Court Reporter Certifications
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CSR |
"Certified Shorthand Reporter".
We're licensed by the Supreme Court of the State of Texas by passing a
written exam and skills exam consisting of testimony at 225 wpm, jury
charge at 200 wpm, and literary matter at 180 wpm. You must pass
this test to report in the State of Texas. |
| RPR |
"Registered Professional
Reporter". This certification granted by the National Court
Reporters Association after passing both a written exam that is a
90-minute exam with 100 questions and a skills examination consisting of
testimony at 225 wpm, jury charge at 200 wpm, and literary matter at 180
wpm. This is a National certification. You must be a member of
NCRA with dues paid in full to take this exam. |
| RMR |
"Registered Merit Reporter".
This certification granted by the National Court Reporters Association
after passing both a written exam that is a 90-minute exam with 100
questions and a skills examination consisting of testimony at 260 wpm,
jury charge at 240 wpm, and literary matter at 200 wpm. This is a
National certification. You must have already passed the RPR to take
the skills exam and be a current member of NCRA. To take the written
exam, you must be a member of NCRA, and RPR, and meet one of the following
requirements: (1) have been an RPR for 3 continuous years; (2) have been
an NCRA member for 4 continuous years; (3) have been a practicing reporter
for 6 continuous years; or (4) hold a Bachelor's Degree. |
| CRR |
"Certified Realtime Reporter".
This certification is granted by the National Court Reporters Association
after passing a skills exam given at varying speeds. You must have
proper equipment setup and convert your file to ASCII format and turn it
in for grading. The maximum amount of errors is 38 which includes
punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and accurate translation. No
editing can be done of the text after it is written on the machine.
This is a National certification. You must be a member of NCRA and
an RPR to take the exam. |
| RDR |
"Registered Diplomate
Reporter". This certification is granted by the National Court
Reporters Association after passing a written exam of 100 questions based
on the six areas following: Reporting, Management, Marketing, Transcript
Production, Education, and Professional Issues. You must be a member
of NCRA and an RMR to take this exam and meet one of the following
requirements: (1) have been an RMR for 5 continuous years; (2) hold a
Bachelor's Degree; or (3) have two other NCRA certifications. |
There are other certifications available through NCRA,
however, these are the primary ones that you may see after a court reporter's
name.
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