Digital Court Reporter

FVTC about to start sixth year of offering program It’s been building for some time. With retirements surging and fewer traditional court reporter training programs being offered, there continues to be a gap in the workforce when it comes to court reporters. To help address this deficit Fox Valley Technical College launched a Digital Court Reporter (DCR)

Graduates continue to be in high demand It started with a high school field trip to the Winnebago County Courthouse. While Alexis Gutierrez’s classmates watched a court case unfold in front of them, Alexis was distracted by something else. “My attention was immediately drawn to the court reporter,” Alexis explains. “I wanted to know what

Fall 2020 Technical skills prove invaluable in virtual court proceedings.   Transcribing legal proceedings is increasingly reliant on technology. Digital court reporters are responsible for recording and transcribing court proceedings.  Jon Bellows, district court administrator for the 4th Judicial District in Oshkosh, explains that the pandemic has accelerated the courts’ pace of technology adoption. “Judges are holding hearings via Zoom,” he says. “To fulfill our