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Jan. 17, 2023
“Simple fix” to replacing certified shorthand reporters is pound foolish
A live court reporter makes a record in realtime and typically has one or two backups to that record. This is a tested practice that almost never fails. Moving to audio recording as a solution is a penny-wise-pound-foolish approach.
In August, Los Angeles Superior Court administration announced that official court reporters would no longer be provided in most family law courts and that litigants would have to hire a private licensed stenographer if they wished to have a certified transcript of any proceedings.
Up until 2010, when Gov. Schwarzenegger laid off a significant percent of California's official court reporters, nearly all courtrooms in the Superior ...
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