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Letters

Dec. 11, 2024

Don't blame the court reporters

Attorney Karl A. Gerber's critique of California court reporters, blaming them for high fees, inadequate court coverage, and technical issues, overlooks historical and systemic factors. Rather than criticizing court reporters, the focus should be on the broader circumstances that shaped these challenges and their remarkable adaptability.

Attorney Karl A. Gerber's opinion piece titled "Why California court reporters are pricing themselves out of court," Daily Journal, Nov. 13, which blames court reporters for a sweeping laundry list of inadequacies is unsupported by history and fact.

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