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A list of tips for court staff when evaluating translators.

List of suggestions for independent study for court interpreters.

The Judicial Council sought to explore the current practices of superior courts in which some level of court interpreter service is provided in civil cases in order to learn how those courts organize and deploy their interpreter resources.

The Judicial Council contracted ALTA Language Services, Inc. (ALTA) to analyze the examination process and testing instruments for the certification and registration of California state court interpreters.

Suggested skills-enhancing exercises for interpreters of all languages.

The exercises will help you develop skills in sight translation, for all languages.

California Evidence Code section 754(g) provides that courts shall, in consultation with a party or witness who is deaf or hard of hearing, appoint an “intermediary interpreter” to assist in providing accurate interpretation between an individual party or witness who is deaf or hard of hearing and a qualified interpreter2 when that party or witness is not fluent in ASL.

The Recommended Guidelines for Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) for ASL-Interpreted Events help courts determine whether VRI is appropriate for a given proceeding with ASL interpretation and whether the courtroom equipment meets the minimum technology requirements for effective use of VRI.

This is the ethics manual for Professional Standards and Ethics for California Court Interpreters.

This is a non-fillable application for Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education (CIMCE) Credit Approval

The knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) essential for court interpretation.

Certified and registered interpreters can use instructions for online payment of the compliance annual renewal fee and attestation.