Stories from the 9/11 terrorist attacks will soon be preserved by court reporters, who will transcribe more than 800 audio interviews conducted with friends, colleagues, and family members of those who died in the attacks. The collection of stories will …
The court reporters union in Orange County is protecting a decision by the Orange County Superior Court to cut their pay by more than 10 percent while increasing their health insurance premiums. Reduced Hours, Increased Health Insurance Premiums Court reporters …
In the old days, when video was still recorded on tape instead of modern solid-state devices, videotaping court proceedings seemed impractical. The amount of videotape needed to record only one court case was relatively large. Storing video was time consuming …
A move over the summer has Los Angeles County civil courts backing up – and it all revolves around deep budget cuts in the court system. The budget cuts were a result of the projected $85 million budget shortfall beginning …
Western Pennsylvania is highlighting a national problem: a lack of qualified court reporters. In fact, officials everywhere are saying that a sheer lack of trained court reporters is making it near-impossible to keep their courtrooms properly staffed. In South Carolina, …
A few courts, in an effort to replace certified court reporters, have begun implementing the use of digital recording devices or, many times, a combination of the two. The savings generated from cutting the expense of hiring court reporters have …
The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) recently launched their Captioning Matters campaign, which was created teach people about the importance of captions and to campaign for the deaf and hard of hearing who deserve “accurate, understandable and timely captions.” Captioning …
Court reporter certification has long been a staple in the profession, so it came as quite a shock to many New Hampshire court reporters when they learned that the New Hampshire legislature wanted to eliminate a number of certification boards, …
In a move toward accommodating all of its patrons, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing, AMC Theatres recently announced that it reached an agreement with the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) and the Disability Rights Advocates …