Federal Reporter Christin E. Russell Earns Highest Court Reporter Credential
A court reporter for U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland in Port Huron, Michigan has gained the highest credential possible for court reporters. Christin E. Russell of Ortonville, Michigan has earned the nationally recognized Registered Diplomate Reporter certification for stenographic court reporters, according to the National Court Reporters Association. There are approximately 350 reporters with the […]
Illinois Congressman Sponsors Court Reporting Bill
Good news coming from the government when it comes to the shortages in the court reporting world. 13th District Congressman Rodney Davis from Illinois has introduced a bipartisan bill that will reauthorize a grant program that will encourage careers in closed captioning and court reporting. The bill will “reauthorize” the Training for Realtime Writers Act, […]
Things Court Reporters Wish to Improve the Deposition Process
One thing is for certain. Everyone in the courtroom wants a deposition to go smoothly. It is important so that it’s more productive for those on the stand, less stressful for the witnesses, and easier for the court reporters to get the job done. You may be unaware of a few simple things you can […]
Michigan Court Reporters Could See Per-Page Pay Increase
Michigan court reporters want to make more money. Who doesn’t, right? They are seeking a wage increase from their current pay rate of $1.75 per original page and 30 cents per copied page. A House Bill being introduced would double Michigan’s page rate to $3.50 per original page and 75 cents per copy page. The […]
Texas Court Reporters Work to Preserve Veterans’ Stories
Throughout the year, court reporters sit down with veterans and interviewers to take down the veterans’ stories, preserving them in the Library of Congress. The Texas Court Reporters Association (TCRA) is hoping to find more veterans and preserve their stories in that library. TCRA members have been recording veterans’ stories for a few years, but […]
Kansas Court Reporter Dealing With Ethics Violation
Sometimes court reporters can overstep their boundaries. It happened in Kansas, as an attorney representing a court reporter who worked the Shawnee County, Kansas murder trial of Dana Chandler conceded Friday his client violated professional ethics by posting to social media personal opinions about the case, but sought leniency from the Kansas Supreme Court in […]
Free Introduction to Court Reporting Classes Offered in Illinois
As we already know, court reporters, and the transcripts they produce are a support pillar of the court system, but a shortage of licensed court reporters is looming on the horizon. This is a point that CourtScribes.com has written about often. Tammy Bumgarner, the Director of Court Reporting Services in Springfield, Illinois, says that if […]
So You Want to Be a Stenographer
A stenographer, or court reporter, works in a courtroom and transcribes spoken words by typing them into a steno machine. A steno machine is a kind of shorthand typewriter. Having fast and accurate typing skills are vital for a stenographer job. Stenographers must be licensed and certified in addition to passing a special exam. Important […]
Invisibility Leads to Court Reporter Shortages
If you read the blogs at CourtScribes, then you know we have pointed out how many court reporters have recently retired and new court reporters are sorely needed. The National Court Reporters Association estimates a shortage of 5,000 court reporters throughout the United States. “There will be a crisis point in about a decade if […]
Georgia’s Only Certified Court Reporting College Closing Doors
For nearly 50 years students at Brown College of Court Reporting (open since 1972) in Atlanta have learned to be the quickest, the best and the most accurate court reporters in the whole country. Grads logged live legal proceedings and even did closed captioning for television. This week as new students prepared to start their courses, […]