The History of Shorthand & Court Reporters
Shorthand is the ultimate tool for a court reporter, and it carries a colorful history. This centuries-old technique has been perfected...
Court Reporters Record Stories From Veterans
The military experiences of Madelyn Swearingen, of Humboldt, who served in the WAVES at the tail end of World War II, and Jim Scott, of...
Cotton Bowl's World-Class Stenographers
The Cotton Bowl not only brings in some of the best athletes in the country.It also brings in some of the fastest stenographers in the...
Santa Clara County - $105 Million Courthouse Debt
The court has also significantly shortened hours at its public counters. And the bench is so short on court reporters, it has decided to...
Task Force to Consider Court Reporter Shortage
The Tennessee Supreme Court has created a task force of judges, clerks and court reporters to study a continued shortage of court...
Professional Court Reporters Working As A Team
When working with assignments that need at least two court reporters, all of you need to be a team player in order for the team up to...
Staffing Crisis at Sonoma County Superior Court
First, understaffing has eroded the quality of court services and limited public access. The number of court reporters has dropped from...
What’s in a Name? For Court Reporters, Misconceptions
One of the nation’s highest-paying jobs that doesn’t require a college degree is facing a shortage of workers. Part of the problem: An...
Court Reporter Returns to State Board
Chief Judge John K. Edwards Jr., State Court of Lowndes County was appointed to a second term on the Judicial Council of Georgia, along...
Smithville Fire District Adds Stenographer
To curb inaccuracies in official meeting minutes, the Smithville Area Fire Protection District Board hired a professional stenographer to...
Jersey Couple Makes Musicians Feel at Home
The show's about to start, and Kathy McHugh makes her way to the front of her family room."Thank you for coming," the 55-year-old court...
Court Reporter Sighting - Courtroom Sketch
Runoff from the snowbank may have refrozen on the sidewalk but Marino claims that his clients had reasonably and properly maintained the...
Moorpark Woman’s Business is Blooming
She left her 19-year career working in court reporting and litigation support services to focus on her new endeavor.In November 2016, the...
Convicted Murderer Walks Free - Audio Recordings Missing
A man once sentenced to 39 years in prison for gunning someone down in a North Area cemetery walked free before the holidays, decades...
Elk County Salary Board Creates Court Reporter Position
Elk County has officially created a county court reporter position. The board unanimously voted in favor of creating the position during...
Carolyn S. Fant - Court Reporter
In 1966, Carolyn began the course work and training required to become a certified stenographic court reporter. In less than one year,...
Judge Steps Down After Decades in County Courthouse
Shana Lively, a Hidalgo County Court Reporter who has worked with the judge for her entire time on the bench and who will continue on...
Groups Work to End Court Reporter Shortage
Allison Hall, a court reporter for 18 years, says there’s a national shortage for court reporters. Hall says Oklahoma is about 300...
Court Reporter in Courtroom Sketch
In this courtroom sketch, Hon. Debra Silber listens as defendant’s attorney David S. Gould (standing), of the law offices of Russo &...






















