AI was supposed to replace court reporters. Instead, there's an increasingly desperate need for more humans on the job

While that has opened the door for automation, courts are finding AI isn't quite up to the job yet. Because the court ...

The Job That AI Was Supposed to Kill Needs More Humans Than Ever

Court reporters outmatch the technology in skill, but their profession faces another crisis: a shortage of workers.
Governing

L.A.’s Court Reporter Crisis Is an Issue for Self-Represented Litigants

A severe shortage of court reporters in the Los Angeles Superior Court system is leaving thousands of self-represented civil litigants without verbatim records of their proceedings, making it ...
Law

The Threat to Constitutional Rights: Why a Court Reporter Shortage Endangers Justice

The nationwide shortage of stenographers has reached crisis levels, compromising the system’s ability to guarantee equal access to justice for all Americans. When a domestic violence victim in ...
Orange County Register

Court reporter crisis causing problems for thousands of self-represented LA County litigants

A severe shortage of court reporters in the Los Angeles Superior Court system is leaving thousands of self-represented civil litigants without verbatim records of their proceedings, making it ...
Reuters

US court reporter group sued over fees, certification rules

Jan 6 (Reuters) - The national trade association for court stenographers is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly creating an illegal monopoly over professional certification and overcharging its members ...
JD Supra

What a Court Reporter Really Does and How to Make the Most of It

If you have ever worked on a witness examination for discovery (deposition) or reviewed a transcript, you have already relied on a court reporter more than you might realize. Their work sits at the ...
KCCI Des Moines

'Voice writers' helping bridge gap of court reporter shortage in Iowa

RECOMMENDATION. NEW AT FOUR. AMID THE ONGOING SHORTAGE OF COURT REPORTERS HERE IN IOWA, A NEW SOFTWARE SOLUTION IS HELPING FILL MORE OF THOSE POSITIONS. STATE LAWMAKERS NOW ALLOW VOICE WRITERS TO ...