Official court reporter

Candidates for Official Court Reporter vacancies in the State of Wisconsin must meet one of three minimum professional standards to be considered eligible for hire as Official Court Reporters. The standards are: (1) Graduation from a court reporting school approved by either the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) or the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA), (2) Attainment of Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification from the NCRA, or (3) Attainment of Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR) certification from the NVRA. The Director of State Courts Office maintains a court reporter eligibility roster for placement of official court reporters throughout the State of Wisconsin. Salary is established based on evidence of qualifications and previous court reporting experience.

Additional information regarding official court reporter positions or placement on the court reporter eligibility roster can be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Office, Wisconsin Court System, 110 E. Main St., Ste. 430, Madison, WI 53703-3356; telephone (608) 266-3501; FAX: (608) 261-8293; 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Information on freelance court reporting services can be found down the page.

Current openings for permanant positions

Each of the ten judicial administrative districts of the Wisconsin Court System contracts separately for freelance court reporting services. Freelance reporters provide supplemental, contract services on an as needed basis and are not employees of the court system. Since freelance services are based on the needs of a specific judicial district, there is no guarantee of placement or assignment for freelance court reporters.

Freelance contract assignments are available for uncertified and NCRA or NVRA certified individuals. Per diem payments vary, dependent upon certification.

Contract for Freelance Court Reporting Services in Judicial Administrative District 1
Contract for Freelance Court Reporting Services in Judicial Administrative Districts 2-10

If you are interested in exploring freelance assignments, please contact the District Court Administrator’s Office of the district (see map) where you would be interested in providing service:

District 1 (Milwaukee County)
Michelle Smith, Manager, Court Reporting Services
Telephone: (414) 278-5351
michelle.smith@wicourts.gov

District 2
Kerry Connelly, District Court Administrator
(262) 636-3133
kerry.connelly@wicourts.gov

District 3
Michael Neimon, District Court Administrator
(262) 548-7210
michael.neimon@wicourts.gov

District 4
Jerry Lang, District Court Administrator
(920) 424-0028
jerry.lang@wicourts.gov

District 5
Gail Richardson, District Court Administrator
(608) 267-8820
gail.richardson@wicourts.gov

District 6
Ron Ledford, District Court Administrator
(715) 345-5295
ron.ledford@wicourts.gov

District 7
Patrick Brummond, District Court Administrator
(608) 785-9546
patrick.brummond@wicourts.gov

District 8
(vacant)

District 9
Susan Byrnes, District Court Administrator
(715) 842-3872
susan.byrnes@wicourts.gov

District 10
Scott Johnson, District Court Administrator
(715) 839-4826
scott.johnson@wicourts.gov

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