In which languages does Washington State certify court interpreters?

The Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) offers certification examinations in nine languages:

 

Arabic

 Laotian

 Somali

 Cantonese (Chinese)

 Mandarin

 Spanish

 Korean

 Russian

 Vietnamese


For a searchable listing of Certified Interpreters in these nine languages, see the Washington State Court Interpreter Program page of the Washington Courts Web site.


There is also a testing and registration program for interpreters of languages for which certification is not available.  A List of Registered Languages is also available on the Washington State Court Interpreter Program page of the Washington Courts Web site. There are currently 41 registered languages:

 

Afrikaans

Czech

Hindi

Malay

Slovak

Albanian

Dari

Hmong

Norwegian

Swahili

Amharic

Dutch

Llonggo

Pashto

Swedish

Baluchi

Egyptian

Indonesian

Persian Farsi

Tausug

Bengali

Filipino

Italian

Polish

Thai

Bulgarian

German

Japanese

Punjabi

Turkish

Cebuano

Hebrew

Javanese

Romanian

Urdu

Chavacano

Hilgaynon

Khmer

Serbian

Visayan

Croatian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See also:

 

Answer ID 1572: Determining interpreter cost and payment responsibility.

Answer ID 1838: Registered court interpreter information.

 

If this did not answer your question or if you have a suggestion, please E-Mail Washington Courts.  You will receive a response by e-mail.

 

RN ID 697   |    Published 04/02/2004 12:08 PM   |    Updated 08/13/2018 11:53 AM