Texas Judicial

Branch

Licensed Court Interpreters

Exam Day 

Reporting to the Exam Site

  • You may arrive no more than 30 minutes prior to your scheduled exam time. This allows plenty of time for sign-in and identification verification.
    • Arriving extra early will not result in being tested early. Exams will only be administered at the time it is scheduled for.
  • Depending on the location of the exam, street parking may be limited, designated visitor parking may be several blocks away, and you may have to clear building security before you can proceed to enter the exam site. Please be sure to allow adequate time.

Attendance

Please be advised that we must adhere to strict schedules during exam administration. Additionally, to ensure all applicants have an equally fair opportunity to take the exam, please ensure you are indeed available to take the exam prior to registering for it. 

  1. Examinees will only be tested on their designated date and at their designated time. 
    • Examinees that arrive at a date and/or time other than that which they're scheduled for will not be tested. 
    • Individuals not on the exam rosters will not be tested.
  2. Oral examinees running more than 15 minutes late cannot be tested. 
    • You may reapply to test at a future exam date. 
    • Your exam fee will not be refunded or carried over to a future exam date. 
  3. Once the exam doors have closed for the written exam, you will not be allowed to test. 
    • You may reapply to test at a future exam date. 
    • Your exam fee will not be refunded or carried over to a future exam date. 

Etiquette

  1. No form of communication is permitted amongst candidates once you enter the examination site (i.e., the building). 
  2. Communication with JBCC Staff is limited to that of NCSC guidelines. 
    • Proctors must stick to the scripts provided by NCSC. 
    • Registrars are limited only to that which is required for examinee check-in purposes.
    • Exam Candidates that have questions, concerns, or comments outside of that regarding the exam process (i.e., when do we get exam results, matters regarding their testing experience, etc.) must submit them to courtinterpreters@txcourts.gov. A licensing specialist or manager will respond as soon as possible, after exam administration of all exams have concluded.
  3. Loitering is not permitted. Applicants must leave the exam site after testing.
  4. After you have signed in and your ID has been verified, you must wait to enter the exam room until directed to do so by staff.
  5. The proctor will provide testing instructions in the exam room.
  6. You may not leave and re-enter the exam room during testing. You should take any bathroom breaks, or other necessary breaks, prior to entering the exam room.
  7. You must conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times, just as you would in a courthouse.
    • You shall not use words or take actions that are vulgar, obscene, libelous, or that would denigrate staff or other candidates.
    • You must adhere to all policies and standards to ensure that all candidates have a pleasant and professional examination experience.
    • If you fail to comply with these policies, your examination results will be disqualified, and you will forfeit your exam fee.
  8. Friends and family members are not permitted in the exam area.
    • We do not have an official testing center with designated areas for visitors; therefore, we strongly recommend that you make arrangements ahead of time for them to drop you off and return after the exam has concluded. This also ensures that the staff of other offices nearby are not disturbed.
    • Please make arrangements ahead of time for them to pick you up after the exam is completed, please be advised the oral exams are approximately 45 minutes long, and the written exams are no longer than 2 hrs. and 15 minutes.