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.