I began writing this column in Ghent, Belgium, in a room with two dozen Chinese court reporters quietly engaging in the Intersteno equiv alent of…
I am so proud to say I’m Nancy Varallo, your newly installed NCRA President. I want you to know I understand the trust you’ve placed…
Do you want to stay up-to-date with what is going on in the nation’s capital? NCRA’s government relations department provides members with a monthly recap…
The INFORUM of Fargo, N.D., interviewed local court reporter and firm owner Mark Norman, RMR, about the business and its opportunities and challenges. Read more…
A Sept. 4 article posted on the Orlando [Fla.] Sentinel website reported that some U.S. district courts are considering limiting – or even suspending –…
The San Diego, Calif., ABC affiliate, 10News, reported that a Poway High School senior who is hearing impaired is suing the Poway Unified School District…
In late August, newspapers around the United States featured editorials calling for funds to be restored to the federal courts. As with many federal agencies,…
At the NCRA Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tenn., Technology Evaluation Committee member Sandy VanderPol took to the show floor with a video camera to…
As I was working as a reporter for a new trial recently, I had a scopist reviewing my realtime through Connection Magic. After I gave her…
When I am preparing for a trial, I do a number of things to make my realtime better. I go to the law firms’ websites and…
On July 11, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed into law legislation that requires a CART provider or interpreter for all court cases where a…
The Aug. 25 Battle Creek (Mich.) Enquirer profiled NCRA’s immediate past president, Tami Smith Keenan, a court reporter working in the Calhoun County Circuit Court.…
The Aug. 24 Herald and Review, based in Decatur, Ill., featured an article on Macon County Circuit Court’s 10 reporters. According to the story, Presiding…
The Federal Communications Commission has extended the currently open comment period on closed captioning an additional 30 days. According to the FCC’s statement, the Telecommunications…
An opinion piece by freelance writer and journalism professor David R. Wheeler posted by CNN sheds light on why automatic voice recognition systems can never…
Orval Richard “Dick” “Poor Richard” Smith, retired court reporter, died Aug. 13, 2013. He served as president of the National Shorthand Reporters Association from 1973…
An Aug. 15 Associated Press article published in the Washington Post reported that the chief judges of trial courts in every state except Nevada told…
At the 2013 NCRA Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tenn., Dana Hayden (left) of Huntsville, Ark. won the 2013 Speed Contest. Deanna Boenau (center) of Sarasota, Fla., earned second…
At the 2013 NCRA Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tenn., Jo Ann Bryce of Castro Valley, Calif., won the Realtime Contest. Deanna C. Boenau of Sarasota, Fla., earned…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 13, 2013— The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF), the charitable arm of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading organization…