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In honor of all the Halloween scares happening this week, we asked court reporters on social media what bad dreams they have had. Here are…
Jeffrey Weigl, RMR, CRR, CRC, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, won the 2019 Speed Contest held during the NCRA Convention & Expo. His overall accuracy rate…
We recently asked this fill-in-the-blank question on the NCRA Facebook page. Here are some of the great answers: You know you’re a court reporter if…
In honor of National Punctuation Day on Sept. 24, we recently asked these questions on the NCRA Facebook page. Here are some of the responses:…
By Monyeen Black, RPR, CRR About 10 years ago I purchased my first motorcycle after completing a motorcycle safety class in Paso Robles, Calif. I…
Keep up to date with voting results, award announcements, and more events currently taking place at the NCRA 2019 Convention & Expo in Denver, Colo.…
By Patricia Nilsen (with Kiki Kim) As a lifelong fan of Mötley Crüe, the glam-metal band that became famous in the 1980s, my dream as…
By Heidi Renner Brothers Adam and Aaron Alweis recently each reached career milestones. They were both named the chief reporter for their respective courts in…
By Heidi Renner When Isaiah Roberts, RPR, Magnolia, Ill., thought he wrote the word lemon while captioning Ariana Grande’s performance at Coachella, he was a…
A few studies have found that Generation Z, consisting of people born between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s, find using captions helps them with learning…
The Tennessee legislature passed a pay increase for criminal reporters in the state. The bills, SB 667 and HB 729, were passed through both state…
By Whitney Berndt Haley Hermus lives in Little Chute, Wisc., and is a per diem reporter for the 8th District in Wisconsin. She graduated in…
By Rachel Barkume, RPR Tracey Tracy, RPR, is a freelance court reporter in Tacoma, Wash. She graduated from the online court reporting technologies program at Green River College in…
Hurry! Registration closes April 5 for NCRA’s 2019 Leadership & Legislative Boot Camp taking place May 5-7 outside of Washington, D.C. This event promises attendees the ultimate in…
The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) supports the advancement of the court reporting and captioning professions through education, scholarship, recognition, and programs critical to preserving…
Cathy Carpenter, originally from Buffalo, N.Y., currently lives and works as a freelance court reporter in St. Petersburg, Fla. She graduated from the University at…
Brad Benjamin is a new freelance court reporter in Chicago, Ill. A graduate of MacCormac College, he covers various types of work including court hearings,…
By Rich Germosen Have you ever noticed that court reporting is a field dominated by the lovely ladies? No? Oh, I have. When I first started…
By Brenda D. Blackburn, RPR I have proven myself to be resilient, determined, and steadfast in my profession, and I have embraced many technological advances…