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Certified and Registered interpreters can use this information sheet to learn about setting up their CIDCS portal account.

This document provides instructions for completing the application for Approval of a Continuing Education Activity for Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education Credit (CIMCE).

For Cycle 2, the Judicial Council approved contingency awards to 14 trial courts and the use of remaining funding for remote appearance technology.

Courts may use this form to document its good-faith effort to find an independent contractor interpreter at the applicable maximum rate (see Judicial Council’s Payment Policies for Independent Contractor Interpreters), and to document the court’s Executive Officer’s or designee’s approval of the higher rate.

Overview of the public outreach campaign to educate limited English proficient (LEP) court users on common court processes 

Annual (February 2021) program updates for the Language Access Implementation (LAI) Unit and the Court Interpreters Program (CIP)

For Cycle 2, the Judicial Council approved language access signage and technology grants for 23 trial courts to improve services and better assist court users with limited English skills.

Accompanying PowerPoint slides for CIDCS Webinar Training on October 7, 2020.

Pursuant to section 68563, the Judicial Council submitted the 2020 Language Need and Interpreter Use Study (2020 Study) to the Governor and the Legislature. The 2020 Study provides a comprehensive look at interpreter services used in courts for spoken languages from fiscal year (FY) 2014–15 through FY 2017–18 and offers analysis on future language need in order to consider changes to the designation of languages for certification.

Form INT 300 to request an interpreter, available in English and 9 other languages

Accessing interpretation and staying safe during the pandemic, available in English and 8 other languages

2020 Language Access Survey Report (annual)