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Title: State Court Interpreter -Spoken Language Certification
Alternate Title: Hold
Description: This program of the Minnesota Judicial Branch coordinates court interpreter testing and training, as well as assists in developing and implementing interpreter policy and best practices. It also performs various administrative duties, such as maintaining and publishing an online roster of court interpreters who have completed the minimum requirements to become eligible to work in the state court system.
Subject: Legal Professionals
Creation Date: 4/6/2010 12:59:50 PM
Modification Date: 5/1/2025 9:19:07 AM

Agency Name: Judicial Branch, Minnesota
Agency URL: https://www.mncourts.gov
Agency Description: The Minnesota Judicial Branch is made up of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and the District (Trial) Courts. The Supreme Court is responsible for the regulation of the practice of law and for judicial and lawyer discipline. As the highest court in Minnesota it promulgates rules of practice and procedure for the legal system in the state.
Agency Phone: 651-297-7650
Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://www.mncourts.gov

Agency Address:
Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Unit Name: Court Interpreter Program
Unit URL:
Unit Description:
Unit Phone: 651-297-5300
Unit Fax: Contact person(s): Unit URL:

Unit Address:
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite #105

St. Paul, MN 55155

Audience: Hold Application URL:
Renewal URL:
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Interpreter Resources

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***There are no available testing dates for the remainder of 2025. Written examination and orientation sessions will resume in 2026***

Court Interpreter Program Brochure

Statewide Roster of Court Interpreters

The Minnesota Judicial Branch Statewide Roster of Court Interpreters lists those interpreters who have either earned the Minnesota Certified
or Non-Certified Court Interpreter Credential. If you have any questions regarding the roster, contact Court Interpreter Program

To become part of the Statewide Roster of Court Interpreters, interpreters must pass the Court Interpreter Written Exam from the National Center
of State Courts, complete a program application, attend the Court Interpreter Orientation Program, submit a criminal background check, and file
a Court Interpreter Affidavit with the program. See below for more information on these requirements.

Sign Language Interpreters The State Court Administrator recognizes the Special Certificate: Legal in sign language as the highest level of
certification supported by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). Certificate holders are considered more qualified to interpret in legal
settings than sign language interpreters holding generalist certificates only. Sign language interpreters who obtain the certificate or the
Texas BEI Court Interpreter Certification and complete all requirements for inclusion on the statewide roster can apply for certification in the
Minnesota state court system.

Interpreters Rostered in Other States – The Minnesota Court Interpreter Program recognizes court interpreter credentials from other states on
a case-by-case basis. If you are credentialed as a court interpreter in a different state and are seeking roster status with the Minnesota Judicial
Branch, please contact the Court Interpreter Program with your inquiry.

Written Test Part 1: English Proficiency