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Washington state reporter Jennifer Lewis, RPR, responded to the October JCR cover story, "Confronting Digital Recording." She wrote, in part: How is it "confronting" digital recording when it sounds as if NCRA is welcoming electronic reporting operators? Or is an electronic "reporting" operator different than a "recording"
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Today is National Punctuation Day . What is your favorite punctuation mark?
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Thanks to Ken Combs, RMR, CRR, who sent in an explanation of the term "crystals loose," which was published in one of those funny excerpts in the September JCR. Ken writes: The submission of an excerpt from Dorothy Linda Minor of a witness’ testimony about “had my crystals loose,” brought a smile to my lips. After a heavy
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Hi Bill: This doesn't exactly respond to your point, but the latest issue of the JCR , the September issue, just mailed. We will also publish an issue in October, and then a combined issue in November/December. The only months the JCR is not published are August and December. Yours, Jacki Jacqueline Schmidt, Editor, JCR
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A few times a year, an article will just fall into my lap. In June, this one arrived from the Delaware Court Reporters Association, who had invited attorney Greg Varallo – yes, of the Varallo court reporting family – to speak at their convention. Neith Ecker, RDR, CRR, DCRA’s current treasurer, had told Greg that, given his background
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“Liar, Liar,” “Primal Fear,” and “A Time to Kill” made the ABA’s "Honorable Mentions" list. Here’s their list of additions: The Accused (1988) Adam's Rib (1949) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) The Caine Mutiny (1954) Class Action (1991) The Client (1994) Counsellor at Law (1933) The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) The Devil’s Advocate
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The August 2008 ABA Journal listed “The 25 Greatest Legal Movies.” Here’s their list: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Twelve Angry Men (1957) My Cousin Vinny (1992) Anatomy of a Murder (1959) Inherit the Wind (1960) Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Breaker Morant (1980) Philadelphia (1993) Erin Brockovich (2000) The Verdict (1982) Presumed Innocent
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Thanks to everyone who stopped me at convention to say they enjoy reading the JCR , to offer to write, or to just say "hi." I can't believe how quickly time has gone by since I returned to the office on Monday. It's always an exhilerating, exhausting, and humbling experience while I am there, and then it's a race to get back on
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Were you interested in sharing the " Technology in the Courthouse " article with your clients? It's now available for non-members, so you can send judges, lawyers, and other courtroom personnel this profile of a state-of-the-art courtroom that incorporates the court reporter. If you have any questions or concerns, please respond below
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People are writing on Forums, Web sites, and in e-mails. People are writing about things they are passionate about. And, in the July-August JCR , NCRA Executive Director and CEO Mark Golden reminded all of us that even if we are arguing about things that are exremely important, we are still obligated "to argue fairly and argue well, argue with