Are courts closed on monday?
Please check the specific court's website or call the clerk's office for it's holiday schedule
If you’ve been keeping up with my blog posts lately you’ll know I’ve come to adding a few news posts from around the web on this subject. I’ve got a couple more today that are new and updated, so let me know what you think of em…
Patterico’s Pontifications » A Mississippi Court of Appeals Case
Cops, crooks, drunks, terrorists, bail bondsmen, newspaper reporters, encyclopedia salesmen, or dog catchers, anyone who breaks down a door in the middle of the night, has to expect they may be met with force, including deadly force. …
Murders Around Mississippi: Rev. George Lee’s Murderers Never Caught
Lee's murder the Supreme Court handed down Brown II on May 31, 1955, ordering the South to proceed with integration "with all deliberate speed." The wording seemed harsh to many, as Brown II spoke plainly in reaffirming the first decision. … Evers' job was to investigate, file complaints, issue angry statements, take reporters to crime scenes, issue press releases, and involve the federal government. (Excerpt from Where Rebels Roost, Mississippi Civil Rights Revisited …
The Wiz of Odds: Reporters Notebooks
Sports By Brooks: The Ku Klux Klan will stage a university-approved protest on the Mississippi campus Saturday. The group is upset with Chancellor Dan Jones' decision to remove "From Dixie With Love" from the Ole Miss band's song selection. … Associated Press: A judge has warned Cincinnati quarterback Zach Collaros that he must complete a court-ordered program on the dangers of underage drinking by Dec. 7 or face up to 180 days in jail. Amy Saunders, Columbus Dispatch: …
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A question for Court Reporters?
I really need to get an accurate answer from an actual practicing court reporter, so if all you have is an opinion I appreciate your looking but it won't help me.
I've been laid up a few days after surgery, and like a moth to flame have been drawn into the various “courtroom” shows on daytime television. I'm also writing a book, and there is a courtroom element in it relating to testimony that I would like to have credible information on.
If you've ever watched these shows, you probably know that many of the litigants can not speak standard English when giving testimony. By that I mean they don't understand grammar, sentence structure, and have horrendous pronunciation (outside of regional accents, which are fine with me). It's rather frightening.
So, as a court reporter, do you have to record the transcript exactly as the testimony is given? Verbatim, grammatical errors and all? Is there any generally accepted leeway you are granted so the transcript is useful and not just gibberish?
Thanks for the info. I'd also be interested in any funny (or sad) anecdotes you might share about litigants (American-born, not foreign-born) who butchered the English language to the point of being unintelligible.