Will “Official Court Reporter” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape.

• Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.

• Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.

• Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.

• Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.

• File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.

• Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.

• Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.

• Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.

• File and store shorthand notes of court session.

• Type court orders for judges.

• Log and store exhibits from court proceedings.

• Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.

• Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.