Court Reporter III

Mission Statement

The Judicial Department works to provide equal access to justice, contribute to public safety, and strengthen the rule of law across Colorado. Together our courts and probation departments are committed to impartial and timely dispute resolution; support for families, litigants, and victims; client rehabilitation; and meaningful community engagement.

STATEMENT OF DUTIES

• Provides professional Realtime reporting and transcribing for court proceedings, hearings and conferences.
• Manages and maintains records and prioritizes transcript production.
• Prepares required reports and documentation pursuant to Chief Justice Directive 05-03 and local policies and procedures.
• Ensures backup of all stenographic notes, rough drafts, and completed transcripts including reporter dictionaries, CAT software files, and stenographic machine files.
• Affords assistance to team members, works on various hearings and/or trials as a team, shares files and work product, and attends weekly meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisor Responsibilities

• Occasional direction of helpers, assistants, seasonal employees, interns, or temporary employees.

Essential Functions

• Provides real time, verbatim court reporting services through stenographic shorthand for jury trials, preliminary hearings, motions hearings, and any applicable requested court proceedings.
• Manages and maintains records and prioritizes transcript production.
• Prepares required reports and documentation pursuant to Chief Justice Directive 05-03 and local policies and procedures.
• Ensures backup of all stenographic notes, rough drafts, and completed transcripts including reporter dictionaries, CAT software files, and stenographic machine files.
• Affords assistance to team members, works on various hearings and/or trials as a team, shares files and work product, and attends weekly meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills

• Advanced Work requires advanced skills and advanced & extensive knowledge of work.
• Incumbent can handle complex tasks and translate complex nuances related to aspects of the job.
• Recognized by others within organization for technical depth of knowledge.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Associate's degree or 2 years of college. OR Additional work experience in these or other related fields may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required formal education.
• Work Related Experience: 1 to 3 years of court reporting experience.
• Licenses And Certifications: RPR certification through the NCRA plus meet Colorado standard for Realtime (94% accuracy on one of the applicable exams).

Physical Effort Requirements

• Moderate Work- Exerting up to 35 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

Work Environment

• Good-Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards.

Work Location

Office or similar indoor environment.