California Doesn't Have Enough Court Reporters. Their Unions Are Fighting Substitutes

California doesn't have enough court reporters. Their unions are fighting substitutes

California is one of three states that all but require trained court reporters to transcribe court hearings. A union is fighting changes.

New on-demand court stenographer app launched

On June 25, Law.com posted an article about DirectDep, a new app for attorneys and legal professionals to hire and schedule stenographers on an as-needed basis.

Justice paused: Solano courts briefly stalled by server snafu

Solano County Superior Court’s onllne case management system, which contains thousands upon thousands of documents for criminal and civil cases, went dark early Thursday, putting a frustrating stop to proceedings that rely on online documents for judges and commissioners to review. During a morning proceeding in Department 11 in Fairfield, Judge William J. Pendergast told attorneys there that he could only make decisions on matters that did not …

California doesn’t have enough court reporters. Their unions are fighting substitutes

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