How Court Reporters Work?

Since people can typically speak up to 200 words per minute, a court reporter uses a special machine called a steno machine or stenotype keyboard to record conversations verbatim and create court transcriptions near San Jose. Establishing a precise legal record is critical during depositions and other proceedings. If a witness’s testimony is ever in question, the lawyer can check the official record to determine exactly what he or she said.

You can see a demonstration of a court reporter at work by watching this video. She explains how court reporters create phonetic spellings of words. You’ll see how the steno machine produces shorthand, which is then translated into whole words and sentences by word processing software.