District Court Reporter

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Summary 

Under general supervision of the Local Administrative District Judge the District Court Reporter performs a variety of court reporting duties for the Hays County District Courts. The duties involve compiling court records by taking a verbatim record of court proceedings in phonetic shorthand using a stenotype machine, maintaining the records for future use.

• Makes verbatim records of trials and legal proceedings.
• Produces an accurate typewritten Reporter’s Record, in the format required, by the Texas Uniform Format Manual and if applicable, files the Reporter’s Record with the Court of Appeals, Court of Criminal Appeals or Texas Supreme Court by the due date.
• Acts as custodian of all admitted exhibits during trial, and upon completion of trial, files all admitted exhibits with the clerk of the court or law enforcement agency as required.
• Prepares and files monthly with the Local Administrative District Judge and the Court of Appeals the amount of work that has been ordered to be transcribed.
• Prepares and maintains a tracking method to document venue, case number, date of proceedings and participants involved.
• Preserves records for future reference for three years from the date on which they were taken in civil cases and fifteen (15) years on felony cases above a state jail felon.
• Any other duties as assigned.

• High School diploma
• Experiences as a stenographer reporter recording and transcribing verbatim proceedings in a court system.
• Successful completion of a court reporting education program, including supervised internship.

• Current Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) license from the Supreme Court of the State of Texas. This includes a minimum of 10 hours of continuing education (including a minimum of 2 l/2 hours in Ethics/Rules) every 2 years as required to maintain license.
• Membership in the National Court Reporter’s Association and the Texas Court Reporter’s Association is preferred.