Court reporters have been ahead of the rest of the legal system in applying digital technology in the workplace. Reporter-based technologies such as realtime enhance the functioning of the judicial system in both headline trials and everyday depositions. Embracing technology that supports and enhances the efficient operations of the courts is one thing; naïve dependence on technology and the elimination of human judgment and wisdom is quite another. Put simply, employing the services of a realtime court reporter in a well-managed courtroom ensures a complete, accurate, secure and instant record of what was said for immediate use by attorneys and judges. Digital audio or video cannot make that guarantee. The importance of the judicial record and the public need for its accuracy demand the presence of an unbiased, impartial, professional keeper of the record – rather than an uncomprehending machine and transcribers who have no firsthand knowledge of the proceedings under review.
-National Court Reporters Association -
