Stories about the court reporting industry, including the Court Reporters Board.
The Court Reporters Board of California was established in 1951 by an act of the Legislature. Since its inception, the Board has licensed 14,308 people. Of those, approximately 6,500 have current licenses. In the profession, licensees are known as either “officials” who work in court, or “freelance” who work through…
All Non-licensee-owned Entities Must Register with the California Court Reporters Board Effective July 1, 2022, all non-licensee-owned entities providing court reporting services in California must register with the California Court Reporters (Board) and designate a California Licensed Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) to be their reporter-in-charge. All registered non-licensee-owned entities will…
They can affect your finances, your career, and even your life as a whole: Court cases and legal proceedings are some of the most impactful situations you can ever face. With the stakes so high, don’t leave your legal recordkeeping to a cell phone, a tape recorder, or a notepad:…
‘Guardians of the record’ uphold unbiased accuracy For kings and serfs, for traders and taxpayers, for judges and witnesses, court reporters have been there through the ages to make sure people’s voices lived on in the written record. Find out more about these professionals, how you can become one, and…
A technique for creating legal transcripts that’s newly recognized by the Court Reporters Board of California will have to abide by the same high standards as more traditional methods. Voice writing differs from those traditional forms of stenography in that a court reporter can speak their notes into a sound-dampening…
Under a new law signed by Governor Jerry Brown, the Court Reporters Board of California is now empowered to take legal action against out-of-state firms selling court and deposition transcripts in California if they skirt California’s rules on formatting, notification, and fee statutes. Read the press release here.
Did you know that not every graduate of a court reporting school works in a legal setting as a court reporter? Contrary to its name, a degree in court reporting offers a broad selection of career choices. Well-trained court reporters can be highly sought after. According to the U.S. Bureau…