Resources
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
- Federal Court Interpreter Website
- Federal Public Defender’s Office, Eastern Missouri
State and Local Interpreter and Translator Sites
- Arizona Court Interpreters Association (ACIA)
- The California Court Interpreters Association (CCIA)
- Colorado Association of Professional Interpreters (CAPI)
- Florida: Association of Translators and Interpreters of Florida – ATIF
- Georgia: Atlanta Association of Interpreters and Translators (AAIT)
- Kansas: Mid-America Chapter of the ATA (MICATA)
- Missouri Interpreter Services page
- U.S District Court, Eastern Missouri
- U.S Attorney’s Office, Eastern Missouri
- 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)
- New York: Court Interpreters’ Chapter/Local 1070/DC37
- Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS)
- Ohio: Community and Court Inerpreters of the Ohio Valley (CCIO)
- Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators (TAPIT)
- Texas: The Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association (AATIA)
- Texas: Texas Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (TAJIT)
- Washington State Court Interpreters and Translators Society (WITS)
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
- The latest guide for students with hearing impairments from Accredited Schools Online
- A Bench Card for Judges: Working with Sign Language Interpreters in Texas
- The Texas Attorneys Guide to Working with Deaf Individuals
General Translation-Related Links
Data and Demographics for the Profession
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics
- LEP.gov
- Compensation Database: Interpreter Compensation in the Courts: A Descriptive Study
National Interpreter and Translator Associations
College Programs for Court and Legal Interpreters and Translators
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
- Legal and Community Interpreting Program at Laney College in Oakland, CA
- 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
Georgia
- University of Georgia – Center for Continuing Education: several programs for legal/educational/medical interpretation and translation
Hawaii
- University of Hawaii at Manoa – Center for Interpretation and Translation Studies: several programs for interpretation and translation
Illinois
- University of Illinois – Center for Translation Studies: certificate and graduate programs focusing on translation
New Jersey
- Montclair State University: Certificate Programs in Translation and Interpretation in Spanish and French
- 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
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
Texas
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: B.A. in Spanish Translation and Interpreting
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: Graduate Certificate in Court Interpreting
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: M.A. in Spanish Translation and Interpreting
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
- A resource for professionals working with interpreters in a legal setting. PDF version: Working with an Interpreter in a legal setting – Infographic.
- Judiciary Interpreting and Legal Translation Bibliography and Database prepared by Eloísa Monteoliva García and funded by The Society for the Study of Translation and Interpretation (SSTI, NAJIT’s 501(c)(3) educational organization)
- 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
- LEP.gov: A website with information and resources on the implementation of Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Legal Portal of the Court of Cassation: Terminology from Egypt’s Court of Cassation (French, English and Arabic)
- Limelight on the Profession: How interpreters do their job.
Miscellaneous
- The National Interpreters Association Coalition
- 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.