Licensed Court Interpreters

Exam Results

We receive many exam results status inquiries after each exam, and each takes time to respond to which delays the processing of results; therefore, inquiries regarding exam results will not be replied to prior to the established issuance timeframes of 90 days from the exam date for oral exams, and 30 days from the exam date for written exams. Thank you for your understanding.

Per section 9.3 of the JBCC Rules, applicants who fail the exam must wait six months before re-examination. For example, if you do not pass the October 2025 exam, the next exam you're eligible to take would be in June of 2026. 

You will be officially notified of your results by email to the address provided on your registration form.

• Exam results will not be released or discussed by telephone.
• Exam results will not be provided to or discussed with any third parties.
• Examinees will be notified if results will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the exam.
• Passing exam scores are valid for a period of 2 years after the date of the examination. If you've not become licensed within 2 years of passing the exam, you must retake the exam you passed.

Written exam applicants must score as follows before they can apply for the Oral exam:

• exam score of 108 or higher (i.e., 80% or more) is considered passing.

Oral exam applicants must score as follows before a license can be issued:

• at least 60% on each part of the oral exam for a Basic designation, or
• at least 70% on each part for a Master designation.

Exam Regrades

To request a regrade, you must do the following:

1. Login to your online profile.
2. On the What Do You Want to Do menu, click on the General Remittance Fee tab
3. Select the Exam Regrade option and follow the instructions accordingly.
4. Pay the regrade fee.

Oral Exams

• Examinees cannot request their exams to be graded by a specific rater. 
• Your notification of exam results will indicate whether you passed, as well as your score. 
  • If you failed the overall oral exam by 1 percent point, not a section of the oral exam, a re-score may be requested.
    • Re-scores are conducted at the discretion of the JBCC, per NCSC guidelines. 
    • Examinees are responsible for paying any re-score fees.
    • Re-score results are final and cannot be appealed.

Written Exams

• Requests for written examination regrades must be submitted via the online application within 30 days after receiving notice of the initial exam results (i.e., within 30 days from the date of notification). The regrade fee can be found in the Fees section below.

Licensure

After you have passed both exams, your application for licensure will be processed.

Please allow up to 30 days from the date you receive your exam results for your licensure card to be issued. Cards will be issued by regular mail to the home address on file. 

Once your application for licensure is approved, an automated email will immediately be issued by our online system confirming your licensure. Please check your inbox (and spam folder) for this correspondence. Once you receive this email, or you get your licensure card in the mail, or verify your licensure online, whichever comes first, you may begin to provide court interpreting services.