Court & Hearings
Worried about doing this on your own? You may be able to get free legal help.
Interpreter request Easy Form
This program will help you prepare your documents. It will ask you questions and you will enter your answers. At the end of the program, you will get a completed set of court forms with instructions that you can save and print.
Form completion time: 5 minutes to 10 minutes
You will not be able to save your work in the middle of the program.
This program will help you avoid mistakes when filling out the court forms. Your case could be delayed if there are errors in your forms. If you want to download and print a PDF version, visit the the Illinois Courts Standardized State Forms website. Use Adobe Reader to fill in the PDF forms.
The interview and forms are in English.
Can I use this program?
To use this program, you or the person who needs a court interpreter must be a:
- Party in the case (a person who brings or defends a lawsuit),
- Person who brings or defends a case for a minor or an adult with a disability,
- Parent or guardian of a minor child who is a plaintiff, defendant, or victim,
- Parent or guardian of an adult with a disability who is a plaintiff, defendant, or victim,
- Witness,
- Victim in the case,
- Juror (sign language only), or
- Spectator (sign language only).
What do I need first?
To complete this program, you will need to know the:
- Name and contact information of person who needs an interpreter,
- Name and contact information of person making request (if different),
- Role the person needing an interpreter has in the case,
- Language needed,
- County the court is in,
- Case number, and
- Court date and time when an interpreter is needed.
What documents will this create?
This program prepares the following forms:
- Instructions
- Interpreter request
Last revised by staff
June 09, 2023
Legal Comment
Worried about doing this on your own? You may be able to get free legal help.
Only logged-in users can post comments. Please log in or register if you want to leave a comment. We do our best to reply to each comment. We can't give legal advice in the comments, so if you have a question or need legal help, please go to Get Legal Help.