By Rachel Barkume, RPR Tracey Tracy, RPR, is a freelance court reporter in Tacoma, Wash. She graduated from the online court reporting technologies program at Green River College in…
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The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) supports the advancement of the court reporting and captioning professions through education, scholarship, recognition, and programs critical to preserving…
Cathy Carpenter, originally from Buffalo, N.Y., currently lives and works as a freelance court reporter in St. Petersburg, Fla. She graduated from the University at…
Brad Benjamin is a new freelance court reporter in Chicago, Ill. A graduate of MacCormac College, he covers various types of work including court hearings,…
Theresa (Tari) Kramer, RMR, CRR, CPE, an official court reporter from Charlotte, N.C., recently provided CART to a juror. She described the experience for the…
By Brenda D. Blackburn, RPR I have proven myself to be resilient, determined, and steadfast in my profession, and I have embraced many technological advances…
By Callie Sajdera In theory, I couldn’t wait to get to Realtime VI (200-225 wpm). In Realtime VI, I couldn’t wait to intern. While I interned,…
Santo “Joe” Aurelio, FAPR, RDR (Ret.), has always had an attraction to the English language, first as a court reporter and later as a professor…
Melissa Case worked hard to get through school. She has gone on to work in freelance and court. In this interview, she imparts wisdom about…
By Rich Germosen A few weeks after the NCRA Convention & Expo in San Francisco, in September 2014, I started a practice page on Facebook.…
By Joshua Edwards The JCR Weekly recently learned that NCRA member Joshua Edwards has a passion for singing and reached out to learn more about…
So what do you do when you are asked to report a spelling bee? If you have the opportunity to do so, Chase Frazier, RMR,…
NCRA member Mark Kislingbury, FAPR, RDR, CRR, owner of Magnum Steno from Houston, Texas, won the 2018 National Realtime Contest held during the Association’s Convention…
Anyone who joins NCRA for the first time in June will be entered into a drawing to win a Kindle Fire. NCRA member benefits include:…
The following reporters and captioners will be speaking as part of the student track at the 2018 NCRA Convention & Expo. The event will run…
While working for Orange Legal in Tavares, Fla., Tiffany Treffeisen, RPR, and Lisa Shuman, RPR, shared reporting duties on an eminent domain case earlier this…
Official court reporter Currently resides in: Detroit, Mich. Member since: 2002 Graduated from: Academy of Court Reporting Theory: Realtime compatible JCR | Why was it…
Official court reporter Currently resides in: Imperial Beach, Calif. Member since: 2005 Graduated from: Court Reporting Institute Theory: Phoenix Theory JCR | Why did you…
Freelance court reporter Currently resides in: Tacoma, Wash. Member since: 2008 Graduated from: Bates Technical College Theory: Phoenix Theory JCR | Why did you decide…
Freelance court reporter and CART captioner Currently resides in: Boston, Mass. Member since: 1986 Graduated from: Chicago College of Commerce Theory: Stenographic Theory and Computer…