Court & Deposition Procedures

This course is designed to instruct students in legal terminology which will be applicable to them as court reporters and to introduce them to certain Federal codes and statutes, all in preparation for the California State Certified Shorthand Reporters examination. Instructors will further promote students’ understanding of the California State civil and criminal legal system. In Deposition Procedures, students will learn functions that must be performed on a daily basis to successfully assume the duties of a deposition reporter. Course content will cover the following: the “situational” nature of reporting, the importance of reporting the testimony and producing a transcript, the difference between what an “official” reporter does versus a “freelance” or “deposition” reporters, the side of court reporting having to do with professional ethics, and the extraneous functions necessary for a reporter to “take care of business”.