The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) represents professionals in the stenography, captioner, court reporting and legal videographer fields. The organization announced a new certification, which was recently approved by its Board of Directors. The Certified Realtime Captioner or CRC certification …
Within the courtroom, your primary job as a court reporter is to record the proceedings with the utmost accuracy and objectivity. This lengthy, and often taxing process may lead to fatigue, which can result in mistakes being made. Here you’ll …
As courts throughout California cut back on their court reporters, private court reporting companies offer alternative avenues for employment and the chance to work with highly experienced legal professionals. One such firm is Southern California-based Aptus Court Reporting. The company …
Caasandra Caldarella, a veteran court reporter in Orange County, was kind enough to give advice to prospective court reporters in an extensive interview with Gawker Media. Caldarella stressed the importance of staying current on technology and the critical importance of …
While lawyers may rest easy thinking that depositions in confidential cases remain sealed from the public, this may not be the case. Such transcripts by court reporters may be a matter of public record. The New York Times sent shock …
There are multiple reports from across the country that court reporters are losing funding and retiring, leaving local courts to shutdown or resort to video recordings to fulfill their recording needs. The court system in McLean County, Illinois is experiencing …
According to the United States Department of Labor, the national average annual salary for court reporters was $55,000 in 2014. However, the three circuit court reporters employed in Lowndes County, Mississippi receive a much lower average annual salary of between …
Taking down every word on the record in a courtroom can be challenging for even the most adept stenographers. However, a handful of court reporters at the federal level still use shorthand and can take down testimony at more than …
For many, a courtroom is the last place they want to end up. Fear of unpaid parking tickets and intimidating judges leads most people to skirt around their local courthouse entirely. However, for many, the inner workings of the justice …
Realtime captioning is an in demand skill for court reporters, and they have been seeking training in captioning in increasing numbers. Thus, the Board of Directors of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) recently approved combining two types of certifications …