Library Of Congress Needs Your Help Transcribing Lincoln’s Letters
Looking for something to do in your free time that will include service to your country? Love history as much as court reporting? Then the Library of Congress has a volunteer job for you. The Library of Congress is looking for volunteers to volunteers to transcribe writings left behind by some of the greatest names […]
Real-Life Stenographer Gets Court Reporter Role In Showtime Series
A Pennsylvania court stenographer’s job led to her landing a part in a television drama, The Mercury, a newspaper published in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Emilie Posnan, who has been a Montgomery County Court stenographer for 13 years, got a role on a Showtime drama, “Escape At Dannemora,” about a 2015 prison break in upstate New York. […]
Court Reporting Student Sues Department of Education
A former student at a for-profit court reporting school that had locations in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington is suing the U.S. Department of Education for not forgiving her student loans. The school, called the Court Reporting Institute, went out of business. The school allegedly told students that its three-year program in legal transcription would get them […]
Another State Acknowledges Its Shortage Of Court Reporters
Court reporter shortages are reported across the country, and court reporting technology like the services provided by Court Scribes in Florida and other states may be a solution in some situations. South Dakota is one of the states that’s feeling the effects of the court reporter shortage, according to KELO of Keloland Media Group in […]
Four Reasons To Hire A Skilled Court Reporting Service
Professional court reporting services like Court Scribes are an important part of any trial, a fact that attorneys recognize. Conservative Daily News recently listed several benefits of hiring a skilled court reporting service: Expertise Court reporters have to complete training that gives them the necessary knowledge and skills they need to provide their services in […]
Head Of Court Reporters Philanthropic Organization To Retire
The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading organization representing stenographic court reporters, captioners, and legal videographers, announced that the head of its philanthropic arm will retire in January. BJ Shorak, Deputy Executive Director of the National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF), will be replaced by NCRA Senior Director of External Affairs Mary Petto. “Today’s […]
Court Workers In Fresno County Set To Strike
Court workers are important to the smooth operation of the American court system, but when workers find it’s necessary to strike to protest work conditions, the system can grind to a halt. CourtScribes court reporting agency is working to change the industry by having fewer workers in the courtroom, using internet-age technology to create the official […]
Technical College Plans To Add Court Reporting Curriculum
Horry Georgetown Technical College is one school that wants to start offering a court reporter program to help ease the shortage, which is especially severe in South Carolina,
Military Spouse Fights For The Right To Practice Law
The use of courtroom technology like CourtScribes provides for courtrooms can make the practice of law easier. But practicing law can be difficult for military spouses who frequently have to move from place to place, meaning they are not necessarily licensed to practice law in the state in which they find themselves currently living.
New York Adds Watchdog Organization For Prosecutors
Accurate court reporting is an important part of the criminal justice system, and so is fairness in prosecution. New York state is working to reform its court system, and as part of that effort, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed legislation establishing the nation’s first State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct. The Commission will review and investigate prosecutorial conduct […]