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Iowa’s court reporter shortage could get even worse
Not many careers can guarantee job openings at any given time, but this one — described by employees as "interesting, challenging and fascinating" — has 33 openings in Iowa with an annual starting pay of nearly $56,000.
Budget panel to decide fate of workers’ comp court reporters
A powerful panel of lawmakers is close to voting on whether the state will continue requiring court reporters to be present at workers’ compensation proceedings.
Some lawyers, clients being charged extra for deposition transcripts
It was a situation that La Crosse civil trial lawyer Mike Gill would run into from time to time while practicing in western Wisconsin and Minnesota in the late 1990s and early 2000s: He would attend a deposition and afterward get a huge bill from the court reporter.
Some proceedings could face future without court reporters
Much like criminal and civil cases, the typical workers’ compensation proceeding has certain fixtures: a judge, lawyers, witnesses and a court reporter.
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