On Jan. 30, Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid recognized the hard work of court reporters and their importance in ensuring history is preserved during a…
Posts published in January 2014
People to People Citizen Ambassador Programs has donated a trip to Australia and New Zealand for NCRF to auction off as a fundraiser. The organization…
People to People Citizens Ambassador Programs has donated a trip to Australia and New Zealand for NCRF to auction off as a fundraiser. The organization…
The National Association for Court Management released a mini-guide for courts titled “Steps to Reengineering: Fundamental Rethinking for High-Performing Courts.” The guide presents five case…
Enterprising Women magazine recently announced that Christine Phipps, RPR, owner of Phipps Reporting, Inc., in Palm Beach, Fla., was selected as a winner of its…
Recently shared on the NCRA’s Technology Review Committee’s email list were reminders to always, always back up your files, ideas on how to use a…
Following a four-hour outage of the U.S. Courts’ PACER website, a searchable database that lawyers and journalists can use to download court records, the FBI…
The 2013-2014 TRAIN Task Force has been actively updating materials and reaching out to state associations and members to promote the benefits of the TRAIN…
News about events and celebrations being planned to mark the 2014 Court Reporting & Captioning Week, Feb. 16 – 22, continues to pour in to…
NCRA member Melinda I. Dexter, RMR, an official court reporter for the 30th Judicial Circuit Court in Lansing, Mich., recently contacted the U.S. Bureau of…
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to get your next certification? We have your guide for preparing for the exams. The February issue of…
Excitement is building for the NCRA Firm Owners Executive Conference, being held this weekend in sunny Orlando, Fla. This year the sessions will focus on…
Brief Addiction Part 2: Unbox Your Brain Presented by Kathy Zebert, RPR Freelance court reporter and Stenedge owner, Kathy Zebert, RPR, shares great briefing…
Brief Addiction Part 1: Turning Key Strokes Into Dollars Presented by Kathy Zebert, RPR Kathy Zebert, RPR, freelance court reporter and owner of Stenedge,…
The National Court Reporters Foundation offers NCRA members and other interested parties the opportunity to become part of its Legacy Society, a planned giving program.…
NCRA’s Captioning Community of Interest Chair Carol Studenmund, RDR, CRR, CBC, CCP, and NCRA Assistant Director, Government Relations Adam Finkel have been selected to speak…
Since its launch in September 2012, more than 3,000 people have logged onto NCRA’s online game Courting Disaster, where players can earn CEUs by participating…
The Seattle Seahawks season ticket holder Dean Olson has convinced the stadium to provide closed captioning for patrons with hearing impairments, according to a Jan.…
According to a Jan. 21 article in the New York Law Journal, Karen Redmond, a spokeswoman for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, released…
Shawna Browne, RMR, CRR, of Waldorf, Md., was recognized by Southern Maryland Newspapers Online for earning the Registered Merit Reporter certification. Browne is a member of…