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Of Note / Historical Interest / AAERT Awards
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Wisconsin Supreme Court
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
U.S. Judicial Conference White House employs E-Reporting
Judge Ardaiz (California): |
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JULY 2008 —
Wisconsin Supreme Court recognizes digital court reporters
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29 November 2006
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts
— a long-awaited statement, and an important reminder to AAERT-certified transcribers |
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A federal bankruptcy court clerk inquired if an AAERT
member, one who holds a current CET certification, was "on the list"
of federally approved transcribers.
For those unaware of "The List," federal court clerks were historically instructed, when outsourcing, to select transcription services from among those who had submitted for review an exemplar of their work, a transcript prepared from an assigned audio segment. The clerk's question was posed to The Administrative Office of the United States Courts, usually referred to as "the AO" or "the AOC." The AO replied: "In accordance with Volume 6.17.7.2, Guide, Preparation of Transcripts from Electronic Sound Recordings, 'The court may have transcripts prepared by professional transcription services. The Administrative Office will assist courts in evaluating the qualifications of transcription services for providing verbatim and timely transcripts in accordance with the transcript format guidelines approved by the Judicial Conference.' AAERT will meet those qualification requirements." |
The transmittal reply's wording was more succinct:
"The AO recognizes AAERT, or equivalent testing, for professional credentials." A caveat and a reminder to all CETs: Because the AO views CETs as qualified, ipso facto, to provide transcription services for the federal courts in federal format, it is critical, when doing so, to conform to all elements of the federal transcript guidelines. It may be that you do not now engage in federal transcription, and have no intention of ever undertaking such engagements. If you are, however, making yourself available to perform federal work, be aware that non-conforming transcripts may be rejected by the court. AAERT's Certification Test Study Guide examines federal format issues in detail. Our website gives an introduction and useful quick-reference examples of its primary elements. Federal format templates are available in the members area for both Word and WordPerfect. |
NOVEMBER 2005 —
Judicial Conference of the United States
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"Listening in at the White House —
and Recording History"
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JUNE 2003: "Electronic reporting: Benefits include lower costs, more flexibility":
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The founding concepts for AAERT began with
Connie Rill (California), who in 1993 invited two
associates, Steve Townsend (Arizona) and
Janet Harris (Wisconsin), to explore forming an
organization to represent the electronic court reporting and transcribing
industry.
Their efforts came to fruition in March 1994 when about 75 interested private-sector practitioners met in Las Vegas to formally inaugurate AAERT. Our original Board of Directors included these charter members, representing seven states:
AAERT's certification program was developed during 1995-1996, and its
first test administration occurred in October 1996.
Initial focus was on analog recording / transcription,
and digital components were included beginning in June 2003.
Click here
for further information about these examinations
in professional competence.
A Certification Test Study Guide was prepared (copyrighted 1996, 2003).
Our annual Conference and Association business meeting is held
during the 2nd quarter, generally in late June. Prior conferences have
been sited in:
In 2008, the Wagner-Fuss Award was also established, to be presented from time to time to a member whose contributions to the Association merit our special appreciation. The award honors William E. Wagner, CET, and Karl Fuss, CERT, charter members and volunteers during AAERT's formative years. William also served consecutive annual terms as Treasurer, from 1994 through 2008.
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