PA Court Interpreters -
Removing Language Barriers

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P A C O U R T S

Court interpreter – 

A trained language professional 

who facilitates communication 

and access to court services for 

limited English speakers by 

orally interpreting or signing.

In 2020 …

30,206

interpreter
requests 

were 
made. 

231 
37

interpreters 
representing 

languages were on 
the courts’ statewide roster.

$3.7
million

was spent 
on interpreter 
requests.

83% 

of interpreter 
requests were for 
Spanish 
interpreters. 

Top 10 languages requested 
in 2020:

1. Spanish
25,067

2. American 
Sign Language
761

3. Chinese-
Mandarin
713

4. Nepali
710

5. Russian
700

6. Arabic
640

7. Vietnamese
371

8. Portuguese
302

9. Haitian
Creole
209

10. Korean
185

Top 10 counties requesting 
interpreters in 2020:

Berks
3,420

York
2,215

Dauphin
1,820

Philadelphia
1,598

Luzerne
1,570

Lancaster
1,535

Lebanon
1,300

Montgomery
1,245

Bucks
1,153

Chester
1,077

Data was extracted from the Language Access Data Collection application and may reflect an underreporting 
of the number of encounters and/or costs associated with the provision of language services.



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