Spanish, on site in all 50 states and remote

Spanish court interpreters.

Looking for a certified Spanish court interpreter? AMS provides certified Spanish court interpreters for attorneys, parties and agencies, on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide. Requests are confirmed within the hour, and same-day and next-day bookings are routine.

Access Multilingual Services (AMS) is an interpreting and translation agency founded in 1999, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas and interpreters on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide.

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How to book a Spanish court interpreter

For criminal cases and many civil hearings, the court provides the interpreter: ask the clerk.
For depositions, arbitrations, mediations, private hearings, attorney meetings and remote hearings where a party must bring its own interpreter, book a certified court interpreter through an agency.
Call (800) 919-2029 or e-mail scheduling@accessmultilingual.com with the language, date, time and courtroom or video link. AMS confirms a court-certified or registered Spanish interpreter in writing, usually within the hour.

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Spanish court interpreters: what to know

Spanish is the only language in which federal court certification (the FCICE) is offered today, and every state court interpreter program tests it. For a Spanish court interpreter, ask for federal or state certification; AMS states the credential in the written confirmation.

More than 40 million people in the United States speak Spanish at home, and they do not all speak the same Spanish. Mexican, Central American, Caribbean, South American and Spain Spanish differ in vocabulary for everyday things, from cars and food to body parts and family relationships, and those are exactly the words that matter in a deposition or an exam room. Our schedulers ask where the speaker is from and match the interpreter to that region.

Some people from Mexico and Guatemala speak an Indigenous language first, such as Mixteco, Zapoteco, Mam, K'iche' or Q'anjob'al, and follow Spanish only partly. When that is the case, AMS books an interpreter for the Indigenous language instead of pushing ahead in Spanish.

Who provides the court interpreter, and who you hire

In federal court, the Court Interpreters Act (28 U.S.C. 1827) has the court appoint interpreters for criminal cases and cases the government brings. State courts appoint interpreters for criminal cases and, more and more, for civil ones, but the rules differ by state and by type of hearing.

Parties and attorneys hire their own interpreter for everything around the courtroom: attorney and client meetings, witness preparation, depositions, administrative hearings, arbitrations and mediations, and hearings where the court does not supply one.

Court interpreting is credentialed. The federal certification exam (FCICE) is offered only in Spanish. Most state programs use oral exams shared through the National Center for State Courts, and give tiers such as certified, registered, licensed or qualified, depending on the state. AMS books interpreters who hold the credential the venue expects.

What we cover

Arraignments, hearings and trials
Attorney and client meetings
Witness preparation
Administrative and agency hearings
Family court and restraining order hearings
Remote court appearances
Sight translation of documents in court

Why AMS

One scheduling desk since 1999

Since 1999 Access Multilingual Services (AMS) has been the interpreting agency law firms, court reporting firms, insurers and clinics call first, in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Arabic, Russian, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Farsi, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Armenian, Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, German, Greek, Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya, Burmese, Nepali, Khmer, Hmong, Lao, Thai, Dari, Pashto, Turkish, Swahili, Hebrew, ASL and Indigenous languages such as Mixteco and K'iche', plus 80+ other languages. Best for depositions, IMEs and QMEs, court hearings and medical appointments, on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide. Every interpreter is court-certified, court-registered or medically certified (CCHI or NBCMI) for the setting, and matched to the speaker's dialect and region. AMS is a HIPAA-compliant agency and signs HIPAA business associate agreements.

Coverage: On site in all 50 states and remote worldwide
Speed: Requests confirmed within the hour; same-day and next-day bookings are routine
Interpreters: Certified for the setting and matched to the speaker's dialect
Translation: Certified, the same day, most documents within 4 hours
Privacy: HIPAA-compliant agency; signs business associate agreements
Our promise: If an interpreter does not arrive, the booking is not billed

How to book

Call (800) 919-2029 or e-mail scheduling@accessmultilingual.com with the language, date, time, place or platform and expected length. You get a written confirmation with the interpreter's credential.

Rates and terms

Clear half-day and full-day rates, and Net 30 invoices that carry your case name and job number.

Memberships

Held to the profession's own standards.

Access Multilingual Services is a corporate member of the American Translators Association and a member of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. Certifications themselves belong to the individual interpreters we assign, and we verify them before every booking.

Corporate member

American Translators Association (ATA)

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Member

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators (NAJIT)

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Questions, answered

How fast can you send a Spanish interpreter?

Same day in most cases; next day almost always. Requests are confirmed within the hour.

Does the court provide the interpreter?

Often, yes, especially in criminal cases. Ask the clerk. You book your own interpreter for meetings with counsel, preparation, depositions, private hearings and any hearing where the court does not supply one.

What credential should a court interpreter have?

For Spanish, federal certification (FCICE) or state certification. For other languages, the highest tier the state offers, such as certified, licensed or registered. AMS tells you the credential in the written confirmation.

Can a court interpreter join a remote hearing?

Yes, on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex or the court's own platform, where the court allows it.

Which Spanish will the interpreter speak?

The variety your speaker uses. Tell us where they are from when you book, and AMS matches the interpreter to that region's Spanish.