Occupation: Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers.

27-3092.00 | 14 tasks | 10 job titles

Reported Job Titles

(10)
  • Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR)
  • Court Monitor
  • Court Recording Monitor
  • Court Reporter
  • Court Stenographer
  • Deposition Reporter
  • Digital Court Reporter
  • Official Court Reporter
  • Realtime Court Reporter
  • Stenographer

Core Tasks

(10)
  • Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.
  • Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.
  • Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.
  • Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.
  • Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.
  • Log and store exhibits from court proceedings.
  • File and store shorthand notes of court session.
  • File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.
  • Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.
  • Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.

Supplemental Tasks

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  • Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.
  • Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape.
  • Type court orders for judges.
  • Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.