The Indiana Supreme Court is committed to providing meaningful, fair, and effective language access in Indiana courts and actively works to improve access to the state courts for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals and those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Read the Language Access Plan for Indiana Courts

Court interpreter certification

The state of Indiana provides court services to a wide range of people, including those who speak limited or no English and those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. According to the latest census data, this is about 200,000 Hoosiers. Currently, Indiana has more than 140 certified interpreters in 10+ languages including Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, and American Sign Language.

• About the program
• Steps to certification & registration
• Request reciprocity
• Interpreter code of conduct & procedure

Register for the upcoming session

Language access resources for courts

• Developing a local language access plan
• Using interpreter services
• Certified interpreter registry
• Interpreter grants
• Language identification guides

Contact

Indiana Office of Judicial Administration
251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1600
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Language Access Advisory Committee

Lun Pieper
Race & Gender/Language Access Attorney
lun.pieper@courts.in.gov