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Reporters are Impartial Officers of the Court

| by Heather Duncan, Esq.

By now, most of us understand that during a deposition the court reporter is an impartial officer of the court entrusted with taking down a verbatim record of what is said. What may not be as clear is that the reporter’s duty of neutrality extends well beyond the time on the record.

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Three Cheers for our California Court Reporters!

| by Heather Duncan, Esq.

California’s court reporters – also known as Certified Shorthand Reporters (CSRs) are an often overlooked but critical component of the judicial system. They are highly trained professionals who transcribe spoken words in a wide variety of legal settings.

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The Role of the Court Reporter

| by Heather Duncan, Esq.

By now, we all know that a California court reporter must uphold the strictest standards of professional neutrality and impartiality as outlined in the Business & Professions Code, California Code of Regulations and California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP).  The court reporter is not an agent of any one party, attorney, or deponent, but is a neutral and impartial officer of the court, entrusted with the job of creating a record of every word spoken when the parties are on the record.

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