The next Introductory Webinar for Spoken Language Interpreter candidates will take place on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Click here to fill out the Application to attend. The deadline to apply is Friday September 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM.
The following languages are not accepted currently due to the high number of interpreters in these languages already listed on the Registry: Cantonese, French, Mandarin, Russian, and Ukrainian. Please visit our site in the spring of 2025 to seek admission.
Admission into the Court Interpreter Program is competitive. Professional interpreting experience and/or formal training in the interpretation field are required in order to be considered. All submissions will be acknowledged and candidates notified of the decision via e-mail within two weeks of the submission date.
If you have questions about the program or your qualifications, please e-mail to [email protected].
Mission Statement
The Maryland Court Interpreter Program is committed to providing the Maryland Judiciary with highly qualified interpreters for criminal and civil proceedings, including juvenile matters and some court-related events in the Maryland courts.
The Maryland Court Interpreter Program conducts training workshops, testing, and continuing education classes for court interpreters. Certification exams are offered in Arabic, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Cantonese, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
The Maryland Judiciary maintains a public Court Interpreter Release List. All listed interpreters are either Certified or Qualified. Certified interpreters have passed an oral interpreter certification examination which tests their language and interpreting skills in 3 modes: Sight, Consecutive, and Simultaneous. At a minimum, all Qualified interpreters have passed a written examination in English and many have passed an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in the foreign language and English.