Language Access Coordinator Contact
Ed Alletto, Program Manager
OJD Court Language Access Services
1163 State St.
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 731-3277
Email: court.interpreter.program@ojd.state.or.us
Website
Current and Prospective Interpreters Page
Code of Professional Responsibility
Interpreter Statutes and Rules
Coordination/Supervision of Interpreters: Unified state court system with centralized scheduling services, limited staff interpreter positions, and program oversight from the Office of the State Court Administrator for Oregon Judicial Department.
Cost of Interpreter Services (including fees to freelance and salaries of staff interpreters): $4,612,219 (2022)
Budget for Language Access Program (not including direct interpreter services): $2,652,292 (2022)
Funding for Language Access Program: Unified state court system with centralized scheduling services, limited staff interpreter positions, and program oversight from the Office of the State Court Administrator for Oregon Judicial Department.
Compensation Range for Salaried Interpreters (spoken language): $5327 - $9566/month
Compensation Range for Salaried Interpreters (sign language): $5327 - $9566/month
Compensation Range for Freelance Interpreters (certified spoken language): Certified $50/hour, Registered $37/hour, Non-Certified $30/hour
Compensation Range for Freelance Interpreters (certified sign language): OJD Certified ASL Court Interpreter: $65/hour
Difference in Pay between Spanish and LOTS Interpreters: Varies depending on qualified interpreter availability, qualifications, travel distance, length of request, timeliness of requests, availability of teams of interpreters, complexity of case type(s)
Minimum Certification Requirements:
The Oregon Certified Court Interpreter Credential will be awarded to a spoken language interpreter who fulfills the following credential steps:
- Passes a criminal history check.
- Achieves a passing score on the Written Examination.
- Attends the Orientation and the Ethics Orientation conducted by CLAS.
- Achieves a passing score on the Court Interpreting Oral Examination.
- Achieves a passing score on the Ethics Examination.
- Completes and submits documentation of 20 hours of court interpreting services or court observation during the 12 months prior to application in courts of record in Oregon or Consortium member states, federal courts of record, or where the interpreter is sworn in and the record can be presented into evidence.
- Completes the application process.
- Takes the Interpreter's Oath administered by an Oregon state court judge.
2023 Dates and Locations of Testing and Training:
January 2023 * 6th - Registration closes for January 14th Mock Exam * 14th - Mock Exam (Salem) - By Invitation Only * 17th - Registration opens for March 18th Oral Exam February 2023 * 16th - Registration closes for the March 18th Oral Exam March 2023 * 18th - Oral Exam (Salem) - By Invitation Only April 2023 * 10th - Registration opens for the May 20th Written Exam May 2023 * 15th - Registration closes for the May 20th Written Exam * 20th - Written Exam (Salem) * 22nd - Registration opens for the July 15th Mock Exam July 2023 * 7th - Registration closes for the July 15th Mock Exam * 15th - Mock Exam (Salem) - By Invitation Only * 17th - Registration opens for the September 16th Oral Exam August 2023 * 14th - Registration closes for the September 16th Oral Exam September 2023 * 16th - Oral Exam (Salem) - By Invitation Only October 2023 * 9th - Registration opens for the November 4th Written Exam * 30th - Registration closes for the November 4th Written Exam November 2023 * 4th Written Exam (Salem)
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