How do they match: Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

  • Recorder
  • Chancery Clerk
  • Court Recorder
  • Court Recording Monitor
  • Electronic Court Recorder
  • Transcript Clerk

  • 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.

  • Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.
  • Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.
  • Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.
  • File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.
  • Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.
  • Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.
  • Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.

  • Record information from legal proceedings.
  • Confer with court staff to clarify information.
  • Enter information into databases or software programs.
  • File documents or records.
  • Proofread documents, records, or other files to ensure accuracy.
  • Provide information to the general public.
  • Verify accuracy of records.