Resources

Pre Certification Resources

 Study Resources

Written Exam

• Written Exam Overview (Video and Materials)
  
• How to Study for the Written Exam (Video and Materials)
  
• Written Exam Overview
  
• Washington State Mock Written Exam
  
• English Maven - Synonyms and Antonyms Quiz
• English Club - Idioms Quizzes
• US Criminal Justice System Process: Definitions and Steps
• Free Rice, English Vocabulary Quizzes
• In the Loop A Reference Guide to American English Idioms
  
• Helpful Idiom Training for the Court Interpreter Written Exam
  
• American Bar Association - How Courts Work
  

Oral Exam

• Oral Exam Prep Essentials Recorded Webinar Series and Materials
  
• How to Study Specialized Terminology for the Oral Exam
  
• Oral Exam Overview (Video and Materials)
  
• How to Study for the Oral Exam (Video and Materials)
  
• Oral Examination Overview for Candidates
  
• NCSC Oral Exam Study Suggestions
  
• FREE NCSC Language Neutral Court Interpreter Practice Materials (scroll down to the bottom of the page)
  
• National Center for State Courts Practice Materials for Court Interpreter Candidates - A set of practice materials for court interpreter candidates to use for skills-building and interpretation practice
  
• Common Oral Interpreting Exam Performance Deficiencies
  
• US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Court - Oral Argument Search (no need to enter case number or name, just click on the "Search" button)
  
• The Interpreter's Gym
• Prometeric - Sample Court Interpreter Oral Examination
• Speech Pool
• Washington Oral Certification Exam Self Preparation Study Guide
• Becoming an Arabic Court Interpreter (New Jersey)
  
• Acebo
  
• New Mexico Center for Language Access
• Gaucha Translations
  
• American Bar Association - How Courts Work
  
• Joe Hernandez Interpreting and Tutoring Services
  
• Note Taking Symbols and Techniques
  
• Interpretrain Free Court Interpreter Oral Exam Sample Test
  
• Judicial Council of California Court Interpreter Self-Assessment Practice Exercises
  

Skill Building Resources

• Change of Plea Script
• Waiver of Counsel Script
  

Legal Dictionaries and Glossaries

• Law.com English Legal Dictionary
  
• United States Courts. Glossary of Legal Terms
• National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers - Legal Terminology
• Essential Dictionaries for Interpreters (13 Languages)
  
• Oregon Standardized English-Spanish Legal Terms
• Oregon English-Russian Legal Terms (alphabetized)
• Oregon English-Russian Legal Terms (by category)
• Washington Courts' Listing of Multilingual Legal Glossaries (16 Languages)
• Wisconsin Compilation of Interpreter Glossaries (16 Languages)
• Chuukese Glossary
  
• English Korean Legal Glossary
• Superior Court of California County of Sacramento Legal Glossaries (13 Languages)
• Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) resources for multiple languages (10 Languages)
  
• National Center for State Courts Legal Glossaries and Dictionaries - Resources include monolingual and bilingual reference materials for legal terminology developed by courts, court-stakeholders, and academic bodies  The resources listed include materials that are not products of the National Center for State Courts.
• Mexican Slang Master List (Ted Campbell - No Hay Bronca Website)
  
• Legal Terms and Glossary English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese Rogelio Camacho, Ph.D. & Samuel Chong
  
• Biblioteca Jurídica Virtual (unam.mx) Virtual Law Library for UNAM-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.  -Spanish Legal Vocab resources
  
• IATE - Search - Standard view (europa.eu) EU Terminology data base