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ACRA Participate at North Little Rock High School’s Criminal Justice Career Day

By webmaster | Mar 24, 2024 | Comments Off on ACRA Participate at North Little Rock High School’s Criminal Justice Career Day

Cris and Valarie had the privilege of participating with North Little Rock High School’s criminal justice career day in March 2024!  Between Valarie’s courtroom steno skills and Cris’s freelance voice-writing skills, we were able to impress a lot of students and teachers about the very intricate and important part of taking down the record that many…

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ACRA Presented at Arkansas Bar Association’s Annual Meeting

By webmaster | Mar 24, 2024 | Comments Off on ACRA Presented at Arkansas Bar Association’s Annual Meeting

Cris and Valarie gave a one-hour class for the Arkansas Bar Association’s annual meeting in July 2023.  They were able to share information on dos and don’ts of working with reporters and even surprised some attorneys with Ark Rules of Civil Procedure providing the right to choose your own reporter for depositions!

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ACRA Legislative Fund

By Valarie Flora | Dec 29, 2021 | Comments Off on ACRA Legislative Fund

As you may all recall, the 2021 legislative session had bills introduced that directly and adversely affected our profession. SB1605 was snuck through the House Judiciary and floor vote without our knowledge despite our monitoring efforts. Luckily, it was brought to our attention two days before the Senate Judiciary hearing at which ACRA President-Elect was…

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ACRA Nominating Committee Recommendation for Election to ACRA Board

By Jeff Nichols | Jun 17, 2018 | Comments Off on ACRA Nominating Committee Recommendation for Election to ACRA Board

ACRA Nominating Committee recommends the following persons for election to ACRA Board: Vice President Valarie Flora I have been a stenographer for 30 years, having first been certified in Texas where I worked there as a freelance reporter. I served as an officer of the Tarrant County Court Reporters Association, resigning from the seat of…

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12th Division Circuit Court – Official Court Reporter Opening

By Jeff Nichols | Jun 17, 2018 | Comments Off on 12th Division Circuit Court – Official Court Reporter Opening

Job Announcement 12th Division Circuit Court Sixth Judicial District Little Rock and Perryville, Arkansas (Judge Alice Gray) Must be a licensed, certified court reporter. Travel one hour from Little Rock 3 to 4 times each year. To apply: Email resume to [email protected] Or mail resume to Judge Alice Gray 401 West Markham Suite 350 Little Rock,…

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NCRA Testing

By Jeff Nichols | Jan 17, 2018 | Comments Off on NCRA Testing

Pursuant to Regulation 26 of the Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners, testing information for NCRA may be found at www.ncra.org. NCRA conducts all testing online. Please refer to the NCRA website for registration information.

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NVRA Testing

By Jeff Nichols | Jan 13, 2018 | Comments Off on NVRA Testing

Pursuant to Regulation 26 of the Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners, testing information for NVRA may be found at www.NVRA.org. Please refer to the NVRA website for registration information. NVRA testing schedule for 2018 is as follows: May 19-20, 2018 – Atlanta, GA June 27-28, 2018 – Myrtle Beach, SC July 7-8, 2018 –…

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Arkansas Freelance Court Reporters Records Retention Schedule

By Jeff Nichols | Jun 16, 2017 | Comments Off on Arkansas Freelance Court Reporters Records Retention Schedule

The Supreme Court adopted by per curiam the proposed changes to the Court Reporter Rules and Regulations effective September 21, 2017. Section 24. Freelance Court Reporters Records Retention Schedule    

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What is a Court Reporter?

By Jeff Nichols | May 11, 2017 | Comments Off on What is a Court Reporter?

We prepare and protect the legal record. Court Reporter Role Court reporters create verbatim transcripts of courtroom testimony, depositions, hearings, speeches, conversations, board meetings, and other events. They play a critical role not only in judicial proceedings, but also at every deposition, hearing or meeting where the spoken word must be preserved as a written…

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