Nominations for the Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor NCRA can bestow on a member, are due March 13. It recognizes the distinguished work and…
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The CASE Student Scholarship is now open! Five scholarships in the amounts of $250, $500, $750, $1000 and $1500 are available. Qualified applicants must attend an NCRA-approved court…
NCRA’s Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the following slate of nominees for the 2020-2021 association year. The upcoming year includes nominations for president-elect, vice…
On Feb. 20, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow expressed her thanks to court reporters, saying: “It is really hard to get detailed, perfect court transcripts turned around…
The JCR spoke to NCRA Board member Cindy Isaacsen, RPR, CRI, Shawnee, Kan., who succeeded in getting a proclamation in the Kansas state legislature for…
By Penny Wile, RPR, RMR, CRR When I was asked to speak on a panel at the 2019 NCRA Conference & Expo in Denver, Colo.,…
By Carol Studenmund I live in Portland, Ore., and I am one of the owners of LNS Court Reporting and LNS Captioning along with Robin…
By Christopher Day The NCRA STRONG Task Force has been working with NCRA staff to bring you the NCRA STRONG Toolkit. The Toolkit brings you…
Serving on the NCRA Board of Directors is an excellent opportunity to use your leadership skills to help advance the premier organization that continues to empower…
Following the NCRA Board of Directors meeting Nov. 9-10, the Board announced that Interim Executive Director Dave Wenhold, CAE, will act as Executive Director for…
Our congratulations to Kendra Johnston, RMR, CRR, of Charleston, S.C., who was randomly chosen among all those who renewed their NCRA membership in September to…
During the Aug. 15 NCRA Annual Business Meeting, NCRA members took up the question of increasing membership dues and voted to proceed with an increase…
Phipps Reporting has acquired Accurate Stenotype, a 43- year-old Tallahassee-based court reporting firm. “Aligning with firms like Accurate who share our core values is part…
Jeffrey Weigl, RMR, CRR, CRC, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, won the 2019 Speed Contest, held on Aug. 14, during the NCRA 2019 Convention & Expo…
Margaret (Peg) Sokalski-Dorchack, RMR, a court reporting program director for MacCormac College in Chicago, Ill., was given the 2019 CASE Award of Excellence. The announcement…
The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) presented the 2019 Santo J. Aurelio Award to Mervin E. Vaughn, RPR, from Runnels, Iowa. The announcement was made…
The National Court Reporters Association announced that the following members have been elected and installed as 2019-2020 officers: President: Max Curry, RPR, CRI, a court…
Six of the seven proposed NCRA Constitution & Bylaws amendments passed by a vote of the membership on Friday, Aug. 16, following the NCRA Annual Business…
By Max Curry Change is difficult, but some of our greatest opportunities come from change. A big change in my life occurred the day I…
You can register on-site for the 2019 NCRA Convention & Expo taking place Aug. 15-18 in Denver, Colo. Catch the excitement of this year’s Convention…