Court Reporting's Biggest Problem Isn't Lack of Work... It's Lack of Reporters.

The number of U.S. court reporters has fallen approximately 21% over the past decade, while California says it needs 458 additional reporters.

Today's key developments

National shortage: The decline in reporters is increasingly affecting access to a reliable record of court proceedings.

California: The state's reporter shortage has contributed to courts turning toward electronic recording in certain civil proceedings. (CalMatters)

Texas: Denton County is recruiting a district court reporter at $158,126 annually. (GovernmentJobs)

Federal work: A new DOJ solicitation seeks grand-jury and deposition court-reporting services in Kentucky. (HigherGov)

AI technology: A legal CLE in Atlanta this week focused specifically on court reporting, digital reporting, advanced technology and AI. (Lexology)

Today's takeaway

The court-reporting profession isn't facing a demand problem.

It's facing a supply problem.

That shortage is accelerating the adoption of digital recording, digital reporting and AI-assisted workflows, but qualified human reporters remain highly valuable.

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