Qualifications
The successful candidate must possess excellent communication skills and be willing to work as part of a team of reporters to meet the court's needs. Candidates should be highly organized, possess tact, good judgment, poise, initiative, and maintain confidentiality, a professional appearance and appropriate demeanor at all times.
Required: An applicant for appointment as an Official Court Reporter in a United States District Court must possess as a minimum requirement at least one year of prime court reporting experience in a court, or in the freelance field of service, or a combination thereof, and have qualified by testing for listing on the registry of professional reporters of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) or passed an equivalent qualifying examination.
Preferred:
Realtime certification
Federal court experience
Salary Range:
Four increment levels are authorized for merit and Realtime certification. Starting salary level is commensurate with qualifications.
Level 1: Starting salary ($95,882) (minimum qualifications).
Level 2: Starting salary plus 5% ($100,676) - requires merit certification.
Level 3: Starting salary plus 10% ($105,471) - requires Realtime certification.
Level 4: Starting salary plus 15% ($110,265) - requires Realtime certification and merit certification.
Merit certification = registered merit reporter from the NCRA.
Realtime certification = successful completion of a certified Realtime examination by NCRA or equivalent exam.