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DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK: Court Reporters are responsible for verbatim recording and transcribing testimony in formal and informal court settings such as trials, conferences, calendar calls, arraignments, and hearings. They also perform back office and courtroom clerical tasks such as processing forms related to case proceedings. Court Reporters may be assigned to work in other courts during emergencies or to record and transcribe administrative hearings. Court Reporters work in the Civil and Criminal Courts of the City of New York and in City, Family, District, Surrogate's, and County Courts.
ASSIGNMENT: Positions are available throughout New York State for Full-time, Part-time, and Per Diem work.
- $86,737/year
Certification in Court Reporting by an approved credentialing authority and; Completion of a formal program in court reporting and one (1) year of full-time general verbatim reporting experience or High School diploma or the equivalent and two (2) years of full-time general verbatim reporting experience.
Candidates who meet the experience requirements, but do not have certification, can be certified by the NYS Unified Court System through a formal assessment of their verbatim reporting and transcribing skills.
All certifications will be reviewed by the Office of Record production. A certificate demonstrating proficiency in reporting and transcribing material dictated at speeds of 225 words per minute with 95% accuracy would generally be accepted. In addition, many state and nationally recognized certifications will meet the certification requirement.
All interested persons meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a UCS-5 Application for Employment form (obtainable from any administrative office in a court building or on the web at www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) and a resume by email to CourtReporterRecruit@nycourts.gov or mail to:
Michael J. DeVito, C.S.R.
Manager, Office of Record Production
Hall of Justice
99 Exchange Blvd., Rm 161-B
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 371-3273
