Across the nation, plans are being finalized to mark the 2014 National Court Reporting & Captioning Week, Feb. 16 – 22, and the excitement is…
NCRA has published a document offering general information for court reporters and court reporting firms about the changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
The article “Speech recognition, the unreachable frontier,” published in Mobile News on Jan. 3, notes that speech recognition has not advanced as much as some…
Inspired by Nancy Varallo’s “Thirty ways to give back” post in November, we’ve highlighted ten ways you can give back to the court reporting profession.…
The JCR provides newsworthy information on reporter-related products and technologies. This column is for readers to use in their research; neither NCRA nor the JCR…
In a recent interview, NCRA Vice President Glyn Poage, RDR, CRR, CSR, from Helotes, Texas, discussed the skills, duties, and professional opportunities for court reporters…
Court reporters, captioners, CART providers, and court reporting schools around the country are making plans now to celebrate the 2014 National Court Reporting & Captioning…
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote in his annual report on the state of the federal judiciary that the budget cuts imposed by Congress…
NCRA member Bonita Bell was recognized in the Jan 5. Pittsburgh’s TribLive.com when she received her RMR certification. Read more.
It is that time of year to remember to: 1. Start new paper calendars for the office and the courtroom if your court still requires paper.…
In early December, I was able to attend a Bloomberg Government panel discussion on tax reform on behalf of NCRA. Robert Litan, Jennifer Blouin, William…
Giving back to the profession does not require a significant investment of time or money. You might pen a simple post to your Facebook page…
Technology is aiding Superior Court Judge John Lohrmann, according to the Dec. 3 Union-Bulletin, based in Walla Walla, Wash. Lohrmann receives a realtime feed set…
Our world has lost a most gracious and kind soul, Carol Sofianopoulos, RDR, CRR, to cancer on Dec. 7. Carol is survived by her sweetheart…
Two court reporting service companies, Geiger & Loria Reporting Service and Filius & McLucas Reporting Service, Inc., both based in central Pennsylvania, will become one…
NCRA President Nancy Varallo was recently interviewed by the Worcester (Mass.) Telegraph & Gazette about her business and her career as a court reporter. In…
The U.S. Congress has agreed to a budget that will fund the federal government, including the judiciary, through 2015. According to a Dec. 11 blog…
The Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, Pa., scored first place with 100 percent of its students holding membership in NCRA’s first contest held…
Who doesn’t love a good race? Remember your childhood, when you heard those exhilarating words, “On your mark. Get set. Go!”? You could almost feel…
Twenty-one Certified Legal Video Specialist candidates spent the weekend at the headquarters building of the National Court Reporters Association in Vienna, Va., Dec. 14-15 to attempt…