This week (February 17 – 24) is National Court Reporter and Captioning Week. Faculty and students at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas received great news coverage by KIII-TV. This news story highlights how great the career is, and what kind of education is needed. It doesn’t matter if you are in Texas, the points are all valid no matter what state you live in. Take a look and share with anyone that might interested in this career, looking for a program or is just looking to understand what court reporters do.
Click this link to view the news story: National Court Reporters and Captioning Week-Great News Coverage by KIII-TV (Corpus Christi,TX)
If you or someone you know lives in Oregon and would like additional information about a court reporting program, visit the Court Reporting page at Sumner College. Sumner College is the only nationally accredited court reporting program in Oregon. The school has been preparing court reporting professionals since 1974. It’s a challenging and very rewarding career that allows you to be a part of business exchanges, law, politics, sports, broadcast television and more. There are many avenues that professionally trained court reporters can get into. Learn more today by posting your questions on this blog post, visiting the Court Reporting page at Sumner College, or calling Sumner College at 877-682-5373.
Court Reporting is a profession that many people don’t really know about or may not really understand. Even though trained court reporting professionals have many career opportunities that extend beyond the court room, this 4 minute video was produced by the US Courts providing information about what a court reporter is, what they do and how they do it. Court Report reporters must be able to write at 250 words per minute, this video tells you how they do it!
http://www.uscourts.gov/Careers/CareerProfiles/CourtReporter.aspx
The National Court Reporters Association has been the organization that has created, maintained and upheld the standards set forth for the industry and court reporting professionals since 1899.
n August 15, 2012 the National Court Reporters Association welcomed the new President, Tami Smith from Lansing Michigan. Watch her installment and hear her acceptance speech below. From all of at Sumner College, CONGRATS TAMI!
There’s a common misconception that Legal Transcribers and Court Reporters are the same thing. They are closely related, but perform slightly different responsibilities, and professional court reporters require more education.
The difference between court reporting and legal transcription is explained very simply in the following article.
http://www.transcriptionwave.com/blog/2012/07/legal-transcription-court-reporting/