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MEMBER PROFILE: Debbie Bridges

Currently resides in:  Wheaton, Ill. Position: Firm owner, Bridges Court Reporting Chicago, Ill. Member since:  1982 Graduated from: Triton College Theory:  StenEd Why did you…

Promoting steno

By Paulette Cox The cafegymatorium at School 4 in Winslow Township, N.J., came alive on May 21 — no, not for gym or lunch, but…

Jane the court reporter

Attorney Karen Koehler, in her blog The Velvet Hammer, provides a few tips on how lawyers should treat court reporters. Read more.

MEMBER PROFILE: Mary Burzynski

Currently resides in: Medford, Wis. Position: Official court reporter Member since: 1989 Graduated from: Rasmussen Business College Theory: Stenograph Why did you decide to become…

In memoriam: Jim Barker

I’ve been reporting over 43 years, and three developments in the reporting profession have profoundly changed the way I perform my work: Computer-aided transcription, the…

In memoriam: Leonard W. Ehlers

Leonard W. Ehlers, a retired official court reporter of the 36th Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri, passed away on March 27 in Columbia,…

In memoriam: Wesley Vincent Gales

Wesley Vincent Gales, 84, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on April 19 with family at his side. He was born August 26, 1930, in Milwaukee,…

In memoriam: Taylor Reese, RPR (Ret.)

Taylor Reese, at the age of 92, passed away peacefully on March 27. Taylor was born and raised on a farm in Eastern North Carolina.…

In memoriam: Richard “Dick” Schmidt

Richard “Dick” Schmidt passed away on April 10, losing a short and courageous battle with cancer. Dick was an official court reporter for Winnebago County…

In memoriam: William “Bill” Shimeta

William “Bill” Shimeta, FAPR, died April 7 at the age of 91. A retired member of NCRA, Shimeta was a court reporter for 58, serving…

Court reporter honored for business success

Bernardsville News, Morristown, N.J., reported on April 24 that court reporter Anna Maria Racioppi, co-owner of Sentry Court Reporting & Litigation Services, Cedar Knolls, N.J.,…