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Posts published in March 2014

VIDEO PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The purpose of this section is to provide newsworthy information on legal video related products and technologies. This column is for our readers to use…

How court reporting found me

By Maellen E. Pittman-Fernandez By the time I started court reporting school, at age 18, I had tried several occupations and avocations. I had worked…

New York called on to fund judiciary

A March 24 letter to the editor in the New York Times discussed the New York budget and suggested that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo should…

Humor in the Courts: Testifying as an expert

By Kevin Carlin Since I started working in criminal district court, I’ve been noticing some patterns when it comes to witnesses. I have found consistently…

Court reporting in the cloud

By Linda Fifield Client: We have a two- to three-week arbitration, realtime and daily copy. Can you do it? WONG: Absolutely. Client: We’ll also need…

That’s a laugh

Off the charts Q. Before you had the injections, on a scale of zero to 10 what would you say your back pain was? A.…

Now what do I do?

By Michelle L. Hall So you’ve worked hard and finally passed your 225 wpm speed test, or you may still be working on passing your…

In memoriam: Thomas C. Melo

My father, Thomas C. Melo of Potomac, Md., passed away on Dec. 22 at the age of 94. After graduating from high school in Philadelphia…

Profile: Debbie Dibble, RDR, CRR, CBC, CCP

Freelance judicial reporter/CART provider/captioner Currently resides in Dayton, Minn. MEMBER SINCE: 1989 GRADUATED FROM: Intermountain College of Court Reporting THEORY: Who can remember back that…

Newly Certified Members

Congratulations to those members who became Newly Certified as of the November 2013 tests. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL REPORTERS Tracy Sato, RPR, Cypress, CA Alexander K. Loos, RPR, Montrose,…

Registration for keyboarding event closes March 31

The National Court Reporters Association is close to finalizing its team for the international Keyboarding Championship by Internet. Registration closes March 31. Intersteno, the International…

L.A. county judges cope with budget crisis

A March 19 article in the Courthouse News Service highlighted how the Los Angeles Superior Court is still trying to operate with closures, reduced staff,…