Notes
Outline
The Evolution of
Electronic Court Reporting
Presented by the
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Orange and Osceola Counties, Florida
The History of Court Reporting
Pencil
Quill Pen
Ink Well Pen
Short Hand
Stenography
Tape Recording
Real Time
Centralize recording to network hard disk
Decentralize recording to CD
Both centralized and decentralize to CD and network hard disk.
Future – Record to DVD (Unmanned?)
Who’s Who?
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Centralized Court Reporting
Centralized “Real World”
Features of Centralized
One court reporter per 4 courtrooms
Lower salary range court reporters
Instant recall of testimony from any PC on the network
Restoring testimony is network ready
Cost of network, equipment and software.
ACR training
No one in the courtroom for playback
Network could cause recording problems
Both Centralized and Decentralized to CD and Network hard disk
Centralized/Decentralized “Real World”
Features of Centralized and Decentralize to CD & Hard Disk
Option to have a court reporter in the courtroom or record remotely.
Create a CD in the courtroom for attorneys to take home
Instant recall of testimony from any PC
Restore is network ready
If network problems occur, you have options
Cost of network, equipment and software
ACR training
Must support a PC in the courtroom
Local legal culture resistance (Judge and OCR)
Decentralize Court Reporting to CD
Decentralized “Real World”
Features of Decentralize to CD
Instantly create a CD in the courtroom for attorneys
Network problems don’t effect operations
No network infrastructure is required
Must have physical CD (no online access)
Must support a PC in the courtroom
Must have a court reporter in the courtroom
ACR Training
Legal culture resistance
PC is a single point of failure
Proprietary Audio Files
Audio File Sizes
Media Storage Types
Storage and Archive Options
Storage and Archive Considerations
How long do you need to save your digital audio?
Will the media you save to be able to be read in the future?
Costs of media and storage.
Restore time vs. storage costs.
Vendor stability?
Sharing of transcripts (Online? CD?)
Network infrastructure and stability.
Storage and Archive Costs .vs. Retrieval Times (Example)
Automating Storage and Retrieval using HMS
Network Infrastructure (Case 1)
Network Infrastructure (Case 2)
Network Infrastructure (Case 3)
Cost Savings
The Future of Court Reporting
The Big Picture
Questions?
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Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Orange and Osceola Counties, Florida