Stenographer Shortages Hit Illinois Too
Courtscribes.com has written before about the shortages that have hit the court reporting industry. Well, that trend continues as now the state of Illinois is waving the red flag. Nicole Kopec, who is the court reporting supervisor in the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Illinois, knows that court reporters in the West-Central Illinois area are […]
Is There a Shortage of Qualified Stenographers
There seems to be a little issue happening in our courts. Court reporters are seeing a stenographer shortage coming in the very near future. So that does beg the question, is there a shortage of qualified Stenographers? We here at Courtscribes.com are here to find out. ‘People think this is an archaic profession. … it’s […]
Mount Hope Student Is Fastest Court Reporter
Mount Hope resident Maia Morgan from the Bronx is one of twelve winners in Plaza College’s 2019 National Court Reporting Association Student Speed Competition. With over 100 students racing against the clock and racing against each other to see who was the fastest and most accurate court reporter in honor of National Court Reporting and […]
Horry-Georgetown Tech Launches Court Reporting Program
Horry-Georgetown Technical College of Conway, South Carolina launched a digital court reporting program this week, which the school says is the first of its kind in South Carolina. They are launching the program with the hopes of prepping students for a career that is seeing a national shortage. “If a student has an interest in technology, […]
Court Reporters Inaccurately Transcribing ‘African-American Vernacular English’
So picture this scenario: You are African American. A court reporter taking notes during your criminal case makes an error in the transcript that ends up becoming a point of contention in an appeal. An appeal that you lose. You probably would not have lost the case if your words had been reported accurately. Now you’re […]
N.Y. Court Reporting Students Take Top Prizes At Competition
Several students from Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island, New York, were recently named winners in the National Court Reporting Association Student Speed Competition held at Plaza College. Plaza College in Forest Hills, New York the hosted the 2019 National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) Student Speed Contest competition Feb. 13 as part of their court reporting and […]
Students Realize The Value Of A Two-Year Degree
Many people are beginning to question whether a four-year college degree is worth the high cost of tuition, especially since many students now have to take out student loans that they will be paying off for years in order to afford their schooling. Many are returning to institutions that teach specific skills like court reporting, […]
Study Shows Court Reporters Have Trouble With Dialects
A study set to be published in the journal Language looked at how well court reporters in Philadelphia transcribe dialects.
Jury Selection Is Important To The Judicial Process
Having an accurate court reporting service on hand is an important part of any trial, and Court Scribes is one of the best. But there are obviously a lot of other parties involved in making a trail successful: attorneys and their staff members, an impartial judge, and in the case of a criminal prosecution a […]
Technology Is Catching Up To Humans For Accurate Transcribing
Technology is catching up to the sophistication of the human ear when it comes to accurate transcribing. Artificial intelligence-driven transcription and voice-to-text solutions have improved 80 percent in accuracy over the past decade, IT News Africa reported. Although human-driven transcription solutions are still a little further ahead, technology is not far behind. Microsoft reported that its […]