The JCR reached out to several members of NCRA who made the decision to switch careers and enter the court reporting, captioning, or legal video professions and asked…
Posts published in “Realtime”
By Felicia Coleman Jordan One of my favorite realtime tips came about due to a CART assignment at a college in my area. Upon arriving…
Professionals seeking to add nationally recognized certifications to their résumés can choose from several opportunities to work toward them at the 2017 NCRA Convention &…
By Abby Waller As the demand grows in the court reporting field for our knowledge and skill in realtime, we must strive to stay ahead…
By Jason Meadors It was departure day for Nigeria, a three-week work trip I went on a few months ago. That day started out with…
By Michelle Kirkpatrick Let’s start right off with a controversial topic. I’ve heard it said there’s a breakdown of abilities and skill levels within court…
By Lynette Mueller I’m anxiously awaiting the premier of the hit HGTV show Fixer Upper Season 4! Chip and Joanna Gaines restore and renovate old…
By Diana Netherton The duties of a court reporter, often referred to as a stenographer, have essentially remained the same for the past 100 years.…
By Brenda Rogers-Fiscus, Deborah Smolinske, and Beverly Thomas It’s Friday at 7:30 p.m. The weekend has officially started. You’re just kicking back to relax with…
Members of state court reporting associations across the country have spent the week celebrating their profession by participating in career fairs, visiting court reporting schools,…
By Keith Lemons The struggle is real. That’s a saying for just about everything nowadays. As court reporters, we know that it is real every…
A blog posted Feb. 7 by Kramm Court Reporting offers nine tips for attorneys to know about the realtime services court reporters offer. Read more.
Nashville, Tenn., court reporting firm Elite Reporting Services issued a press release on Jan. 30 stating that it has experienced a trend in requests for…
By Linda Bland It isn’t unusual for me to receive a call from a court reporter asking how to upgrade his or her writing to…
By Lynette Mueller Being realtime-capable should be the goal of every court reporter. My realtime goal is to always strive for 99.8 percent translation rate on…
By David Ward Earlier this year, Watson, the IBM artificial intelligence computer that first gained fame in 2011 by beating past champions in the TV…
By Aimée Suhie Tom Crites is a present-day Johnny Appleseed who has planted 2,000 plumeria trees in and around Savannah, Ga., hoping to establish the…
Last August, NCRA member Julie Hohenstein, an official realtime court reporter for the Hon. Stephen A. Wolaver, Greene County, Ohio, added a Certified Realtime Reporter…
By Cassandra Caldarella Some reporters go their entire lives without earning a million dollars, so it sounds crazy that some court reporters might be able…
The JCR Awards are a way to tell compelling stories that bring to life innovative and successful business strategies from the past year. Originally conceived…