Court interpreter, Credentialed

Job Title

Interpreter for Spanish to English and English to Spanish interpretation in the simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation modes for judicial proceedings and in related work situations in Pima County Superior, Juvenile, and Justice Courts.

This position will remain open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the posting may close without notice once a candidate is selected. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application by Friday, July 17, 2026. Applications received after this date may be reviewed at the discretion of the hiring authority.

Hiring Hourly Range: $27.19 ($56,555.20) - $29.91 ($62,212.80)

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• The position is in pay grade 11, which may constitute a promotional opportunity for current county staff. Promotional increase will be determined at the time of offer.

This is a classified position that reports to the Director, Court Interpretation and Translation Services (CITS) at Superior Court or Manager, Court Interpretation and Translation Services (CITS) at Juvenile or Justice Courts. This position performs duties under general supervision and has no supervisory responsibilities.

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

A bachelor's degree and two years of continuous professional experience interpreting and translation experience in Spanish/English and English/Spanish in a municipal, general jurisdiction, or United States District Court. The two years' work experience may include experience in legal, medical, escort, and/or conference interpreting for a government official; OR any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education that demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of this position, as approved by Human Resources.

Preference will be given to candidates with an advanced educational degree from a recognized interpretation and translation program such as:

• M.A. from Middlebury of International Studies, (formerly Monterey) Institute,
• B.A. from the University of Arizona in Mexican American Studies or Spanish in which a certificate of completion has been granted in Court Interpreting, OR
• Comparable academic program with a concentration and in Translation and Interpreting.

Applicants and incumbents must have a Tier 3 or Tier 4 credential from the Arizona Court Interpreter Credentialing Program (ACICP).

Once a candidate formally accepts a job offer with Superior Court, Juvenile Court, or Justice Court (Tucson and Ajo), all other active applications they may have submitted for different roles within these courts will be inactivated. This ensures clarity in our hiring process and allows us to focus on onboarding and supporting the candidate in their new role.

We appreciate your interest in joining our team.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Please upload your resume and cover letter with the application (REQUIRED).

This is an on-site position

No relocation assistance will be provided.

Please be aware that selected candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States and will need provide documentation of eligibility on the first day of employment.

The court does not provide visa sponsorship.

• Interprets in consecutive and simultaneous modes English/Spanish and Spanish/English in hearings and proceedings for Superior, Juvenile, and Justice Court, and other work situations as necessary.
• Performs case-related and law-related research to prepare for in-court interpreting appearances.
• Conducts sight translations of court documents.
• Performs oral interpretation of the…