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Court Reporter Handbook.
Indiana Courts.
This document provides court reporters with a variety of tools for success in the industry, including information on ethical considerations, legal regulations, pretrial and trial procedures, transcript preparation, maintenance of court records, and employment issues.
Certified Legal Video Specialists (CLVS) Directory.
National Court Reporters Association (January 2009).
Listings reflect all those individuals that have met NCRA's minimum standards in the area of legal video. It is broken up geographically by state, territory and country. Listings are updated regularly.
Rottman, David et al.
"Table 37-Making the Trial Record."
State Court Organization 2004. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (2006).
This chart presents a 50-state overview of the different types of court-reporting methods used.
Carver, John and Barry Mahoney.
How to Conduct an Assessment of Your Court`s Record-Making Operations.
The Justice Management Institute for the National Court Reporters Association (June 2002).
p>This tool was developed by the Justice Management Institute with funding and guidance from the National Court Reporters Foundation. Volume 1, The Self-Assessment Guide, provides an overview of record-making technology and its implications for the future, advice on preparing and conducting the self-assessment, and how to develop an action plan. Volume 2, The Resource Manual, provides materials for the self-assessment process. Also available is the Executive Summary, which helps to explain the benefits of moving forward with a systemic review of a court's record-making approach.
The Status of Reporter Education: Trends and Analysis.
National Court Reporters Association (June 2002).
Report presents an overview of the current state of court reporter education in the nation's courts. Attention is paid to the decline in the number of reporting students, the legal community's perception of court reporting, and NCRA's student recruitment and education initiatives in an effort to establish a benchmark for further programs and to eliminate the shortage of professional reporters.
Management Plan for Court Reporting and Recording Services.
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Hawaii (July 2000).
The state of Hawaii's bankruptcy courts presented this new plan to improve the relationship between court reporters and the legal venues which they serve through supervisions of court reporters by the bankruptcy court clerk.
Administrative Order 2.039: Court Reporting Services Plan.
6th Judicial Circuit of Florida (June 1995).
Document presents the rationale and plan for creating court-reporting services in the 16th Judicial Circuit of Florida in Monroe County.
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NCRF/AJF Introduce Model Guidelines for CART in the Courtroom.
National Court Reporters Association.
The Model Guidelines for CART in the Courtroom provides the definition of the CART program, explanations on how citizens can request CART services, and descriptions of the appropriate procedure for approving CART service throughout the judicial system.
Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) in the Courtroom: Model Guidelines.
American Judges Foundation and the National Court Reporters Foundation (September 2002).
Document provides information on properly implementing the CART system, including protocols concerning attorneys, jurors, witnesses, and civil parties.
CART Providers Manual.
National Court Reporters Association (May 2001).
The NCRA's manual for CART providers includes information on successfully maneuvering in the courtroom with the CART program through the necessary qualities and elements of professionalism, skills, location setup, legal setting, broadcast captioning, remote cart, equipment, and compensation information.
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Digital Court Reporting.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, Florida.
A description of the major facets involved in a novel digital court reporting project in Florida. This includes descriptions of the software, technology, and processes involved in the project.
Electronic/Digital and Video Recording.
National Court Reporters Association.
The NCRA's position on dealing with electronic/digital and video recording in court systems across the country.
Lewis, Jannet
"Digital Court Recording."
Court Information Technology Officers Consortium, Technology Experience Bulletin (January 2005).
An informative white paper on the implementation of digital recording in the courtroom.
"Court Stenographers Sue to Block Loss of Jobs."
Boston Globe (April 2004).
Article describes the court case brought on by New Hampshire court reporters against the state's supreme court and court administrators because of recent efforts to phase out stenography positions in favor of digital audio recording systems.
Squires, Chase.
"Courts Shift Reporting to Digital System."
St. Petersburg Times (April 2004).
Article explains the recent transition in the Pasco-Pinellas Circuit Court, located in Clearwater, Florida, to a digital reporting system in its local justice center, replacing the traditional system using court reporters.
"Chief Justice Harrison Impressed with Digital Court Recording System."
Supreme Court of Illinois Press Release (November 2000).
Article explains the newly implemented digital court-recording system in the DuPage County court facilities.
Stienstra, Donna.
Digital Audio Recording Technology: A Report on a Pilot Project in Twelve Federal Courts.
Prepared for the Court Administration and Case Management Committee of the Judicial Conference (May 1999).
Federal Judicial Center's study on the pilot project for the use of digital recording systems in federal district and bankruptcy courts. (NCSC Library Call Number KF8725 .D55 1999)
Wheaton, Bonnie M., and Geri Barnes.
"10 Habits of Highly Effective Courtroom Lawyers in the Era of Electronic Digital Court Reporting."
Journal of the DuPage County Bar Association Online (April 1999).
Tips for navigating legal situations in the advanced technological atmosphere of the DuPage County's electronic digital court-reporting system.
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The Evolution of Electronic Court Reporting Methods.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, Florida.
Centralized and decentralized court reporting is discussed.
What Is Electronic Court Reporting?.
American Association of Electronic Recorders and Transcribers.
The AAERT's Web site on electronic court reporting includes information on the comparison of electronic and stenographic machine reporting, potential benefits for court administrations, and preparation of transcripts from audio recordings.
Rule 980.5. Electronic Recording as Official Record of Proceedings.
California Rules of Court (2002).
The California Rules of Court includes definitions of pertinent terms in the area of electronic recording; events at which photographing, recording, and broadcasting are prohibited; information on personal recording devices; media coverage stipulations; and potential sanctions for violation of this rule.
Court Reporting and Electronic Court Recording Services of the United States Courts, Southern District of Texas.
(May 1999).
The Southern District of Texas presented information on working in the legal profession following the transition to electronic court-recording services, especially with respect to ordering transcripts.
Miller, Brian.
"Court Reporting: From Stenography to Technology ."
Government Technology (1996).
This article traces the evolution of technology in court reporting and the gradual erosion of stenographers' and court reporters' jobs.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-2009: Court Reporters.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Departement of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (December 2007).
The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), revised every two years by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, provideds valuable information about the court reporter career field. Included in the OOH are salary statistics and projected employment statistics.
Court Reporters, Medical Transcriptionists, and Stenographers.
1998-1999 Occupational Outlook Handbook (1999).
Web site provides information on occupation's nature of work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
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American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers.
The American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers is a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation organized to provide education and certification for professionals engaged in electronic reporting, transcribing, and supportive employment roles, and to promote public awareness and acceptance of the electronic reporting industry
National Court Reporters Association.
Organization that promotes and aids those who convert the spoken word of courts to text.
The United States Court Reporters Association.
The United States Court Reporters Association is the national representative for the federal court reporting profession. The Association is committed to promoting and maintaining the highest standards of verbatim reporting, quality services, professional ethics, fidelity to the ideals of the judicial system, and advocating continuing education as well as the utilization of state-of-the-art technologies.
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Certification and Testing of Electronic Court Reporters.
American Assocation of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers.
This Web site presents the AAERT's certification programs for electronic court reporters and transcribers, which include written and direct examination in an analog or digital focus area.
Education and Certification.
National Court Reporters Association.
Information is provided on new certification for court reporters, including Certified Broadcast Captioner (CBC) and Certified CART Provider (CCP), in conjunction with other programs the NCRA offers.
The United States Court Reporters Association.
This association certifies federal real-time reporters.
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Task Force on the Certification of Court Reporters.
Supreme Court of Ohio (March 2006).
In March 2006 Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer formed the Supreme Court Task Force on the Certification of Court Reporters. The task force is charged with developing a process by which persons serving as court reporters in Ohio's courts will meet standards to be developed by the task force. The task force members include judges, court reporters, attorneys and court administrators.
Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Keeping the Record, Final Report.
(December 2005).
This Final Report presents findings and makes recommendations after its evaluation of court reporting practices in Arizona, electronic alternatives, and emerging issues relating to keeping the record.
Reporting of the Record Task Force Report Final Report.
Judicial Council of California (February 2005).
A state-created task force designed to illuminate the current rigors of court reporting, as well as report on the future of the position, as well as technological improvements.
Chief Judges Making the Record Committee Final Report.
Wisconsin Circuit Courts (May 2004).
A study designed to bring chief judges and court reporters into greater confidence with each other.
Reporting of the Court Record Task Force.
California Judicial Council (2004).
Specifically, the task force's work will promote the council's goals of broadening access to the courts; ensuring that justice is administered in a timely and efficient manner; reducing the expense of litigation through simplification and standardization of court practices; and utilizing technology to enable the courts to collect, process, analyze and share information.
Committee on Court Reporting Final Report Recommendations.
New Jersey Judiciary (May 1991).
The committee recommended that each county should be provided with a videotaped courtroom to create the record and that all superior-court courtrooms should be equipped with sound-recording equipment as an alternative to court reporters.
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