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Legally Speaking: Melissa Clagg

How do the words get from the steno machine you type on to the printed record?" We now type on an SD card that is in that machine, our...

As Court Reporters Age, Demand is High

Court reporters, also known as stenographers, use a 6-pound stenotype machine, which features 22 keys, to capture, verbatim, the court...

Q&A with Sup. Court Judge Candidate Vicki Rothman

Although we have many good judges in San Diego County, most were appointed by a governor and have never faced an election. This results...

Penny Wile - Owner of Penny Wile Reporting

Penny Wile admits that she "was a horrible typist" in high school. But since then, she's built up her career as a court reporter. Wile...

10 Things Scopists Want Court Reporters to Know

A lot of court reporters turn over a lot of transcripts to scopists. This is a good thing. It gives the court reporters more time to earn...

Sketches of Court - Court Reporter Sighting

In this courtroom sketch, Hon. Ellen Spodek listens as defendant’s attorney Raymond Belair (standing), of the law firm Belair & Evans,...

Accused Murderer Hurls Laptop at Court Reporter

An accused murderer’s trial had barely begun in Colorado Springs on Monday when the defendant lost his temper — and nearly smacked the...

2018 NCRA Convention & Expo

Write your next story in New Orleans!Join court reporting professionals from around the world for the 2018 NCRA Annual Convention & Expo....

The Courtrooms of the Future

While same day, next day and longer turnaround transcription using QWERTY keyboards is routinely done, and audio recordings still...

Mt. Airy Deaf Instructor Conquers Social Isolation

Although she went to a public school, there were trained teachers of the deaf who could focus on areas where deaf students struggled....

Labor Department in Battle With Court-Reporting Firms

Companies that provide court-reporting services are claiming that the state Department of Labor is targeting their industry with audits...

Naiya Villegas Trial

The court reporter has sat quietly taking down each word and taking charge of all the physical evidence presented. At times she has had...

Court Reporter Sighting - Courtroom Sketch

The jury returned a comparative verdict, determining that both parties were negligent in causing the accident, and attributed 80 percent...

Stenographer Dishes On Transcribing Tennis Players

nnis players do press constantly; it’s part of their job. They field questions about all the unforced errors on their forehand, why their...

Arkansas Court Reporter Pushes for Disease Cure

Amanda Poe spends her days listening to people talk. She hangs on their every word, making sure to catch every nuance and turn of phrase....

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