Official Court Reporter I or II/District Courtroom Clerk

State of Nebraska•Omaha, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation (AOCP) is accepting applications for a full time District Courtroom Clerk/Official Court Reporter in the Douglas County District Court, 4th Judicial District. Under direct supervision of District Court Judge Richard McGowan, this is a responsible paraprofessional position. The work involves verbatim reporting and transcribing for court proceedings, hearings and conferences. Employees in the Court Reporter I classification have met the qualifications set forth in §1-204(A)(2) and § 1-204(B) or (C). Employees in the Court Reporter II classification have met the above qualifications and are certified as a Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR), through the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA); or a Federal Certified Realtime Reporter (FCRR). This is responsible courtroom work related to capturing and maintaining a verbatim record of court proceedings and other matters of increased complexity. Official Court Reporters who would like to work for the AOCP and are not interested in doing freelance court reporting are given the option of having the AOCP purchase and keep updated all of their equipment and software. This includes providing a laptop, docking station, monitor(s), steno machine, software (Eclipse by Advantage Software or Case CATalyst by Stenograph, LLC), microphone and/or handheld device for making a backup digital audio recording of court proceedings, and secure cloud backup storage for stenographic reporters. For digital official court reporters, this includes an audio recording system (laptop/PC, docking station, microphone(s), mixer), monitor(s), and audio recording software (Liberty Recorder).

Requirements

High School graduation or equivalent and 2 years of courtroom clerk experience.
Education above the high school level may be substituted for work experience on a year for year basis.
Demonstrate professional competence as defined in Nebraska Supreme Court Rules Relating to Court Reporting Personnel §1-204(A)(2) and § 1-204(B) or (C).
Passing both the AAERT Certified Electronic Court Reporter (CER) test as well as the AAERT Certified Electronic Transcriber (CET) test in compliance with the Nebraska Supreme Court rules to be classified as a Court Reporter I (for those using the method of a multichannel digital recorder).
Certified as a Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR), through the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) or as a Federal Certified Realtime Reporter (FCRR) or equivalent (for Court Reporter II).
All educational credits must be granted from an accredited institution approved by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Successful completion of "on the job training" in JUSTICE (the statewide computer system) within six months of hire will be required (for District Court Courtroom Clerk).
MUST demonstrate professional competence as defined in Nebraska Supreme Court Rules Relating to Court Reporting Personnel § 1-204 (F): 1) successful completion of training on use and maintenance of digital recording equipment; 2) ability to promptly diagnose and correct routine malfunctions; 3) proficiency in note taking and logging procedures; 4) knowledge of courtroom procedures and legal vocabulary; 5) knowledge of the proper admission of exhibits to be included in the bill of exceptions; 6) ability to accurately type on a computer while simultaneously monitoring a proceeding (for District Court Courtroom Clerk).
Must demonstrate professional competence as defined in Nebraska Supreme Court Rules Relating to Court Reporting Personnel § 1-204(E) (for Court Reporter I and II).

Nice To Haves

Legal experience.
Bilingual skills in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Entering case information in DOCKET, an enhancement of JUSTICE (the court case management system) of the Nebraska Court System used to capture the various parts of the proceeding that, when completed correctly, will generate Judge's Orders and other official court records, pleadings, and other actions.
Typing portions of Judge's decision in real time.
Checking and operating electronic recording equipment (computer application based) to record (official court record), log court proceedings.
Playing back sections of recordings for the judge or jury as requested.
Maintaining automated logs of proceedings and actions.
Correlating such logged information with recorded data.
Marking and logging exhibits as they are accepted into the record.
Making notations of witness or other participant appearances, behavior, as well as session times etc. to augment the audio record.
Performs duties related to maintaining and storing court recordings.
Supervises signing in of witnesses and maintains courtroom supplies.
Provide realtime records for court trials, hearings, or conferences.
Attend courtroom proceedings and other proceedings to make verbatim official recordings.
Read back transcripts during trial and courtroom proceedings.
Transcribing the proceedings according to required formats into accurate transcripts for purposes of appeal or by order of the court.
Review and certify the accuracy of printed transcripts and file in a timely manner.
Check and operate digital recording equipment to record, log court proceedings.
Identify participants by name to facilitate reporting.
Read aloud statements of participants as requested during proceedings.
Prepare, distribute, and preserve transcripts and related reports and documents.
Maintain files and records of notes and exhibits.
Enter case information in DOCKET, an enhancement of JUSTICE (the court case management system).
Performs clerical duties related to the court.
Attend meetings and training as required.