforce Study
Language Need and Interpreter Use Studies
Annual Trial Court Interpreters Program Expenditure Reports
Language Access Metrics Reports
Fact Sheets
American Sign Language
Archive of Other Historical Studies and Reports

New Requirements for American Sign Language Court Interpreters (November 2023)
Public Outreach: Language Access Multilingual Educational Materials (February 2021)
Language Access Services Program Updates (February 2021)
Language Access Services Program Updates (Spring 2020)
2020 Language Access Survey Report (May 2020)
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Handout; You and Your Court Interpreter; Staying Save During COVID-19 (May 2020)
The council allocated language access grants for trial court signage and technology to improve services and better assist court users with limited English skills (April 16, 2020)
California's Assessment of the Consortium for Language Access in the Courts' Exams (2010)
Study of Court Interpreter Services in Civil Cases in California (2008)
Study of California's Court Interpreter Certification and Registration Testing (2007)