Georgia Court Reporters Association

The weather is warming ☀️ the flowers are blooming 🌹 the birds are singing 🐦 -- ah, English is in the air! 😤

Here's Art’s CEU schedule for the rest of the year.

➡️ Dates: June 1-2, September 14-15, November 9-10, December 7-8
➡️ Location: Zoom (You don't need it on your computer; Art will send you a link.)
➡️ Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. ET (with a 15-minute break at noon)
➡️ Cost: $100 per day
➡️ Credits: .5 CEUs (5 hours) per day
➡️ For RPRs: These courses are prequalified by NCRA rather than preapproved. That just means that they're accepted but you pay the $45 processing fee (only one fee for both courses combined if you take them both on the same weekend).

🤓 Courses: Rehab for Wounded Words (Saturday sessions)
Wounded words are everywhere: compound terms incorrectly ripped apart to form separate words, separate words brutally smashed together to form false compounds, possessives whose apostrophes had been severed from their bodies without anesthesia, unrelated words screaming in agony from having been improperly stitched together with hyphens, flattened lower-case letters forced to support the crushing weight of proper nouns . . .

In this webinar, we'll gather them all up and put them together again and nurse them back to health.

🤓 Punctuation Pandora's Box
(Sunday sessions)
Few people know that Pandora, who opened a box she wasn't supposed to and released all the evils into the world, had a younger sister who also opened a box and released all the punctuation marks into the world with no instructions about what they were supposed to do or how they were supposed to act.
In this webinar, we'll round up all these lost souls hanging out in the wrong places and restore dignity and order to the chaos of their lives.

If you're interested in attending, email [email protected], and we’ll put you in touch with Art to be added to his list.

-Art Cochran
Retired English Instructor
Brown College of Court Reporting
Atlanta, Georgia, 1989-2019

The 13th Judicial Circuit of Alabama is looking to fill a vacant court reporter position. For more info, check out the posting on NCRA’s website: https://www.ncra.org/detail-pages/job-details-page/special-official-roving-court-reporter-state-of-alabama-administrator-office-of-courts

Enotah Judicial Circuit is looking to fill a vacant court reporter position if anyone is interested!

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Eastern Judicial Circuit is hiring a certified court reporter. For more information, visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/chathamcounty/jobs/4472865/certified-court-reporter?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Superior Court of Fulton County is hiring a full-time court reporter.

Please click this link to learn more or to apply: https://theapplicantmanager.com/jobs?pos=fu390

Or you can email Chiquita Spradley at [email protected]

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GCRA hosted the 2024 Gold Dome Day at the Georgia Capitol this morning. We spoke with lawmakers, including Senator Brian Strickland who is the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. We concluded Gold Dome Day with a tour from GCRA’s lobbyist, Terry Rogers.

Georgia’s legislation regarding the court reporting industry is designed to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of court reporting in Georgia. GCRA works closely with the Georgia Board of Court Reporting, which oversees the certification, licensure, and regulation of court reporters. This includes setting standards for professional conduct, continuing education requirements, and the adoption of technology standards for the production of transcripts. Georgia law requires court reporters to be nationally certified and licensed by the Georgia Board of Court Reporting to practice in the state, ensuring they meet specific qualifications and adhere to professional standards. Additionally, the state has been exploring and implementing technological advancements within the court reporting industry, such as remote court reporting services, to increase accessibility and efficiency in the legal system. This legislative framework supports the vital role of certified court reporters in the judicial process by maintaining high standards of accuracy, professionalism, and professional ethics in the production of legal proceedings.

Read more about what all your association has been doing for you in our upcoming newsletter, including a summary from Jennifer Pope’s experience at NCRA’s Legislative bootcamp in Washington, DC, earlier this week. And please consider backing this active board with your membership and/or donating to the defense fund. Our membership dues equate to $0.34 a day. “If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.” - Betty Reese
www.georgiacourtreporters.org

Job Announcement ❗️🗣️ The Northeastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia is looking to fill a court reporter vacancy. If you’re interested or have questions, please contact Renae Briscoe at [email protected].

attendees have arrived on Capitol Hill to meet with legislators and key staff to advocate for the court reporting, captioning, and legal videography industries.

GCRA President, Jennifer Pope, with a Past President of GCRA, Brenda Elwell, attending NCRA’s Leadership & Legislative Boot Camp in Washington, DC.

Don’t forget about GCRA’s Gold Dome Day this Thursday, March 14, at 8:30 a.m. at the Georgia State Capitol. Come and get updates from us regarding our day on Capitol Hill, meetings with staffers from the offices of Senator Ossoff, Senator Warnock, Representative Buddy Carter, Representative Rick Allen, Representative Lucy Mcbath, and Representative Hank Johnson.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 14th, 2024, for Georgia Court Reporters Association’s Gold Dome Day.

GCRA’s members are invited to meet with our state senators and representatives at 8:00 a.m. for breakfast at the Georgia State Capitol. This is a great opportunity to educate members of the Georgia General Assembly on what certified court reporters do and why our issues are important, as well as thank those who have supported us throughout the years. Breakfast will be served.

Don’t miss this chance to catch up in person with Georgia certified court reporters, captioners, state legislators, and GCRA’s lobbyist, Terry Rogers. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 13th, 2024. We hope to see you there!

✅RSVP: www.georgiacourtreporters.org

Fani Willis/Nathan Wade disqualification hearing.

We see you, Denise! 🙌

Ms. Brenda spoke at our Virtual Tech Seminar last year with other current congressional reporters. Visit our website - www.georgiacourtreporters.org - to watch their session!

Brenda Renee Pearson made history as the first Black woman stenographer/court reporter to record a State of the Union address. It was delivered by President Ronald Reagan on Feb. 8, 1985. Read more: http://tinyurl.com/464r3kw7

To celebrate Court Reporting & Captioning Week, Stenograph is sharing an Ascend recorded webinar, Taking Tests with Realtime Coach Featuring Marybeth Everhart and Cindi Lynch. This recorded webinar goes over what’s new in testing for 2024 and responds to common questions. Click here https://youtu.be/yxnnEBLILjc to watch.

This year marks NCRA’s 125th Anniversary, and to help celebrate this event the Association has launched a special 125th Anniversary web page. Learn more: http://tinyurl.com/4v2sm652

Post a picture of your work space! 📸

The photo with the most likes will win a prize. Winners will be announced Friday.

If you had one piece of advice for students or prospective students, what would it be?

The answer with the most likes wins a prize. Winners will be announced Friday.

Don’t forget about our social this evening. Swing by and kick off with us!

2024 Court Reporting & Captioning Week is almost upon us!

GCRA is inviting all court reporters, captioners, and students to join us in the Atlanta area for a couple of hours to get to know us and meet GCRA’s lobbyist, Terry Rogers.

So please mark MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024, on your calendar and come out to ring in Court Reporting & Captioning Week with us!

The current location and time are as follows:

- Atlanta/North Georgia: Mac McGee Irish Pub, 950 Battery Avenue, SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30339, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Located in the Battery where the Atlanta Braves play.

A certified court reporter is needed February 5th-9th, 2024, in person for a criminal jury trial for Judge Samuel Ozburn at the Newton County Superior Court in Covington, Georgia. If you are interested, please contact Kristi Bradford via email at [email protected] or phone at 770-784-2180.

2024 Court Reporting & Captioning Week is almost upon us!

GCRA is inviting all court reporters, captioners, and students to join us in the Atlanta area for a couple of hours to get to know us and meet GCRA’s lobbyist, Terry Rogers.

So please mark MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024, on your calendar and come out to ring in Court Reporting & Captioning Week with us!

The current location and time are as follows:

- Atlanta/North Georgia: Mac McGee Irish Pub, 950 Battery Avenue, SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30339, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Located in the Battery where the Atlanta Braves play.

A court reporter is needed Monday, January 29, 2024, in Clayton County Superior Court. This request would be to cover a Jury Trial calendar in courtroom 402 of the Justice Center, 9151 Tara Blvd, Jonesboro, GA 30236, before the Hon. Shana Rooks Malone , Judge, Superior Court of Clayton County.

If you can cover, please email Ms. Michelle Pacheco at [email protected]

South Georgia Judicial Circuit has an open court reporter position. Please see below.

Our 2023 Tech Seminar is in two days‼️ There is no late registration fee. Registration will close Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. Eastern. This seminar is approved up to 10 CEUs by NCRA, NVRA, and GA Board of Court Reporting, open to members, non-members, and students, and available for two weeks after September 10 if you cannot attend live this weekend. Come join us! Agenda, presenters, and registration instructions: www.georgiacourtreporters.org

We are approved by NVRA, NCRA, and GA Board of Court Reporting for 10 hours. Come join us!

Register at www.georgiacourtreporters.org. Open to members and non-members.