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Court interpreters of spoken languages other than Arabic, Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian, Cantonese, Farsi, Japanese, Khmer (Cambodian), Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese are eligible to pursue status asregistered court interpreters.Registered court interpreters are required to pass the Written Exam, and the Oral Proficiency Exam in English, and an Oral Proficiency Exam in their non-English language. * The adoption of Consortium exams does not change the certification process for interpreters of American Sign Language. endobj
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Based on available resources, the Court may not be able to provide you with an interpreter if you are involved in a case type other than those listed in General Information above. Validation Period for Written Examination Scores Temporarily Extended, Due to the 2020 suspension of the administration of the Written Examination as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court Interpreters Program temporarily extended the validation period for Written Examination test scores from four (4) years to six (6) years effective 2021. Your Prometric ID begins with 890 and it should consist of 9 digits. For more information on this and other Access and Accommodation needs please visit theAmerican with Disabilities (ADA) pageon this site. %
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Candidates who have passing Written Examination scores within six (6) years of 2021 are now eligible to take the Bilingual Interpreting Examination (BIE) in their target language when it is available, For important information concerning the Written Examination, candidates are strongly encouraged to review the. Please notify the Court of your interpreter needs in advance. Registration is now closed for the 2022 administration of the BIE. %%EOF
Reduced Public Phone Hours Effective Monday, December 20, 2021. BilingualInterpreting Exams are offered in the following certified languages: Arabic, Eastern Armenian, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog,and Vietnamese. You must pass the written examination in order to qualify to take the oral examination. endstream
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The Written Examination will be administered at various Prometric test center locations throughout California. For additional information on preparation tools for interpreters go to: http://www.nycourts.gov/COURTINTERPRETER/links.shtml, Sample Examinations and Test Questions for Prospective Interpreters, Sample Written Test of English Proficiency-for Languages Other than Spanish, Sample Test Questions for Written Examination, Oral Language Exam, sample Sight Translations, http://www.nycourts.gov/COURTINTERPRETER/links.shtml. 0
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For all other case types, interpreters are provided based on availability of resources. Interpreters of languages not listed above can attempt the several-step processes for becoming a registered California court interpreter in a non-certified language. Test items include both formal and informal/colloquial language, technical and legal terminology, and special vocabulary or other specialized language use which is part of the active vocabulary of a highly articulate speaker. Click on the SCHEDULE button, which is located next to the name of your examination. You will receive your scores on the same day of testing. For more information on the written exam content, see the Written Exam Overview and the Candidate Information Bulletin for Interpreter Exams. You should inform the Court that you need an interpreter as far as possible in advance of the hearing. endstream
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Click on the SCHEDULE button, which is located next to the name of your examination. Click here for Current Scheduling and check periodically for updates, In 2009, the Judicial Council conducted a study of peer court interpreter exams developed by the Consortium for Language Access in the Courts (Consortium).