Judge Actually Said This! - CSRNation2024-03-28T22:27:28Zhttp://csrnation.ning.com/forum/topics/judge-actually-said-this?id=1736041%3ATopic%3A1236105&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHe'd rather have no record a…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2012-07-13:1736041:Comment:12364152012-07-13T12:56:55.429ZJanethttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/JanetMcHugh
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<p>He'd rather have no record and have a mistrial? I'm sorry to hear that, Cynthia. Glad to hear your agency backed you, though. So many back down and don't support the reporter.</p>
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<p>He'd rather have no record and have a mistrial? I'm sorry to hear that, Cynthia. Glad to hear your agency backed you, though. So many back down and don't support the reporter.</p> I just had a similar disheart…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2012-07-13:1736041:Comment:12364122012-07-13T12:22:57.773ZCynthia Otthttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/CynthiaSimmons
<p>I just had a similar disheartening situation happen to me yesterday, the fourth day of a trial I've been working my butt off on all week, writing flawless realtime on a very technical case. The judge, through his secretary, complained to my firm that he was "disturbed" by my interrupting to request attorneys to speak into their microphones (when they jump up in the back of the courtroom with inaudible objections). My firm owner told them she would have done the same thing and that the…</p>
<p>I just had a similar disheartening situation happen to me yesterday, the fourth day of a trial I've been working my butt off on all week, writing flawless realtime on a very technical case. The judge, through his secretary, complained to my firm that he was "disturbed" by my interrupting to request attorneys to speak into their microphones (when they jump up in the back of the courtroom with inaudible objections). My firm owner told them she would have done the same thing and that the judge should really request attorneys be speaking into their mikes. Still disappointing to me that that's the attitude the judge chose to take. I was then instructed by his secretary to inform all the attorneys they shoudl turn their mikes on.....sighhhh, as if I hadn't done that since the first day.</p> When there were courtrooms th…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2012-07-11:1736041:Comment:12362742012-07-11T18:47:40.189ZDebyhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/Deby
<p>When there were courtrooms that were operating longer than the normal workday, where the reporter could no longer report,without detriment to the record, the reporter would tell the judge, "Judge, I'm sorry, but I've been reporting all day, etc., etc., and I simply cannot report any more today." You could try saying something like that to an insensitive person such as that, who has no idea that the people in his courtroom are human beings. Jurors are working, too, but they are seated,…</p>
<p>When there were courtrooms that were operating longer than the normal workday, where the reporter could no longer report,without detriment to the record, the reporter would tell the judge, "Judge, I'm sorry, but I've been reporting all day, etc., etc., and I simply cannot report any more today." You could try saying something like that to an insensitive person such as that, who has no idea that the people in his courtroom are human beings. Jurors are working, too, but they are seated, albeit thinking, but not seated, thinking, and subject to the physical stress of reporting; the court reporter, the hardest-working person in the courtroom. If no one will look out for you, you look out for yourself. The worst that can happen is that you will not work in that courtroom again, but that would actually be the best that could happen. So, if the reporter manager can't find a post-5:00 relief, speak up. Good luck.</p> When I was at the criminal co…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2012-07-11:1736041:Comment:12364612012-07-11T18:37:37.002ZMary Jo Cochranhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/MaryJoCochran
<p>When I was at the criminal court complex years ago, the purpose was to get done, not to work a certain amount of hours in a day. Quite few times when the jurors were there until 10:00 (we started jury delibertions at 4:00 or 6:00). I was there one night until 1:00 a.m. - when the jury got done and read the vedict, and the Judge finally said we were done.</p>
<p>When I was at the criminal court complex years ago, the purpose was to get done, not to work a certain amount of hours in a day. Quite few times when the jurors were there until 10:00 (we started jury delibertions at 4:00 or 6:00). I was there one night until 1:00 a.m. - when the jury got done and read the vedict, and the Judge finally said we were done.</p> Good point. Maybe it was a b…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2012-07-11:1736041:Comment:12362672012-07-11T18:22:58.506ZSue Bakerhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/SueBaker
<p>Good point. Maybe it was a bench trial. They usually don't mistreat the jurors! And in this case, I would make sure there were three reporters a day to switch out so no one is being abused and the record can be prepared timely.</p>
<p>Good point. Maybe it was a bench trial. They usually don't mistreat the jurors! And in this case, I would make sure there were three reporters a day to switch out so no one is being abused and the record can be prepared timely.</p> Unless it has to do with job…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2012-07-11:1736041:Comment:12364502012-07-11T11:44:15.472ZMary Jo Cochranhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/MaryJoCochran
<p>Unless it has to do with job safety (like OSHA), employment laws do not apply to self employed people. The Judge simply wanted to move the trial along and get it done, so he could move on to the next matter. I was wondering about the jury though. No one said anything. I wouldn't want to be a juror staying until when the Judge and attorneys were too exhausted to go on.</p>
<p>Unless it has to do with job safety (like OSHA), employment laws do not apply to self employed people. The Judge simply wanted to move the trial along and get it done, so he could move on to the next matter. I was wondering about the jury though. No one said anything. I wouldn't want to be a juror staying until when the Judge and attorneys were too exhausted to go on.</p> Bring in the feds: OSHA, Occ…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2012-07-11:1736041:Comment:12363482012-07-11T00:38:18.776ZDebyhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/Deby
<p>Bring in the feds: OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, work hours, breaks, lunches.</p>
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<p>Bring in the feds: OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, work hours, breaks, lunches.</p>
<p> </p> You know what, I read this to…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2012-07-09:1736041:Comment:12358312012-07-09T23:56:23.751ZKelli Combs (admin)http://csrnation.ning.com/profile/Kellicombsadmin
<p>You know what, I read this to my husband and he said that maybe we're interpreting this the wrong way. He thought maybe the judge was saying that the court reporters could now be taken advantage of because they are not on staff any longer, not that he would even consider doing this. Just to make the point that now that things have changed, they aren't protected as they were before. Just a different way to look at the words. </p>
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<p>We only got to read one statement and it could…</p>
<p>You know what, I read this to my husband and he said that maybe we're interpreting this the wrong way. He thought maybe the judge was saying that the court reporters could now be taken advantage of because they are not on staff any longer, not that he would even consider doing this. Just to make the point that now that things have changed, they aren't protected as they were before. Just a different way to look at the words. </p>
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<p>We only got to read one statement and it could have been taken out of context. Just a thought. I don't know - wasn't there.</p> Hi Janice,
Your arrival time…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2012-07-09:1736041:Comment:12358202012-07-09T15:37:38.941ZBill Parsonshttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/BillParsons
<p><strong>Hi Janice,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Your arrival time one hour before the job is my exact policy also. It can take me a half hour to think about how to best rearrange a room and to rearrange it.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>I hate it when people push all the tables together and sit around combined tables and expect you to work under those conditions. Sometimes we have to work under those conditions, but I try to avoid it whenever I can.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Hi Janice,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Your arrival time one hour before the job is my exact policy also. It can take me a half hour to think about how to best rearrange a room and to rearrange it.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>I hate it when people push all the tables together and sit around combined tables and expect you to work under those conditions. Sometimes we have to work under those conditions, but I try to avoid it whenever I can.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>I once worked with a grouchy judge who came into a hearing room I had rearranged and said, "What's going on. This is rearranged."</strong></p>
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<p><strong>I told him, "I'm hard of hearing," and he said he was too and I should get a hearing aid.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>This judge was so hard of hearing I had to read back much, much testimony in cases with him before he got his hearing aid.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Best Regards, Bill</strong></p>
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<p> </p> I do the same thing, Bill. …tag:csrnation.ning.com,2012-07-09:1736041:Comment:12359922012-07-09T12:14:48.479ZJanethttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/JanetMcHugh
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<p>I do the same thing, Bill. I started working on an arbitration a few months ago. They had me set up in a spot that I knew wouldn't work for me and would lead to stress for the entire case, straining to hear the witness and the arbitrators. I spoke up and had them rearrange the room. They didn't like it at first when I spoke up, but since then the room has been set up each time with my chair in the space that works for me, between the witness and the arbitrators. I always arrive…</p>
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<p>I do the same thing, Bill. I started working on an arbitration a few months ago. They had me set up in a spot that I knew wouldn't work for me and would lead to stress for the entire case, straining to hear the witness and the arbitrators. I spoke up and had them rearrange the room. They didn't like it at first when I spoke up, but since then the room has been set up each time with my chair in the space that works for me, between the witness and the arbitrators. I always arrive at least an hour ahead of time when starting a new case that involves multiple parties for that very reason, making the room functional for me and for everyone.</p>