PROGRAMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Realtime Writing Overview for Court Reporters
(Check your monthly FJTN Bulletin for dates and times)
Designed Primarily for: Federal official court reporters.
Length: One hour
Description: This program explains the general benefits of Realtime, as well as the specific benefits of Realtime to judges, lawyers, other courtroom participants, and court reporters. Topics include stress control, ethics, and necessary equipment (both hardware and software).
Realtime Court Reporting for Judges and Attorneys
(Check your monthly FJTN Bulletin for dates and times)
Designed Primarily for: Judges, attorneys, and court staff.
Length: 30 mins.
Description: This program introduces Realtime hardware and software—including litigation support software—and explains its set-up and preparation. It describes Realtime services, the benefits of Realtime records, and discusses how, as part of a computer-integrated courtroom, Realtime affects the work of law clerks and courtroom deputies.
Basic Primer on Ethics for Court Reporters
(Check your monthly FJTN Bulletin for dates and times)
Designed Primarily for: Federal official court reporters.
Length: One hour
Description: Court reporters, particularly newly employed reporters, need to know how to manage their encounters with judges, attorneys, and litigants as they work in and around a courtroom and courthouse — especially when those interactions can directly impact their income. This broadcast is intended to serve as a training program for staff court reporters and substitute and contract reporters. Judges and attorneys may also benefit from this training because of the need for ethical relationships with the court reporters and other participants in court proceedings.
For more information, contact Ed Baca in the AO District Court Administration Division at 202-502-1568.
(Check your monthly FJTN Bulletin for dates and times)
Designed Primarily for: Federal official court reporters.
Length: One hour
Description: This program explains the general benefits of Realtime, as well as the specific benefits of Realtime to judges, lawyers, other courtroom participants, and court reporters. Topics include stress control, ethics, and necessary equipment (both hardware and software).
Realtime Court Reporting for Judges and Attorneys
(Check your monthly FJTN Bulletin for dates and times)
Designed Primarily for: Judges, attorneys, and court staff.
Length: 30 mins.
Description: This program introduces Realtime hardware and software—including litigation support software—and explains its set-up and preparation. It describes Realtime services, the benefits of Realtime records, and discusses how, as part of a computer-integrated courtroom, Realtime affects the work of law clerks and courtroom deputies.
Basic Primer on Ethics for Court Reporters
(Check your monthly FJTN Bulletin for dates and times)
Designed Primarily for: Federal official court reporters.
Length: One hour
Description: Court reporters, particularly newly employed reporters, need to know how to manage their encounters with judges, attorneys, and litigants as they work in and around a courtroom and courthouse — especially when those interactions can directly impact their income. This broadcast is intended to serve as a training program for staff court reporters and substitute and contract reporters. Judges and attorneys may also benefit from this training because of the need for ethical relationships with the court reporters and other participants in court proceedings.
For more information, contact Ed Baca in the AO District Court Administration Division at 202-502-1568.