In an editorial posted Jan. 25 by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Jennifer S. Esquivel, a certified shorthand court reporter from Mission Valley, Calif., wrote: “Our justice system is built around the idea that we are all equal before the law, but in declaring a ‘court reporter shortage crisis’ late last year, almost every court executive officer from state courts throughout California signed a memo indicating their intent to seek changes that would undermine that foundational equality.”
