COURT REPORTING - LESSONS FROM ALASKA AND AUSTRALIA

• NCJ Number: 14351
• Author(s): D KARLEN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 119 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-DF-99-0018
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Ctr for State Courts
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRONIC COURT REPORTING ARE DETAILED, USING EXAMPLES FROM ALASKA AND AUSTRALIA WHICH BOTH UTILIZE THIS FORM OF REPORTING.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR STATES THAT ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF APPELLATE COURT DELAY IS THE DELAY INHERENT IN PRODUCING THE RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE LOWER COURT. THE AUTHOR CONTENDS THAT ELECTRONIC RECORDING WOULD SPEED THIS PROCESS BY ELIMINATING THE DUTIES OF THE COURT REPORTER AND ALLOWING A MORE RAPID AND DIRECT TRANSCRIPTION PROCESS. THE ESSENTIALS OF AN ELECTRONIC COURT REPORTING SYSTEM ARE BRIEFLY OUTLINED, INCLUDING THE MICROPHONES, MONITORS, AND TYPING OF THE RECORDED PROCEEDINGS. ADVANTAGES SUCH AS SPEED, JUDICIAL CONTROL OF RECORDS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND LOWERED EXPENSE ARE REVIEWED. ACTUAL PROCEDURES, EQUIPMENT, AND USE OF THESE ELECTRONICALLY PRODUCED RECORDS ARE THEN EXPLAINED FOR VARIOUS COURTS IN ALASKA AND AUSTRALIA.