SPEC Roving Court Reporter

• Remains on call and available to report where needed to perform as a court reporter.
• Serves as court reporter in one or more divisions of court and takes verbatim notes of testimony and proceedings; reads back testimony as required during jury trials.
• Prepares typewritten transcripts of entire court record and attaches required legal documentation in cases appealed to higher courts; furnishes transcripts of court proceedings to interested parties.
• Assists the judges and court administrator with official correspondence.
• Performs related work as required.

Any combination of training and experience equivalent to:

• Graduation from high school, supplemented by a course in court reporting or additional shorthand training, and considerable experience in recording verbatim legal testimony by stenotype.
• Must have a current valid Driver’s License.

ALL applicants must be a certified court reporter.  Proof of certification, including the ACCR number must be submitted along with each employment application.

May not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties which maybe performed:

• • Thorough knowledge of the legal format and terminology required in the preparation of court transcripts.
  • Considerable knowledge of court procedures and processes.
  • Ability to completely and accurately stenographically report court proceedings.
  • Ability to prepare accurate stenographically transcripts of reported proceedings.
  • Considerable skill in the operation of a stenotype machine.