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Title
Court Interpreters | Designation of Languages for Certified or Registered Status (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Court Interpreters Advisory Panel recommends that the Judicial Council change the certified status designation of Armenian (Western), Japanese, and Khmer (Cambodian) to registered status because of low interpreting language usage, low testing demand, and the court interpreter testing program lacking examinations for the certified status or being unable to administer the examination owing to insufficient rater availability. Interpreters who are currently certified in California in these languages would retain their certified status for as long as they remain in good standing with the council. Aspiring interpreters in these languages may take the existing written and oral proficiency examinations to become registered interpreters, and this will expand the pool of interpreters available to the courts.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Court Interpreters Advisory Panel recommends that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2025:
1. Change the certified status designation of Armenian (Western), Japanese, and Khmer (Cambodian) to registered status; and
2. Continue monitoring the language usage of Hmong (registered) and Portuguese (certified).
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