A half-day assignment is from 8:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. or 1:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. A full-day assignment is from 8:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.  

The following documents must be completed before your first assignment:

1. Contract 
2. Payee Data Record (W-9) Form
   Only fill out this form if you have no vendor number with the Judicial Council.
3. Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization (if you choose to expedite payments)
   If you have direct deposit already set up with other courts in California, do not fill out this form.

Contractors must enter the courthouses through the public entrances and must comply with all metal detector requirements. No glass items are allowed. A full list of prohibited items can be found on our Security Policy page. Please allow extra time for your arrival, as there may be long lines at the building entrance.

Please review our Contractor Information Sheet for basic orientation to our court, including location and parking information. 

For Spanish contractors: Please submit your availability to: interpreter.madera@madera.courts.ca.gov. We may also contact you to ask if you are available.  The weekly schedule will be emailed on the Friday before.  If you have any questions, please call (559) 416-5588. 

Daily Activity Log Instructions –

All contractors are required to submit electronic daily activity logs via the interpreter portal, Court Interpreter Data Web Portal (CIDCS), a database program of the Judicial Council.  

Click here for the Activity Log and see instructions below. 

1. Location: Madera: Madera County Superior Crt
2. Assignment Date: Enter the date the assignment took place
3. Session: Half Day, Full Day, Hourly
4. Cross Assignment: Yes or No
5. Assignment Details:  a) Language;  b) Case numbers are not needed;  c) Indicate # of Interpretations;  d) Indicate Case Type;  e) Indicate Event Type; f) Event details are not needed; and g) Indicate Method
6. Save

There are two billing periods each month, and each should be submitted on one form, the 1st through the 15th and 16th through the last day of the month.  The subject line title on your email should be your name and the first date of work you are claiming. 

• Interpreter Claim Form/Invoice 

For helpful instructions on filling out the claim form/invoice click here

Please note: If the daily activity log information is not added in CIDICS, the invoice is left blank, is incorrect, or missing information, the invoice will be sent back for corrections. 

All invoices must be emailed to interpreter.madera@madera.courts.ca.gov.  Do not send scanned electronic versions or a photo.  

Once the coordinator processes the invoices, they will be sent to the Finance Department for processing.  If there are no issues with the invoice, payment(s) will occur approximately 21 days after submission.  For check payments, allow an additional 7 days (depending on USPS), and for electronic fund transfer payments, allow an additional 1 – 2 business days.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 71802, the court may not utilize a contractor's services over 100 court days or parts of court days (each language) per calendar year.

Non-certified or non-registered contractors may not be utilized by the same court over 75 days (each language) per calendar year.

Keep these restrictions in mind when providing the court with your upcoming availability.

Click here for the Judicial Council Professional Standards and Ethics for California Court Interpreters manual.

If you are interested in becoming an employee, you can find job applications on our Job Openings page. 

The Judicial Council's Become an Interpreter page provides information on becoming an interpreter and the testing process for registration or certification.