A blog post by NCRA member Todd Olivas entitled “How does a court reporter type so fast?” prompted a TIL (things I learned) thread on…
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The top three Americans to place in the English as a mother tongue group of the Intersteno Internet Keyboarding Contest, which was held April 11…
By Cheryl Haab Jennifer Esquivel has been a certified shorthand reporter in the state of California since October 2014 and is currently working towards her…
Currently resides in: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Employment type: Sports reporter Member since: 1994 Graduated from: Triton College, River Grove, Ill. Theory: Wiley What are your…
The National Court Reporters Foundation has announced that Natasha Jones, a student from Hoffman Estates, Ill., who attends Prince Institute – Great Lakes, was named…
Located: Harrisburg, Pa. Employment type: CART/Captioning Member since: 1990 Graduated from: Central Pennsylvania Business School Theory: Roberts Walsh Gonzalez What are your favorite briefs or…
By Patric Martin What the International Monetary Fund’s verbatim reporters do on a regular basis for executive board meetings has caught the attention of another…
By Donna Cascio, RDR, CMRS Currently my husband and I live in a rural setting about 70 miles away from downtown Pittsburgh, but I lived…
Rick Levy, RPR, a firm owner from Miami, Fla., was recently named recipient of the Emily Mann Distinguished Service Award by the Florida Court Reporters…
By Connie Lee I love hockey. I especially love the Pittsburgh Penguins. They are my team. I have been providing in-stadium captioning for the Pittsburgh…
On June 3, several NCRA members, along with NCRA Director of Government Relations Adam Finkel, participated in a caption quality meeting in Washington, D.C. The…
The Medina [Ohio] Gazette posted an article on June 3 about Practical Tips for Trial Attorneys: A Conversation with Judge James L. Kimbler, which was…
A press release issued June 2 announced that NCRA member Constance Lee, RPR, a freelance reporter from Pittsburgh, Pa., provided closed captioning for game one…
A story posted May 28 by the Hannibal Courier-Post details the story of Hannibal, Mo., resident Emilie Miller and her becoming named the first female…
The State reported on April 14 that NCRA member Jane Garnet LaPorte, of Columbia, S.C., passed away on April 12. LaPorte, who was 64, was…
Nathaniel Weiss, a polymathic court reporter in the New York City courts for 70 years, passed away on Dec. 21, 2015, at the age of…
More television shows are including court reporters in courtroom and other scenes, but working reporters know the chagrin of seeing an inaccurate portrayal. Several shows…
By Aimée Suhie When D’Arcy McPherson stepped out his door in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1990s, he could pluck a mango off a…
Currently resides in: Montclair, N.J. Position: CART provider, open captioner, remote CART provider Member since: 1978 Graduated from: Heffley & Browne Theory: computer compatible Favorite tip: Practice every work…
The Des Moines Register reported on May 19 that NCRA member Jane Fitzgerald, RMR, an official court reporter from Pleasant Hill, Iowa, served as one…