Studies and Reports
The Judicial Council has commissioned various studies and reports related to court interpreters, including testing, expenditures, and other issues related to the provision of court interpreter services.
American Sign Language
Recommended Guidelines for Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) for ASL-Interpreted Events(2012)
Recommended Guidelines for the Use of Deaf Intermediary Interpreters (2011)
Language Need and Interpreter Use Studies
2020 Language Need and Interpreter Use Study: Report to the Legislature
2015 Language Need and Interpreter Use Study: Report to the Legislature
2010 Language Need and Interpreter Use Study: Report to the Legislature
2005 Language Need and Interpreter Use Study: Report to the Legislature
Remote Interpreting
Recommended Guidelines and Minimum Specifications for Video Remote Interpreting for Spoken Language-Interpreted Events (2021)
Recommended Guidelines for Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) for ASL-Interpreted Events (2012)
Testing and Other Studies
California's Assessment of the Consortium for Language Access in the Courts' Exams (2010)
Study of Court Interpreter Services in Civil Cases in California (2008)
Study of California's Court Interpreter Certification and Registration Testing (2007)