CCRA Urges Reversal of L.A. Superior Court’s Unlawful Electronic Recording Order
September 5, 2024

CCRA condemns a recent decision by Los Angeles Superior Court's Presiding Judge to authorize electronic recording across a broad range of case types. CCRA argues that this move creates an unreliable record and is part of a broader issue of a manufactured reporter shortage created because of past layoffs and a flawed hiring process. CCRA is calling for the immediate reversal of the order and is prepared to collaborate with the reporters' union to work with the court and with the Legislature to address this illegal action and improve reporter staffing.

View the full letter that CCRA sent to Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner of the Los Angeles Superior Court.

 

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Dear CCRA Members, I'd like to personally thank everyone who donated to CCRA’s A to Z program during Court Reporting and Captioning Week 2020! Through your generous donations, we have raised $1,400 that will be used exclusively to fund our A to Z programs in California. Your dollars will directly contribute to getting more students into court reporting school and helping them become working stenographers in California, and for that you should be proud! We are incredibly grateful for your support!

Part of my presidential mission is to hold 25 A to Z programs this year, and that's why I set our A to Z fundraising goal at $3,000. Please help us reach this goal. While CCRA has amazing volunteers that teach our programs and awesome sponsors that provide food and locations, real dollars are still needed to print the lesson materials, advertise for the programs, tune up those steno machines, and make sure every program meets CCRA's standard of excellency!

The A to Z program provides a FREE six-week program to teach each participant the steno alphabet, familiarize them with our machine, and showcase exactly what a career in stenography can offer. We ARE making a difference. We ARE increasing steno enrollment statewide. No matter the amount, every dollar helps! Please donate today!

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