Today, Law.com reported that court reporters in Broward County, Florida will begin to be replaced by a digital system.
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Category Archives: Court Reporting News
Are Litigation Support Services Threatened By Budget Cuts?
April 14, 2009 – 1:49 pm
Shrinking revenue isn’t just affecting private business. Government agencies are trimming their budgets and many courtrooms are looking to cut back on litigation support services.
What Functions Can Be Lost?
Balancing a courtroom budget is more complicated than reducing the budget of the average private corporation. The US Constitution guarantees a right to a speedy trial. State [...]
Is Digital the Answer? The Court System Says No.
February 26, 2009 – 11:37 am
There has been much discussion lately of digital and electronic devises replacing jobs in the market place, especially when it comes to court reporting. But not everyone is convinced that digital recording devices are the answer to save money. An article from Radio Iowa talks about why their Court System has decided to wait on [...]
More Court Reporter Layoffs?
February 16, 2009 – 3:31 pm
In what seems to be a regular theme in the court reporting industry, the Chicago Tribune reported that the Iowa Judicial Council is proposing to make a cut to certified court reporters. The Iowa court system has as many as 190 full time certified court reporters on staff and a $15 million budget cut may [...]
Massachusetts Court Reporter Layoffs
January 19, 2009 – 4:32 pm
Two weeks ago I blogged about court reporter layoffs in Utah, due to budget cuts. Now today we find out that the Massachusetts Superior Court will discontinue the use of per diem court reporters in civil trials. This news was first reported by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on 1/15/09 and the changes are slated to [...]
Utah Court Reporters Being Laid Off
January 2, 2009 – 11:52 am
There was an interesting article in the Daily Herald on 12/27/08 about court reporters in a Utah county being laid off because of budget cuts. Supposedly, they are going to be replaced with digital sound and video equipment. As we all know, there is no “replacement” for a certified court reporter, especially in [...]
