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Digital recordings vs. stenographers in court raises concerns By Loretta Park Standard-Examiner staff Sat, 07/28/2012 - 10:46pm   Images   Related Stories Court reporters say Utah chief justice's claims are 'ludicrous' Chief justice: Technology helps cut judicial budget Thanks to technology, the days of a stenographer typing court proceedings as they occur …

Stenographer Error Gives Convicted Florida Murderer New Trial By Katie Kindelan | ABC News Blogs – Mon, Jan 2, 2012 2:20 PM EST   A Florida man convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison will get a new trial, all thanks to acourt stenographer who erased the entire transcript of his murder trial. Randy Chaviano, 26, of Hialeah, Fla., was convicted by a jury in July 2009 of fatally shooting Charles Acosta, who came to hi …

Court reporters: Ever been a juror in deliberations or been present at a deposition and heard testimony read back? Well, those words came to you courtesy of a court reporter, whose job is to capture live speech and then transcribe it to the written word. About a third of court reporters work full-time for a court (receiving a salary and benefits), and two-thirds are freelancers who are hired by lawyers to take pre-trial depositions. In both cases, the court reporters are paid for the tim …

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Gov.’s budget cuts into legal services for poor (UPDATE) POSTED: Monday, March 7th, 2011 at 11:23 am BY: Jack Zemlicka Civil legal service providers for poor people in Wisconsin are facing substantial cuts pending the inclusion of a budget proposal that eliminates all state money for those organizations. Part of Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011-13 budget reallocates money collected by the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation and distributed to organizations such as Legal Aid Society …