"The Transcript" Member Blogger

We are excited about our new way of sharing information and updates with everyone.

Our first featured "Blogger" will be Jacquie Reed. Our board is excited to have Jacquie kick off this great opportunity for our members be get involved.

What is the format to follow for our Member Blogger?

• Select a member to interview and spotlight

• Write about current events with your local court

• Provide a reminder of current MECRA calendar items

....this will be a good base for our "Blogger" to use as a standard and add additional subjects that come along.

If you are interested in becoming a "Member Blogger", please contact Jodi Gordon at 989-785-8068 for details on the paid stipend, deadlines, and your questions.

Thank you!

Jodi Gordon, President

MECRA

2022 MECRA Conference

Good morning!

We are wrapping up planning for the 2022 MECRA Conference.

If you could take a moment and complete the online survey by Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at noon.

https://forms.gle/vtMwV94Ua6bxDP3K8

Thank you so much!

Susan Wesseldyke and Kris Fuller

History of a Court Reporter -- Evolution to Electronic Court Recorder

Court reporting can be traced back to 63 B.C. when a man named Marcus Tullius Tiro worked for Roman philosopher and lawyer Cicero. Tiro took dictation and managed Cicero’s financial matters. In order to transcribe speeches, he developed a system of notation symbols and abbreviations. Tiro’s shorthand system consisted of over 4,000 signs.

This notation system became known as Tironian notes and was later taught in European monasteries during the Medieval period. The notes eventually expanded to over 13,000 signs, but its use declined after 1100 A.D.