Licensed Court Interpreters
The National Center for State Courts offers examinations that are developed by NCSC. Currently examinations are developed for the following languages. (Updated 04/30/2024)
*= Abbreviated examination
- Arabic
- Amharic
- *Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian
- Cantonese
- French
- Haitian-Creole
- Hmong
- Khmer
- Korean
- Mandarin
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Somali
- Spanish
- Tagalog
- *Turkish
- Vietnamese
The JBCC does not contract with any other examination provider. Therefore, we do not offer examinations for licensure as a court interpreter for languages other than those indicated above.
If you have already taken an interpreting exam, you may qualify for licensure by endorsement if you have taken the exam offered by the following entities:
- Member states of the National Center for State Courts,
- National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT),
- Federal Court Interpreter Certification.
Please note to qualify for licensure by endorsement, applicants must provide proof of exam scores and must pass all three parts in one sitting.
If seeking endorsement by way of your federal license for a language not listed above, please contact our licensing specialist at courtinterpreters@txcourts.gov so we can determine whether or not a TX license can be issued for that language. Please ensure to include your full name and the language in question in your email. Please refer to the Initial Licensure page of our website for additional information on licensure by endorsement.