It appears a healthier economy, high living expenses in California and a trend away from “mom and pop” court reporting firms of the past in favor of larger companies have led to a shortage of court reporters in the Golden State. “The economy has gotten better,” Lori LeRoy, office manager at Accuracy-Plus Reporting of Roseville, told the Northern California Record. “We didn’t have a downturn in the number of court reporters when the economy broke. It came later.” Even though the economy....MORE