Why do we need court transcriptionists when a court proceeding can be recorded?
it would be more accurate.
But they could just transcribe the recordings. This would leave less chance for error.
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jopalucas March 4th
So that it can be read. Either that or transcriptionists have a good union.
Lawyer X March 4th
Transcribing from a tape is not easy and usually filled with inaccuracies or gaps. If there are multiple parties/attorneys, for example, it’s not always easy to determine who’s talking from a tape. Sometimes people talk over one another, or not loud enough, and the court reporter will speak up and make sure that she/he is getting what’s said down accurately at the time. If there’s a word that needs to be repeated, the court reporter will ask on the spot.
Having read transcriptions of tapes, I can tell you they always have numerous places where it says "unintelligible" or "inaudible." And if there’s a problem with the tape, it’s usually not caught right away, meaning portions of the transcript will be missing.
It’s also much quicker to do a transcript from court reporter’s record than from a tape. The tape has to be done in real time, so for each hour of a hearing, there’d be at least an hour of listening to the tape afterwards. So, transcripts couldn’t be produced as quickly.
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