The Effingham Daily News posted an article on Feb. 3 announcing that Fifth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Thomas M. O’Shaughnessy of Danville, Ill., announced that the week of Feb. 6-13 has been designated as Official Court Reporter and Court Specialist Week for 2021, and said “official court reporters and court specialists require exemplary English skills, a strong work ethic, and the ability to focus for hours on end.”
