Judicial Branch Certification Commission
Certification of Military Spouses, Military Service Members, and Military Veterans
Definitions per section 55.001 of Chapter 55 Occupations Code:
- Military service member: a person who is on active duty.
- Active Duty: current full-time military service in the armed forces of the United States or active-duty military service as a member of the Texas military forces
- Military spouse: a person who is married to a military service member.
- Military veteran: a person who has served on active duty and who was discharged or released from active duty.
- License: a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other form of authorization required by law or a state agency rule that must be obtained by an individual to engage in a particular business.
The Commission may issue an initial certification to an applicant who is a military service member, spouse of a military service member, or a military veteran.
Applicants with questions regarding this process must contact the licensing specialist of the department for which they are applying. Below is a list of department addresses.
- Court Reporter Certification Department: courtreporting@txcourts.gov
- (Professional) Guardianship Certification Department: guardians@txcourts.gov
- Licensed Court Interpreter Department: courtinterpreters@txcourts.gov
- Process Server Certification Department: processservers@txcourts.gov
Please be advised that inquiries sent to the wrong department will be rerouted to the correct one for assistance from that department's licensing specialist. The specialists respond to messages as soon as possible and in the order in which they are received.
Additional information on the application process will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.