Virginia Stenographers Maintain Courtroom Continuity
There are two certainties about court reporting. The work pays well, and there is a significant, ongoing need for those who excel at it. This is true in Virginia and across the country. “Anybody who is a trained steno reporter could have a job tomorrow,” said Cynthia Bragg, a stenographer in both Virginia and Tennessee. […]
Court Reporters Compete For the Fastest Fingers in NYC
We at Courtscribes.com always find that when there are competitions to show off the amazing skills that court reporters possess, we will always post it. A group of 15 nimble-fingered students from Plaza College in Queens, NYC, will put their court reporting skills to the test in a competition this evening. Over 100 students from […]
Arkansas Station KARK to Highlight Court Reporter Shortages
As we have detailed over and over again, courtrooms across the nation are dealing with a shortage of court reporters. The National Court Reporter Association estimates a shortage of 5,000 court reporters throughout the United States again this year. A lack of court reporters can prompt some courts to delay legal proceedings and ask other […]
Texas is Another State Hit With Court Reporter Shortages
As you know from reading the blogs on this site, the country is rapidly running low on court reporters. You can now add Texas to the list of states that is really beginning to feel the crunch, On Dec. 31, Judge Chris Day, of the 2nd Judicial District Court, in Cherokee County, Texas, sent a formal […]
National Court Reporters Association Pushes Back Against Digital Reporting
It was only a matter of time, but a fight is brewing in the court reporting industry over the acceptance and accuracy of digital court reporters. Now to be sure, nobody disagrees that there’s a critical shortage of court reporters in the United States. A recent report sponsored by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) stressed […]
Court Reporter Shortage Could Affect Trials in Texas
Another state, another shortage in court reporting being mentioned on this site. This time out of Texas. All across Texas, a shortage of court reporters has caused a Cherokee County judge, Chris Day, to pitch an idea to the Texas attorney general. His idea is to have an electronic recorder in-lieu of an appointed court […]
Is Digital Court Reporting the Stenographer of the Future
Technological advancements in digital reporting and stenographer shortages are really beginning to impact the legal market in every region of the country. This can be thought of as the point where a technology or method transitions into the mainstream market. In the case of court reporting, digital reporting is expanding from the courtroom into the […]
Training Classes Set in Illinois for Those Interested in Becoming Court Reporters
The Illinois Official Court Reporters Association is scheduling introductory classes for people interested in the profession. The classes so far are scheduled in the following cities: Springfield, LaSalle/Ottawa, Peoria, Strasburg and Effingham. The curriculum will be done in three separate, two-hour classes that will cover different content. Why are Court Reporters Important Court reporters […]
Wisconsin Courthouses Receive New Recording Systems Due to Shortage of Court Reporters
Columbia County, Wisconsin is on the shortlist to receive updated and new audio and video recording equipment for their courtrooms. This to fill in gaps as a statewide shortage of court reporters shows no signs of slowing. Circuit Court Judge Andrew Voigt said the state is working to place new video and audio recording systems […]
Alfred State College Helping Court Reporting Students Via Project Steno
Alfred State College, of New York, is partnering with Project Steno to help put students on a path to a rewarding career in the high-demand field of court reporting. Project Steno promotes the stenographic court reporting/captioning profession through social media and community outreach, with the goal of building a robust pipeline of students into school […]