Law.com reported on Jan. 6 that a civil rights lawsuit claiming the Florida Legislature should provide captioning on all live-streamed and archived proceedings has survived a…
Posts published in “Reporting on the courts”
News Channel Nebraska reported on Nov. 1 about official Court Reporter Kris Riekenberg, RPR, being recognized by the Nebraska Supreme Court for 30 years of…
Dwindling numbers of court reporters, fewer attorneys willing to be court-appointed attorneys, and growing caseloads for judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys are sparking a need…
By Early Langley Nov. 19, 2017, marked the death of one of the most vile cult leaders and murderers in California history: Charles Manson. Much…
The Daily Journal, San Mateo County, Calif., reported on July 12 that due to a severe court reporter shortage, the county’s Superior Court will no…
The Orlando Sentinel reported on June 13 that a $17 million shortfall at an agency that pays indigent criminal defendants for legal counsel means state…
Earlier this month, NCRA member Taleesa Smith, RPR, an official court reporter from Hamilton County, Ohio, found herself reporting a sentencing proceeding from outside of…
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…
Courthouse News reported on May 17 that legal aid lawyers in California were left frustrated and disappointed by the Judicial Council on Friday, saying an…
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…
Official court reporters working in Hidalgo County, Texas, will see a substantial bump in pay on their next paycheck after the county’s Commissioners Court Tuesday…
NCRA member Lisa Black’s firm, Migliore & Associates, provided pro bono services in a case where a Florida man was exonerated after 14 years behind…
The Des Moines Community College student newspaper, The Campus Chronicle, posted an opinion piece on April 6 about the importance of using live court reporters…
By Mary Kay Howe It was a great honor to be chosen to be the honorary bailiff for the Kansas Supreme Court for a special…
On March 18 radio station WHMI reported that Michigan state representative Hank Vaupel recently introduced legislation to update the transcript fees circuit court reporters collect…
The Herald-Whig, Quincy, Ill., posted an article on March 13 about the impact the shortage of court reporters is having in the west central portion…
Alcovy Circuit Superior Court Judge Samuel Ozburn, Fulton County, Ga., spoke with WABE on March 11 about improvements in courthouse safety throughout the state since…
The Idaho Press reported on Feb. 25 that members of the Idaho Legislature’s joint budget committee voted unanimously in favor of boosting pay for court…
Theresa (Tari) Kramer, RMR, CRR, CPE, an official court reporter from Charlotte, N.C., recently provided CART to a juror. She described the experience for the…
The Voice of San Diego reported on Jan. 23 that the 4th District Court of Appeal underscored the broad reach of a ruling made in July…