Court Reporters for Legal Matters and Court Reporting Services: Things You Should Know

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Court Reporters for Legal Matters and Court
Reporting Services Things You Should Know
ByElizabeth Gallo Court Reporting, LLC
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• Court reporters play a vital role in the judicial
  process. But who court reporters really are, what
  do they do, and what services do they offer? Let
  us find out more about these here.
• The court reporting industry is one of those
  industries in the world that have fallen into a
  norm over time. For some professionals in the
  legal world, hiring court reporters for legal
  matters seems to become drudgery and having them
  inside the court is a mere nuisance. This is
  partly because of the availability of new
  technological advances that are believed to be
  more effective and efficient.

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• The work of a court reporter is time-consuming
  and the services they offer are more expensive
  than simply using digital recording devices. The
  fact, however, is that these technological
  innovations (e.g. digital audio and video
  recording devices) cant still replace the human
  court reporters no matter how sophisticated and
  advanced they are.
• But who court reporters are, what do they do, and
  what services do they offer? Let us find out more
  about these here.
• Who are court reporters?
• A court reporter is someone who is sitting
  quietly in one corner of the courtroom who
  records everything that is being vocally spoken
  by the witnesses during court hearings. Other
  than court hearings, they also record everything
  that the speakers say during official events like
  a deposition or corporate meetings. They are
  regarded as guardians of records because of their
  impartiality.

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• Court reporters play a vital role in the judicial
  process. They are highly trained individuals who
  have completed years of formal education and
  extensive training. They also need to pass both
  local and state-regulated certifications before
  they can start their court reporting career.
• They have a vast knowledge of vocabulary, medical
  terms, and legal jargon. Aside from completing a
  two-year course in court reporting, the court
  reporters in Atlanta GA are also required to have
  a typing speed of around 200 words per minute
  and a 97.5 overall accuracy rate.
• In order to type fast, they use a specialized
  typing machine called a stenography machine.
  Instead of typing letter per letter, court
  reporters type syllable by syllable or in
  phonetic sounds. They are also trained to take
  accurate record despite all the nuisances and
  background noise inside the courtroom. This is
  something that recording devices cannot do.

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• What do court reporters do?
• Court reporters in Georgia are trained to capture
  and convert spoken words into recorded
  information that can be read, searched, and
  archived. They also prepare the official
  transcript of proceedings. This record plays an
  important role in safeguarding the legal process.
  It also serves as the basis of the attorneys in
  preparing for trial or when making an appeal.
• Aside from recording the words spoken during a
  legal proceeding, court reporters can also read
  back some important information in front of the
  court as needed. If the speaker is talking too
  fast, in a very low voice, or with a vague
  accent, the court reporter is allowed to
  interrupt and ask for clarifications before the
  speaker continues giving his testimony.
• When there is also a loud background noise coming
  in that can affect the audibility of the speaker
  like for instance when an ambulance, police
  mobile, or fire truck with its siren on passes
  by, the court reporter has the right to ask the
  court to momentarily stop the testimony giving
  until the loud noise subsides.

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What services do court reporters offer? Court
reporting services vary as per the court
reporting firm. Aside from conventional court
reporting services like taking records during
deposition or legal process and preparing an
official transcript of record afterward which is
made available a couple of days after the
proceeding, court reporters also offer expedited
services. This service is much similar to the
conventional court reporting service but with
shorter turnaround time. For litigants or
attorneys who need the transcript as early as
right after the proceeding, they can opt for
expedited services. Apart from providing
services inside the courtroom, court reporters
also provide real-time voice-to-text translation
and broadcast captioning services. These
specialized services are tailored towards the
needs of people who are deaf or have difficulties
in hearing well. With the use of the latest
technology, court reporters can also provide
real-time court reporting services that provide
the audience with live access to what the
speakers say during a deposition or court trial.
Despite being readily available nowadays,
technology is still not enough to replace human
court reporters. However, integrating the latest
technology in court reporting can further improve
the services offered by court reporters.
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