United States District Court, Central District of California
Human Resources
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Vacancies: Los Angeles, CANon Judicial: Court Reporter Panel Member, 09-14Human Resources, 213-894-2904

United States District Court
Central District of California

Court Reporter Panel Member

Salary: $300 - Full Day
$325 - Full Day (realtime)
$355 - Full Day (realtime certified)
$150 - Half Day
$162 - Half Day (realtime)
$177 - Half Day (realtime certified)
No. of Positions: Four (or more)
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Location: Los Angeles
Vacancy No.: 09-14

POSITION OVERVIEW
The United States District Court for the Central District of California is recruiting for the position of Court Reporter Panel Member. The Court Reporter Panel Member performs court reporting services for any judicial proceeding as may be required. This position may require travel to the courthouse in Santa Ana and the courthouse in Riverside, California.

Duties of the position include, but are limited to:
  • Ability to record verbatim testimony of courtroom proceedings, to read back all or any portions of the court records, to work well under pressure, to produce transcripts within strict time limitations and to work as part of a team of reporters for the Judges of the Court.

The court reporter panel will be utilized in the following ways:

  1. As a per diem contract court reporters, hired by the court on an as needed basis;

  2. As substitute court reporters, hired by individual staff reporters to cover their assignment(s).

    QUALIFICATIONS
    • Candidate must possess at least four years of prime court reporting experience in the freelance field of service or in other courts or a combination thereof, and have qualified by testing for listing on the registry of professional reporters of the National Court Reporter Association (NCRA) or passed an equivalent qualifying examination.
    • Preference will be given to court reporters who are realtime certified.

    INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
    Only District Court applications will be accepted. As a condition of employment, the final candidate will be subject to a background investigation. Due to the volume of applications received, the court will only communicate with those individuals selected to interview. The United States District Court is a smoke-free environment. Applicants can download an application from the link below or call our 24-hour job information line at (213) 894-2904.

    Please submit completed application to:

    United States District Court (CDC)
    Human Resources Department, Room 535
    312 North Spring Street
    Los Angeles, California 90012

Click here to download the job application.