Types of Court Reporters

Depositions and other legal events can necessitate a certain kind of court reporter. Below are several court reporting designations and an explanation of what they mean.

Registered Professional Reporters (RPR)
A Registered Professional Reporter ("RPR") is a court reporter who has been certified by the National Court Reporters Association ("NCR") and is nationally recognized certification. A RPR must pass two tests in order to become certified: the written knowledge test and the skills test. As of 2012, there were over 10,000 RPRs in the United States.

Registered Merit Repoters (RMR)
A Registered Merit Reporter ("RMR") is a court reporter who has been certified by the National Court Reporters Association ("NCR") as someone qualified to transcribe speech into text during a court hearing or trial. In order to become a RMR, a court reporter needs to pass a written exam and a practical exam.

Certified Realtime Reporters (CRR)
A Certified Realtime Reporter ("CRR") is a court reporter who has been certified by the National Court Reporters Association ("NCR") to use a stenotype machine in real time and to manipulate the transcribed results using the Computer Aided Transcript method. CRRs are cable of supplying instant text to attorneys wirelessly or via a computer hookup, similar to closed-captioned television. Realtime provides the attorney with an almost simultaneous transcript.

Certified LiveNote Reporters (CLR)
A Certified LiveNote Reporter ("CLR") is a court reporter who has become certified in the technical aspects of realtime. CLRs have experience with software, hardware, and the tools necessary to provide a quality realtime experience to their clients.

Certified CART Provider (CCP)
A Certified CART Provider ("CCP") is a court reporter who has become certified by the National Court Reporters Association ("NCRA") to use the Computer Access Realtime Translation, a system for realtime transcription of speech used mainly in assistance for the deaf or hearing impaired.

Certified Legal Video Specialists (CLVS)
A Certified Legal Video Specialist ("CLVS") is a legal videographer who have become certified by the National Court Reporters Association ("NCRA"). The program involves a three-step certification process that measures and validates the legal videographer's professional skills and expertise in producing video in a legal environment.

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