According to Telecompaper.com, the Dutch culture ministry plans to impose a requirement for closed captioning and voice-overs on the main public and commercial broadcast channels.…
A recent editorial published by Lawrence Journal-World.com criticizes the move by Kansas lawmakers that ties funding for the state’s court system to changes in court…
The Daily Courier, Prescott, Ariz., recently reported that presiding Superior Court Judge David Mackey presented the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors with a court budget…
The Courthouse News Service reports that a muddled and controversial deal to spend $2.3 billion for a gleaming new courthouse in Long Beach, Calif., has…
NCRA announces the 2014 class of Fellows of the Academy of Professional Reporters. They are: Carole A. Bartkowicz, RPR, CMRS, of Chicago, Ill.; Donna S.…
By Jan Ballman I’ve been attending the NCRA Annual Convention & Expo religiously since 2002, and the one hour each year that I am most…
By Rachel Farbman As an individual who grew up deaf and using American Sign Language, Andrew Phillips cares greatly about his rights to communication access.…
Official Court Reporter, St. of CA, Riverside County, Indio Drug Court Currently resides in Indian Wells, Calif. MEMBER SINCE: May 2, 1981 GRADUATED FROM: San…
MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTY Q. Okay. Do you know what kind of doctor Dr. Ghosh is? A. No. Probably a harsh doctor. Q. You think he’s a…
The Firm Owners Executive Conference showcases new markets and adjusting to change. Hundreds of the professions top leaders and firm owners gathered in Orlando, Fla.,…
The following is the text of the legal opinion portion of the NCRA Speed Contest held in Nashville, Tenn. On June 12, 1990, the defendant finished…
By Dom Tursi It began as a whispered conversation. Noah Collin approached me as I was leaving the seminar and invited me to a small…
By Gene Betler The first time a court reporter works with a legal videographer can be a challenge if the two record-makers are not knowledgeable…
By Kay Moody The purpose of this article is to enhance and enrich teaching methods through a better understanding of how adults learn. For many…
By Lauren E. Storck Do you know the origin of the word caption? The old history of the word is to capture or seize. How…
The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) is very pleased to announce our agreement with the U S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (the Museum) in Washington, D.…
Esrom Jayasinghe, CLVS, recently announced that after more than a decade serving on NCRA’s CLVS Council, he is stepping down to focus more time on…
NCRA members Patric R. Martin and Marita Yslas, RPR, senior verbatim reporting officers for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), were recently honored for their delivery…
Court reporters are known as “keepers of the record,” and this mission is especially important when significant historical events and trials need to be recorded.…
NCRA member Ellen Coulter, RPR, with Coulter Reporting in Louisville, Ky., was recently honored with the opportunity to serve as court reporter for speeches given…