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Court Reporting

Court Reporting

Court reporting is done by a court reporter that is also known as a court stenographer. The purpose of court reporting is to transcribe as well as record the speech in a written version and tends to produce the official court hearing and official proceedings transcripts (www.careeroverview.com). The three most famous court reporters associations are:

1.Edwards Reporting Inc, Mississippi

2.Davis Court Reporting, Mississippi

3.Brooks Court Reporting, Mississippi (www.hg.org)

The three famous people who were a court reporter were

Harvey Keitel: Currently Harvey Keitel is one of the American superstars in Hollywood and appeared in box office hits like Life on mars, The Piano, Bad Timing, Bad Lieutenant as well as Cop Land. He was born and raised in the city of New York. He met his wife and had children.. He initiated his career in court reporting after he returned from Lebanon. This career was said to be a stepping stone for him since it aided him in initiating a career as an actor in Hollywood.

Charles Dickens: He is a British and is known for the novels that he has written which have been best sellers since its publishing. His famous novels include The Adventures of Oliver Twist, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewi and many more. He initiated working as a clerk in a Navy Office in Portsmouth. From the very started he had passion for court related jobs and he decided to take his career further in it. At 16 he became a court reporter and joined newspaper companies where he used to document the daily proceedings of the parliament. In Copperfield he stated that acquiring the knowledge of stenography was an art and a mystery in itself as it plunged him into perplexity. Even though Dickens has passed away but he still continues to be a ...