Circuit Information
Administrative
Office of the Court
Court
Interpreter Program
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The mission of the Court Interpreter Program
is to provide certified or duly qualified interpreters in the courtroom to non-English speaking
or deaf persons for all six counties of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. The Court
Interpreter Program is able to schedule and provide interpreting services for
most court events circuit-wide. The Eighth Judicial Circuit employs one
full-time certified Spanish interpreter and maintains a roster of certified and
qualified contract interpreters who are employed on an as-needed basis. Court
Interpreters are required to successfully complete the State Courts orientation
workshop and successfully pass the written and oral examinations prior to being
hired in the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Telephonic foreign language
interpretation is provided for weekend and holiday first appearances and for
languages not common to the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Real-time reporting
services are also available for English literate deaf individuals as an
alternate means when no sign language interpreter is available.
All requests should be made in advance
and in writing to Miguel Paz, Court Interpreter Program Manager via
e-mail at: interpreter@circuit8.org If you do not receive a confirmation request, please contact Miguel Paz
at (352) 264-7063.
. Emergency requests may be made over the telephone by calling (352) 264-7063.
Please be sure to include the following
information when making your request:
Date, time and location of the event
Language desired, include any geographical preferences (ex. Brazilian Portuguese)
The case number and name of the person(s) requiring interpretation
The name and telephone of the person making the request
The type of event and any special needs or instructions
For more information on the
State Court Interpreters program, please visit the Florida Supreme
Court's website.
For further information on the profession,
please see the links below:
Direct Speech in Legal Settings
Onsite Simultaneous Interpretation of a Sound File Not Recommended
Team Interpreting in the Courtroom
For more information on working as a court interpreter with the Eighth Judicial Circuit, please see our Jobs section of this website.