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 […]
Canada’s Legalization Of Marijuana Will Have Implications Across The Border
On Oct.17, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize marijuana. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t any rules or laws that apply to marijuana smokers, The Washington Post reported. Canadian law allows people 18 and older to buy marijuana, but some provinces have set a minimum age of 19 to match the […]
Indiana Supreme Court shifts in big way to electronic filing
High-tech solutions like the court reporting technology CourtScribes provides make the courtroom run more smoothly. And there are other important technological advances coming to courtrooms as well. One of them that increases efficiency and saves time and money is electronic filing.
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,
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 […]
Court Reporters And Captioners Are In Demand
Becoming a court reporter is a sure-fire path to a good job, experts say.
Legal Professional Sues Amazon Over Exempt Status
A former paralegal at Amazon.com Inc. is suing the company, alleging that the online retail giant misclassified paralegals as exempt employees, The Puget Sound Business Journal reported. Paralegals and court reporters are both crucial to the legal process. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon wrongfully misclassified paralegals as exempt employees, meaning that they were not subject to state […]
Houston Man Holds Guinness World Record As Fastest Court Reporter
Who’s the fastest court reporter in the world? According to Guinness World Records, it’s Mark Kislingbury, who can type 360 words per minute on his stenomachine. Kislingbury set the record in 2004, securing his place in the Guinness World Record book as well as his place in history. But Houston, Texas native Kislingbury is not happy to […]
NCRA Adds Three New Corporate Partners
The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) announced that three major industry leaders serving or representing the court reporting and captioning professions have signed on to the Association’s corporate partnership program,.
South Carolina Is Feeling The Pinch Of Court Reporter Shortage
The shortage of court reporters is being felt in Horry County, South Carolina, and Bobbi Fisher of Myrtle Beach, who works as a court reporter in Horry County’s Family Court, says she’s afraid that when her generation leaves the courtroom there won’t be anyone to replace them. Ginny Jones, spokesperson for the S.C. Judicial Department, […]