Policy Governing Continuing Education for Court Interpreters

• Chief Justice Directive 05-05

Upcoming Events in 2026:

November 2026-in partnership with Our Courts Colorado

• LAW AND ORDER: THE LIFE OF A CRIMINAL CASE. 1 CE Credit. November 19, 2026 5:00 pm-6:00 pm. To register for this FREE and VIRTUAL event, please click the following link to fill out the registration form. Please note, you should receive a confirmation email with the meeting link. https://forms.office.com/g/TVYzr2cuSD

December 2026- -in partnership with T360 and Beyond

• ETHICS IN THE WILD: REAL CHOICES, REAL IMPACT. 3 CE Ethics Credits. December 5, 2026 9:00 am-12:00pm. To register for this FREE and VIRTUAL event, please click the following link to fill out the registration form. Please note, you should receive a confirmation email with the meeting link. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/RSM7WyZS6D

Save the Date for 2027:

January 2027-in partnership with Our Courts Colorado

• CIVICS 101. 1 CE Credit. January 13, 2027 12:00 pm-1:00 pm. To register for this FREE and VIRTUAL event, please click the following link to fill out the registration form. Please note, you should receive a confirmation email with the meeting link. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/vre4f5WfDU

April 2027- in partnership with Our Courts Colorado

• DIVORCE IN COLORADO COURTS. 1 CE Credit. April 13, 2027 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm. To register for this FREE and VIRTUAL event, please click the following link to fill out the registration form. Please note, you should receive a confirmation email with the meeting link. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/e0nXghpeLT

July 2027- in partnership with Our Courts Colorado

• AN ECONOMIC FRESH START: BANKRUPTCY BASICS. 1 CE Credit. July 13, 2027 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm. To register for this FREE and VIRTUAL event, please click the following link to fill out the registration form. Please note, you should receive a confirmation email with the meeting link. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/kNWsF3SEZX

October 2027- in partnership with Our Courts Colorado

• U.S. and STATE COURTS SERVING COLORADO. 1 CE Credit. October 13, 2027 5:15 pm- 6:15 pm. To register for this FREE and VIRTUAL event, please click the following link to fill out the registration form. Please note, you should receive a confirmation email with the meeting link. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/RH0zL61eXc

Approved Activities and Events

• List of Pre-Approved Volunteer Events
• List of Approved Activities

Pre-Approved Continuing Education Providers

Interpreters may attend events sponsored by these providers and receive continuing education credit without requesting prior approval. However, a CEAA# request form must be submitted prior to the end of the compliance period if the activity does not already appear in the List of Approved Activities.

• Colorado Judicial Department Office of Language Access (OLA)
• National Association of Judicial Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)
• American Translator’s Association (ATA)
• Nebraska Association of Translators and Interpreters (NATI)
• New Mexico Translators and Interpreters Association (NMTIA)
• The University of Arizona- National Center for Interpretation (NCI)
• Cross-Cultural Communications
• TransInterpreting
• Athena Sky Interpreting
• Blue Urpi
• American Pie Seminars
• The Court Interpreters LLC
• National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
• Linguist Education Online (LEO)
• Colorado Interpreters & Translators Association (CITA)
• De La Mora Institute of Interpretation

Approval Request Forms

• Approval Request Form - Submitted by an Individual
• Approval Request Form - Submitted by the Provider
• CEAA # Form for approved provider activities only

Continuing Education Compliance

• 2024-2026 CE Compliance Form
• List of Approved Activities
• 2024-2026 CE Compliance Instructions

Ideas for Courses or Independent Study

• Sample Topic Areas