RECOMMENDATION. NEW AT FOUR. AMID THE ONGOING SHORTAGE OF COURT REPORTERS HERE IN IOWA, A NEW SOFTWARE SOLUTION IS HELPING FILL MORE OF THOSE POSITIONS. STATE LAWMAKERS NOW ALLOW VOICE WRITERS TO ...

Crystal Beaman, voice writer court reporter with the 6th Judicial District, records what is said Jan. 19 during the murder trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids.

Court reporters and online communities are keeping stenography in style. By Sam Corbin Sam Corbin types 92 words per minute on a qwerty keyboard. Vanessa Stanton’s “aha!” moment while learning ...

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — It's a best kept secret that's continuing to face a big problem: there's a shortage of court reporters in Bexar County. President of the Bexar County Court Reporters Association, ...

There is a growing need for court reporters across the country, and some see artificial intelligence and other computer programs as solutions to the problem. Others may see that as one technological ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - While Texas judges find themselves with no docket shortages of criminal or civil cases, the judicial system in general is experiencing a paucity of an important and necessary ...

The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from two Bay Area legal organizations pushing to address the state’s burgeoning court reporter shortage by requiring electronic recordings when ...

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Court reporter Mary Kay Howe at her retirement ceremony on June 6, 2025, at the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. Mary Kay Howe has been typing out the record in Douglas County ...

Court reporters can make mistakes in transcripts if they misunderstand an attorney's statement. That became evident in one case when a reporter mistook "counter motion to compel" for "motion from hell ...