USEFUL RESOURCES AND LINKS ABOUT
COURT AND LEGAL INTERPRETING AND TRANSLATING
Court Interpreter Certification
- NAJIT Certification Frequently Asked Questions
- Federal Court Interpreter Certification
- Consortium for State Court Interpreter Certification
- United States District Courts Court Interpreter Program
- Contacts for state and federal certification programs
- Schedule of Consortium State Court Certification
Federal Resources for Court Interpreters and Translators
- The Administrative Office of the United States Court
- Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency
- The United States Sentencing Commission
- U.S. DOJ Civil Rights Website of the Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency
State and Local Interpreter and Translator Sites
- Arizona Court Interpreters Association (ACIA)
- The Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association (AATIA)
- The California Court Interpreters Association (CCIA)
- Colorado Association of Professional Interpreters (CAPI)
- Court Interpreters' Chapter/Local 1070/DC37
- National Capital Area Chapter of the American Translators Association (NCATA)
- Nebraska Association for Translators & Interpreters (NATI)
- New England Trained Interpreters Association (NETIA)
- New York Circle of Translators (NYCT)
- Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS)
- Community and Court Inerpreters of the Ohio Valley (CCIO)
- Washington State Court Interpreters and Translators Society (WITS)
- Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators (TAPIT)
International Interpreter and Translator Sites
- Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta (ATIA)
- Colegio Mexicano de Intérpretes de Conferencias AC (CMICAC)
- International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC)
- Ordre des traducteurs et interprètes agréés du Québec
- Organización de Traductores Mexicanos
- The Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Colombia (STIBC)
American Sign Language (ASL) Resources
- General Resources can be found at the Legal Interpreting Project of the National Consortium of Legal Interpreting
- Conceptualizing a Framework for Specialization in ASL-English Interpreting: A Report of Project Findings and Recommendations
- An Annotated Bibliography of Resources of Interest to ASL Legal Interpreters
- Deaf Interpreters in Court: An accommodation that is more than reasonable
- Amicus Brief, RID and National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers
- Best Practices: American Sign Language and English Interpretation Within Legal Settings
General Translation-Related Links
- The Translator's Home Companion
- Das Institut für Übersetzer- und Dolmetscherausbildung
- The Human Languages Page
National Interpreter and Translator Associations
- The American Translators Association (ATA)
- The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
- The Translators and Interpreters Guild (TTIG)
College Programs for court and legal interpreters and translators
Arizona
California
- University of California - Los Angeles Extension: Certificate Program in Translation and Interpretation
- California State University - Fullerton Extension: Various Interpretation and Translation programs
- California State University - Long Beach: BA in Translation and Interpretation Studies
- California State University - Los Angeles: Legal Interpretation and Translation Certificate Program in English/Spanish
- University of California - Riverside: Professional Interpretation and Translation Certificate
- San Diego State University: Certificate in Translation and Interpretation
- Monterey Institute of International Studies: Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation
- San Francisco State University: Certificate in Spanish/English Legal/Court Interpretation
- The National Hispanic University: Translation and Interpretation Certificate
Florida
- Florida International University: Translation and Interpretation Program
- Miami Dade College: Translation and Interpretation Program
Georgia
- University of Georgia - Center for Continuing Education: several programs for legal/educational/medical interpretation and translation
Illinois
- University of Illinois - Center for Translation Studies: certificate and graduate programs focusing on translation
Iowa
- Des Moines Area Community College: Interpretation and Translation Program
- Northwestern College: BA In Translation and Interpretation in Spanish/English
Kentucky
Massachusetts
- Boston University: Legal Interpreting Certificate in Spanish, Chinese, or Portuguese
- University of Massachusetts - Boston: Certificate Program in Spanish/English Translation
Minnesota
- Century College: Translating and Interpreting Program
- University of Minnesota: Translation and Interpreting Program
New Jersey
- Montclair State University: Certificate Program in Translation and Interpretation in Spanish
- Rutgers University: M.A. in Spanish with Translation option; Translation and Interpreting Program in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese; Translation and Interpretation Certificate Program (Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, etc.);
- Union County College: Interpreting Spoken Language Certificate Program
New York
- Hunter College - Continuing Education: Translation and/or Interpretation
- New York University: Certificate in Court Interpreting Spanish/English and Translation
- State University of New York - Binghamton: Doctoral Program in Translation
Ohio
- Kent State University - Institute for Applied Linguistics: B.A., M.A. and PhD in Translation
Pennsylvania
- LaSalle University - Hispanic Institute: M.A. in Translation/Interpretation English/Spanish
Washington
Wisconsin
Texas
Corporate Educational Programs for court and legal interpreters and translators
- GEOS Oceania English Language Colleges: GEOS Oceania English Language Colleges offer English courses in modern facilities in the Oceania region - Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa.
GEOS English Language Colleges have certainly developed an enviable reputation for providing students with a wonderful cultural experience whilst at the same time ensuring that their educational goals are achieved. GEOS Colleges offer an extensive range of long and part-time courses. In fact, whatever a student’s English needs are, they will be met….whether it be the Cambridge Examinations, IELTS or TOEFL preparation etc. - The Southern California School of Interpretation
- iInterpreters: A New York-based company offering courses on both medical and legal interpretation.
Guides, Bibliographies and other Resources
- Becoming an Arabic Court Interpreter: The first edition of a guide for Arabic court interpreters.Elsevier Science offers legal dictionaries and other products of interest.
- lexicool.com: A comprehensive list of translating and interpreting courses in the US.
- ACEBO provides court interpreter training materials that are highly regarded. They also have a bibliography of reference works
Miscellaneous
- The National Court Reporters Association
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- Resources for Interpreters (Helpful resources for those interested in becoming interpreters)
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World
- Cameras in Court: Videos of actual court cases in action that are part of a federal court project.