When Michelle Houston, assistant campus director of the Long Island Business Institute in New York, needed a way to get the school’s court reporting program…
The purpose of this section is to provide newsworthy information on legal video related products and technologies. This column is for our readers to use…
Recently shared on the NCRA’s Technology Review Committee’s email list were steps to turn an old phone or tablet into a productivity tool, thoughts from…
By Maellen E. Pittman-Fernandez By the time I started court reporting school, at age 18, I had tried several occupations and avocations. I had worked…
A March 24 letter to the editor in the New York Times discussed the New York budget and suggested that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo should…
By Kevin Carlin Since I started working in criminal district court, I’ve been noticing some patterns when it comes to witnesses. I have found consistently…
By Linda Fifield Client: We have a two- to three-week arbitration, realtime and daily copy. Can you do it? WONG: Absolutely. Client: We’ll also need…
Off the charts Q. Before you had the injections, on a scale of zero to 10 what would you say your back pain was? A.…
By Michelle L. Hall So you’ve worked hard and finally passed your 225 wpm speed test, or you may still be working on passing your…
My father, Thomas C. Melo of Potomac, Md., passed away on Dec. 22 at the age of 94. After graduating from high school in Philadelphia…
By Margo Lucas While captioning one Sunday morning, I noticed a gentleman who had walked in late and was trying to get my attention. When…
Freelance judicial reporter/CART provider/captioner Currently resides in Dayton, Minn. MEMBER SINCE: 1989 GRADUATED FROM: Intermountain College of Court Reporting THEORY: Who can remember back that…
Congratulations to those members who became Newly Certified as of the November 2013 tests. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL REPORTERS Tracy Sato, RPR, Cypress, CA Alexander K. Loos, RPR, Montrose,…
Kim Thayer, RPR, CRR, got her start in court reporting as a freelancer in 1990. In 2005, she bought her court reporting firm and has…
The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that a petitioner must be granted access to a hearing transcript even though she didn’t pay part of…
With spring on the way, fashion designers around the world are gearing up to strut their stuff for the 2014 season. Don’t miss Mirabai Knight’s…
The National Court Reporters Association is close to finalizing its team for the international Keyboarding Championship by Internet. Registration closes March 31. Intersteno, the International…
In a positive development for recent graduates of court reporting programs in Michigan, the Michigan Court Reporting and Recording Board of Review has amended its…
GRANT: The New Professional Reporter Grant of $2,000 is available for first-year court reporters. Did you graduate from an NCRA-certified court reporting program and are…