OLD Resources for Interpreters

The Arizona Judiciary is committed to sharing resources for language access services to educate court staff and serve the Limited English proficient population of court users. We hope you find this page useful as it provides an overview for individuals interested in gaining more information about court interpretation. For people who speak another language in addition to English who are interested in a career in court interpretation, please review the links below to obtain details on how you may be of future service to the Arizona Judiciary.

• Language Access Planning:  A.O. 2011-96
• Federal Guidance: Title VI

• Certification:  Arizona does not offer a statewide court interpreter certification test. Individuals interested in seeking another state's certification may visit the National Center for State Courts Language Access Services Section webpage for certification information.
• General Qualifications: Each court in the state hires interpreters individually, and may conduct testing or require certain skills and interpreting experience. We encourage individuals interested in becoming a court interpreter to review the National Center for State Courts "Qualification for Court Interpreting" self-assessment tool.
• Education: Various colleges, universities, and professional organizations offer courses and seminars in court interpreting throughout Arizona and other states. The National Center for State Courts, State Interpreter Certification webpage provides a list of programs.

•  Arizona Court Interpreter Registry: The registry's purpose is to collect information about individuals with interpreting experience who are willing to provide interpreting services in the Arizona court system. Information provided through the registry will be shared with court staff responsible for hiring and/or contracting with interpreters on behalf of the Arizona courts. The Arizona Supreme Court does not endorse, recommend or guarantee work for anyone listed on this registry. It is provided as a resource for courts to identify individuals from which they can choose to contact and conduct hiring decisions based on their needs and requirements.
  
• Arizona Courts Video Remote Interpreting: The Arizona state judiciary has implemented the use of Video Remote Interpretation (VRI) services in various courtrooms across the state. An interpreter room, located in Phoenix, Arizona, is equipped with video equipment which can connect an interpreter in the Phoenix area to a courtroom in a distant county via a video connection.
  Video Demonstration of VRI
  VRI Tip Sheet
  VRI Parking Map

• Arizona Court Interpreter Registry
• Arizona Court Interpreters Association
• Arizona Court Locator
• Arizona Translators & Interpreters, Inc.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Interpreters and Translators
• Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterrey
• National Center for State Courts
• National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators
• New Mexico Center for Language Access
• Pima Community College
• University of Arizona

• Authority: Americans with Disability Act (ADA), A.R.S. 36-1946, and R9-26-501 - R9-26-511
• ASL Licensure: Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Administrative Office of the Court
Language Access Services
Phone:   602.452.3358
Fax:   602.452.3480
Email:   [email protected]