Court Reporter

Court Reporter

The Record Keeper

Arlington, VA

Female, 30

I have been a working court reporter in the D.C. Metro area for 5 years. I record legal proceedings via stenotype --also known as shorthand -- to create a verbatim transcript for later use at trial or in the appeals process. I primarily take down criminal proceedings, but I have also done my fair share of civil proceedings such as family law cases and medical malpractice cases.

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Last Answer on September 18, 2014

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How much do court reporters make in their first year and what can experienced ones top out at?

Asked by Ted about 10 years ago

 

Why'd you get into the field, and is it boring just listening and typing all day?

Asked by P5s about 10 years ago

 

Are there different stenography machines for different languages, just like there are different QWERTY key layouts? Are there any languages that for whatever reason don't lend themselves to the kind of 'shorthand' phoenetic required to type at 200+wp

Asked by ATT about 10 years ago