court reporter
Legal proceedings documenter
A court reporter is a person who transcribes spoken proceedings verbatim, typically in legal settings like trials, depositions, and hearings.
Court reporters use stenotype machines or other specialized equipment to capture speech in real time, producing official transcripts that become part of the legal record: The court reporter read back the witness's testimony.
Phonetic speech transcriber
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- realtimeImmediate, as events unfold
- CATTomographic medical scan
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
stenographer · machine shorthand · speedwriting · keyboard · briefs · NCRA · certified · freelance
Verbatim written account
- verbatimIn identical wording
- word-for-wordExactly as stated
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
record · documentation · dictation · audio · editing · rough draft · exhibits · timestamps
Formal testimony under oath
- litigationLegal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
trial · hearing · proceedings · judge · objection · cross-examination · evidence · affidavit
Bound by formal promise
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- videographerOne who records footage
notary · oath · discovery · questioning · conference room · off-the-record · stipulation
stenotype
Phonetic speech transcriber
chords · stenographer · machine shorthand · speedwriting · keyboard · briefs · NCRA · certified · freelance
transcript
Verbatim written account
- verbatimIn identical wording
- word-for-wordExactly as stated
- accuracyDegree of correctness
proofreading · record · documentation · dictation · audio · editing · rough draft · exhibits · timestamps · parentheticals
deposition
Formal testimony under oath
- litigationLegal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
attorney · trial · hearing · proceedings · judge · objection · cross-examination · evidence · affidavit · jurisdiction
sworn
Bound by formal promise
videographer · notary · oath · discovery · questioning · conference room · off-the-record · stipulation
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- criminal justicearrest, jail, prison, crime, guilty
- criminal trialarraignment, defense attorney, criminal trial, prosecutor, charges
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- courthousejudge, bailiff, clerk, jury, prosecutor
- crime newscrime scene, breaking news, arrest report, police blotter, investigative report
court reporterjudge
One who decides
attorney · prosecutor · witness · defendant · plaintiff
court reporterorator
Skilled public speaker
speaker · trial attorney · litigator · keynote speaker · advocate
court, courtesy, reporter, reporting, reports, courteous, courtship, courthouse, courtly