Court Reporter

JOB
This is a continuous Court wide recruitment intended to fill Court Reporter positions used throughout multiple Court locations and will be used to establish an eligibility list for current and future vacancies. Under general supervision, to provide the verbatim official record of all testimony and activity in cases heard before the Superior Court and to perform related duties as assigned.Distinguishing Characteristics: This class is responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand or by voice writing and providing readback of all or portions of the record upon request.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Duties may include but are not limited to the following: 1. Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim official records of theproceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed.2. Provides immediate readback of all or portions of the record upon request.3. Prepares, or has prepared, verbatim transcripts of proceedings upon request; certifies the accuracy of court transcripts; files official transcripts.4. Researches as necessary to verify case citations, spellings of legal, medical, and other specialized terms used in the case.5. Prepares indices of witnesses and exhibits.6. Operates a variety of office equipment, including transcription machines and/or voice writing equipment, computer terminals, printers and related equipment.7. Responds to requests and inquiries from courtroom proceedings participants.8. Provides Realtime captioning services and/or Realtime speech-to-text captioning.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Typical Physical Requirements: Hear and distinguish words of various tones and volumes; manual dexterity to operate and maintain court reporting equipment; sit and maintain sustained high-speed reporting for long periods of time; lift and move court reporting equipment of approximately 20-25 lbs. from place to place. Frequently stand and walk; normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; corrected hearing and vision to normal range; verbal communication; use of office equipment, including computer, telephone, calculator, scanner, copier and fax. Typical Working Conditions: Work is usually performed in an office environment; continuous contact with other staff and the public. Must be able to pass a criminal history information background check.