The registration for the Fall 2023 Introductory Webinar for Court Interpreter Candidates is now closed. The next Introductory webinar will take place in March of 2024. The application to attend will be available on this page from December 15, 2023 through February 16, 2024. Please visit our website then for additional information about the spring 2024 Introductory webinar and to submit application.
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.