| TV shows and movies do not accurately depict court | | | | With the couple different ways to keep a record, there |
| reporters do much more than type court proceeding | | | | are also different areas in which court reporters are |
| transcript. Not just relegated to court, they also help | | | | utilized. They can be used for hearings where the |
| make accurate transcripts of conversations, speeches, | | | | public is invited. This makes it easier to document the |
| legal proceedings, and other times when it is important | | | | opinion of those people who are affected by specific |
| to record verbal exchanges on paper. Often these are | | | | decisions and/or legislation. |
| used for a record and sometimes as legal proof. They | | | | Court reporters are sometimes used to keep records |
| are an extremely important piece in legal proceedings. | | | | of verbal statements at conventions. This is helpful to |
| They ensure complete and accurate documentation. | | | | the people who didn't attend, ultimately giving them a |
| Sometimes they assist the judges and the attorneys | | | | written account of what happened. The conventions |
| by not only organizing the records, also searching | | | | can be for many reasons including seminars, business |
| through them for the information they need. Well | | | | meetings, or award ceremonies. |
| versed in courtroom procedure and in administration, | | | | Insurance companies sometimes want investigation |
| they sometimes even have suggestions for the judge | | | | done into a person who filed a claim. An investigator is |
| and the attorneys. It has been increasingly common | | | | sent to question them. Stenographers are used to |
| that they help provide services, like translation or | | | | generate an accurate transcript of all of the questions |
| closed captioning, for those who are hearing impaired | | | | and all of the answers given. This simple record can |
| so that they can know what is going on in the | | | | lead to a claim being either approved or denied. |
| courtroom. The court reporter role has expanded from | | | | Sometimes corporations have professionally done |
| the person making written accounts of court | | | | transcripts of all meetings. These corporations can |
| proceedings, to doing so many other things. | | | | include banks, or even condo associations. Companies |
| Court reporting isn't just cut and dry. There are a few | | | | that have court reporting services are often utilized by |
| different ways it is done. The most often seen and | | | | corporations. |
| associated with court reporting is the way where they | | | | Court reporters have a lot of responsibilities. Not only |
| use stenography. All statements would be recorded by | | | | do they stenograph and make exact transcripts that |
| a stenographer. | | | | are easy to read for court cases, but also they |
| There is another way called Communications Access | | | | organize these records so that it is easy to retrieve |
| Realtime Translation (CART) that is where the | | | | information which is especially important during appeals. |
| stenotype machines are linked to a computer. This can | | | | They get things arranged so that the hard of hearing |
| be easily used by the hearing impaired by displaying | | | | or even handicapped can have a part in the judicial |
| the stenographers notes on a screen. Regardless of | | | | process. These days, the court reporter role is so |
| the role of the impaired person, they would be able to | | | | expansive and important that what is projected by |
| know what is going on while it was happening. | | | | media doesn't do them justice. |