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te So CoO aI DH DH BP WwW 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FILED NOV 14.2024" Clerk of the Court SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA GENERAL ORDER RE OPERATION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDING EQUIPMENT FOR SPECIFIED PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTY INTERESTS IN THE ABSENCE OF AN AVAILABLE COURT REPORTER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Six years ago, the California Supremie Court warned that “the absence of a court reporter at trial court proceedings and the resulting lack of a verbatim record of such proceedings will frequently be fatal to a litigant’s ability to [appeal].” (Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594, 608 Vameson).) “[I]t is an appellant’s burden to provide an adequate record demonstrating error, Failure to provide an adequate record on an issue requires that the issue be resolved against appellant. Without a record, either by transcript or settled statement, a reviewing court must make all presumptions in favor of the validity of the judgment. [Consequently], [an] appellant is effectively deprived of the right to appeal.” (Randall v. Mousseau (2016) 2 Cal.App.5th 929, 935 (internal citations omitted).) The Jameson Court, invalidating a Superior Court’s practice of requiring indigent parties to retain and pay for a court reporter, is one of many instances in which our Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and Superior Courts have rejected laws, rules, and policies that might “significantly chill [a] litigant’s enjoyment of the fundamental protections of the right to appeal.” (Coleman v. Gulf Ins. Group (1986) 41 Cal.3d 782, 797.) “The State of California is not

— oOo Oo SI DH UW FP WY DP PY YY HN NY NY DY Bee eB ee ee ew Bik ao aI DBD nH BW YH FY DB ODO Be AT DH WwW BP WY PB KK CO constitutionally required to establisli avenues of appellate review, ‘but it is now fundamental that, once established, these avenues must be kept free of unreasoned distinctions that can only impede open and equal access to the courts.” [Citation.]” Un re Arthur N. (1974) 36 Cal.App.3d 935, 939.) This General Order reflects the Court’s intention to promote equal access to “the fundamental protections of the right to appeal.” Santa Clara County Superior Court (“SCCSC” or “the Court”) has experienced significant difficulty in hiring employee court reporters for nearly 10 years due to an ongoing, nationwide decrease in the number of reporters seeking employment and despite extensive recruitment and retention efforts; new court reporters simply are not entering the workforce at the same rate as those retiring out.! While the Court employed the full-time equivalent (“FTE”) of 70 court reporters in 2011, that number has steadily declined as follows: 2017 54 FTE court reporters 2022 35 FTE court reporters 2024 28 FTE court reporters As of the date of this General Order, the Court employs the full-time equivalent of 28.1 court reporters. However, at any time, the Court may receive a notice of retirement or resignation or hire a new court reporter; the number of employees is steadily declining rather than increasing. Moreover, the actual number of reporters available each day is less than the number of reporters employed because of necessary leaves for vacation, illness or injury and preparation of statutorily mandated transcripts. Without a court reporter, vast numbers of litigants are left without any verbatim record of hearings that may havé a profound impact on their rights and lives. In 2023, our Court held more than 56,000 hearings for which there was no verbatim record of proceedings unless one or both parties retained and paid for a private court reporter, which significantly limits the parties’ appellate rights. There have been 59,000 more such hearings in 2024 to date, which means that, on average, each day, nearly 290 hearings occur in our Court where the parties do not have ' These and other facts set forth in this order regarding the scope and scale of this crisis are explained in further detail and supported with documentation in the Declaration of Court Executive Officer and Clerk of Court Rebeccal J. Fleming dated November 14, 2024.

Sa a1 Dn mH FSP WH NY \o 10 ie 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 access to a verbatim record unless they retain and pay for a private court reporter. This crisis should not be countenanced by any public official dedicated to access to justice to the residents of Santa Clara County. The decreasing number of court reporters available to be hired has been evident for years, drawing persistent warnings from leaders in the judiciary and legislature, as well as from access- to-justice non-profit organizations and others. This crisis has steadily grown over the past several] decades and constitutes a major change from how courts have long operated. “[I]n modern times there [was] a court reporter, who ma[de] a record of all the proceedings.” (Jn re Dolgin Eldert Corp. (1972) 31 N.Y.2d 1, 5.) But that is no longer true for participants in California’s justice system; for many litigants today, even when their fundamental rights are at stake, they do not have access to a verbatim record of the proceedings unless they retain and pay for a private court reporter. Under current law, SCCSC is mandated to staff courtrooms with court reporters for felony, juvenile justice, juvenile dependency, and certain other proceedings, including when requested by an indigent party with an approved fee waiver; however, the number of reporters employed by the Court has significantly declined from 70 FTE court reporters in 2011 to 28 FTE court reporters in 2024, despite the Court’s increasingly aggressive efforts to hire and retain court reporters. In 2017, to consistently staff the mandated and family law courtrooms, SCCSC was forced to reassign court reporters from unlimited civil and most probate departments. In 2020, SCCSC was forced to reassign court reporters from family departments to consistently staff the mandated courtrooms. Pursuant to Local General Court and Administration Rules, rule 7, litigants must retain and pay for a private court reporter to prepare a verbatim record. Today, with too few employee court reporters and a significant reduction to the General Fund, the Court will not be able to assign a court reporter even to every mandated proceeding. As a last resort to preserve the appellate rights of litigants and carry out SCCSC’s “duty in the name of public policy to expeditiously process civil cases” (Apollo v. Gyaami (2008) 167 Cal. App.4th 1468, 1487 (Apollo)), this General Order permits individual judicial officers of SCCSC to authorize the electronic recording (“ER”) of hearings at which fundamental rights are

N oO Oo ND UH FP WwW 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 at stake. SCCSC cannot achieve these important goals through settled or agreed statements, which rightly are understood to be “cumbersome and seldom used” options (Klatchko & Shatz, 1 Matthew Bender Practice Guide (2024) Cal. Civil Appeals and Writs 7.27), whose “inherent limitations usually make them inferior to a reporter’s transcript.” (Eisenberg et al., Cal. Practice Guide: Civil Appeals and Writs (The Rutter Group 2023) { 4:45a). These theoretical alternatives are not feasible given the vast number of hearings at issue. Moreover, “the potential availability of a settled or agreed statement does not eliminate the restriction of meaningful access caused by” a party’s inability to secure a verbatim record. Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at p. 622, fn. 20.) The Legislature permits courts to use ER to create a verbatim record of proceedings in misdemeanor, infraction, and limited civil cases. (Gov. Code, § 69957 (hereafter, “section 69957”).) As aresult, in 2023, SCCSC successfully used ER to create verbatim transcripts in 112] cases as the official record. At SCCSC and across the state, it is clear that ER is a reliable alternative when a court reporter is not reasonably available. “Perhaps the time has come at last for California to enter the 20" century and permit parties to record proceedings electronically in lieu of the far less reliable method of human stenography and transcription. Until that day, however, we believe the right to effective appellate review cannot be permitted to depend entirely on the means of the parties.” (In re Marriage of Obrecht (2016) 245 Cal.App.4® 1, 9 fn. 3.) In 2023 and early 2024, members of the public, access-to-justice nonprofits, the Judicial Council of California, and lawyers for particularly vulnerable litigants in family law matters nnplored the Legislature to amend section 69957 to permit ER in additional types of matters when a court reporter is not available. Despite widespread public support for this expansion, the Legislature did not act and has entered its final recess for the year before adjournment sine die. At the time it was enacted, section 69957 may have been intended to ensure that proceedings other than misdemeanor, infraction, and limited civil cases were assigned court reporters; but when a court reporter is not reasonably available, section 69957 effectively. denies parties any verbatim record at all, which “will frequently be fatal to a litigant’s ability to

So SG DT DH FF W PH DN RY BY DW DW DD DD DD DD i a ea ea as ao yA Dn NH F&F WB DY KF DOF AD DH F&F WP YS OC [appeal].” (Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at p. 608.) In such instances, section 69957 draws an indefensible distinction between misdemeanor, infraction, and limited civil hearings and all other} hearings at which the Court may not implement ER, even when no court reporter is reasonably available. Indeed, the Court of Appeal has struck down such a distinction in the past, holding that where verbatim transcription is provided to felony defendants, “statutes, which permit the municipal court to deny defendants of misdemeanor criminal actions the availability of a phonographic reporter, or an electronic recording device, or some equivalent means of reasonably assuring an accurate verbatim account of the courtroom proceedings, fail to comport with constitutional principles of due process and equal protection of the laws.” (See In re Armstrong (1981) 126 Cal. App.3d 565, 572-574 (Armstrong), original italics.) Currently, section 69957 permits ER in some proceedings but does not permit ER in other proceedings that implicate constitutionally protected fundamental interests and liberty interests of the litigants. Where such fundamental rights and liberty interests are at stake, the denial of ER to litigants whd cannot reasonably secure a court reporter violates the constitutions of the United States and the State of California. This legislative discrimination is not narrowly tailored to meet a compelling state interest as required by a constitutionally mandated strict scrutiny analysis. The Court does not believe there is any valid justification for depriving litigants of a verbatim record when a technological means for doing so exists. The appellate courts are “profoundly concerned about the due process implications of a proceeding in which the [trial] court, aware that no record will be made, incorporates within its ruling reasons that are not documented for the litigants or the reviewing court.” (Maxwell v. Dolezal (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 93, 100.) SCCSC, too, is profoundly concerned about the possibility of the appellate courts reviewing or declining to review decisions where the record is not adequately “documented for the litigants or the reviewing court.” ({bid.) Accordingly, to protect the ability of litigants to appeal where their fundamental rights are at issue and no court reporter is reasonably available, the Court issues this General Order.

Oo SN DN NH BP WH WN SO 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE COURT’S EFFORTS TO HIRE AND RETAIN COURT REPORTERS For nearly a decade, SCCSC has attempted to hire court reporters to fill vacancies. Since mid-2017, the Court has posted a continuous, ongoing recruitment, but the ongoing unavailability of court reporters prevents the Court from hiring enough reporters to fill the vacancies of the reporters who have left the Court due to retirement or resignation. Each day, the Court operates approximately 63 courtrooms, but the Court only employs the full-time equivalent of about 28 reporters. Our Court is not alone in experiencing this crisis; the shortage of court reporters is statewide and well-documented by the Judicial Council of California, the Court Executive Officers of virtually every California county, and many of the Presiding Judges of those counties. For the past several years, the State Budget has included funds allocated exclusively to enable trial courts to compete with private employers in the labor market and increase the number of official court reporters in family and civil law cases. By the end of Fiscal Year 2024- 2025, the Court will have spent over $1.1M from the funds earmarked to promote open positions and fund hiring bonuses and retention payments. But the Court’s efforts have been unsuccessful. While SCCSC has been able to hire some new court reporters, the number of new hires does not meet or exceed retirements. Despite concerted recruitment efforts from 2017 to the present and the projected expenditure of over $1.1M from the State Budget court reporter funds, SCCSC hag experienced a net reduction of 26 court reporters (from 54 in 2017 to 28 in 2024). The investment in effort and funds has failed to significantly increase the number of court reporters employed by SCCSC and the overall downward trend in the number of court reporters entering the profession leads the Court to believe the shortage cannot be eliminated or sufficiently mitigated by recruitment and retention efforts. EFFORTS FOR LEGISLATIVE RELIEF Presiding Judges, Court Executive Officers, and lawyers whose clients are most affected by the absence of a verbatim transcript have implored the California Legislature to take up legislation that could address this crisis. In 2023, California State Senator Susan Rubio introduced SB 662 which would have expanded the use of ER from limited civil, misdemeanor

vn F&F WY Ww Cc oe IN DN 10 in 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 and infraction matters under section 69957 to other proceedings when a court reporter was unavailable, But on January 18, 2024, the Legislature failed to advance SB 662 and on August 31, 2024, the Legislature recessed without taking any action.” THE CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS A. SCCSC’s Mission SCCSC serves the public by providing equal justice for all in a fair, accessible, effective, efficient, and courteous manner: by resolving disputes under the law; by applying the law consistently, impartially and independently; and by instilling public trust and confidence in the Court. (See https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov/) This mission flows from the rights provided in the constitutions of the United States of America and the State of California, which all judicial officers swear to support and defend. The Presiding Judge and Court Executive Officer of SCCSC are aware that our Court’s practical inability to provide court reporters, combined with section 69957’s statutory prohibition against ER in many proceedings, results in a profound denial of equal justice for all in a fair, accessible, effective and efficient manner. In 2023, the SCCSC held more than 56,000 hearings for which there was no verbatim record of proceedings unless at least one party hired and privately compensated a reporter. In 2024, the number of hearings for which there is likely no verbatim record of proceedings is projected to increase to more than 70,000. Many of these hearings involve the parties’ fundamental rights and liberty interests. For those hoping to appeal an adverse ruling, the lack of a verbatim record may be fatal. Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at p. 608.) Permitting ER where a court reporter is not reasonably available would “eliminate the restriction o[n] meaningful access” to the appellate process. (Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at p. 622, fn. 20.) As stated above, SCCSC successfully uses ER to create a verbatim record in infraction, criminal misdemeanors, and limited civil proceedings, which permitted appellate review in the 2 See Joint Rules, Rule 51(b)(3), Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 (2023-34 Reg. Sess.) regarding Legislature’s “tecess on September | until adjournment sine die on November 30.” Pursuant to California Evidence Code section 452, subdivisions 28 (a), (c), and (g), the Court takes judicial notice of Senator Rubio’s introduction of SB 662 in 2023, the Legislature’s failure to advance SB 662 on January 18, 2024, and its recess on August 31, 2024, without having taken further action on the bill.

co Oo OH ADD UH BW YN Bw NY NY BH HN YY Be Be Be eB Be eB ew Be Be oN BR MW BF YN SF SBD wD AIAN B WON = Court’s Appellate Division in 112 cases in 2023. Unfortunately, outside of infraction, misdemeanor and limited civil proceedings, section 69957 denies litigants access to ER even in hearings where their fundamental rights and liberty interests are at stake. This General Order confirms that judicial officers, consistent with the mission of SCCSC and the judicial officers’ oaths of office, can authorize ER where fundamental rights and liberty interests are at stake and no court reporter is reasonably available. B. Section 69957 Prohibits a Verbatim Record for Some Parties Litigants in matters where there is no court-provided court reporter have two options for seeking a verbatim transcript, neither of which is reasonable in most cases, First, they may try to retain and pay a private court reporter to report the proceeding. But the Judicial Council has found that the same shortage of court reporters in the community has resulted in the per diem cost of retaining a private court reporter, if one can be found, to be prohibitive to all but the wealthiest of litigants.? Second, one or both parties may ask to continue the hearing with the hope that the Court will be able to assign a court reporter on a later date. But this option results in a pernicious delay in the administration of justice in cases where prompt court action is usually essential. Continuances are not a practical or efficient option for litigants to obtain a verbatim record, considering the trial court’s “duty in the name of public policy to expeditiously process civil cases” (Apollo, supra, 167 Cal.App.4th at p. 1487), the harm that could occur to parties from postponing a hearing, and the fact that there are likely to be fewer, not more, court reporters in the future. As a result, litigants have no choice but to proceed without a verbatim record in the more than 70,000 hearings for which there is no court-employed coutt reporter if the parties cannot reasonably retain or pay a private court reporter and ER is not an option. Cc. The Consequence of Proceeding Without a Verbatim Record As the leading treatise puts it, a verbatim “[t]ranscript may be essential for appellate review.” (Weil & Brown, Cal. Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial (The Rutter Group 3 Pursuant to California Evidence Code section 452, subdivision (c), the Court takes judicial notice of the Judicial Council of California’s January 2024 “Fact Sheet: Shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters in California,” and the Legislative Analyst’s Office’s March 5, 2024, report to Senator Thomas Umberg, Chair of the Senate Judicial Committee, attached to and incotporated in the Declaration of Court Executive Officer and Clerk of Court Rebeccal J. Fleming as Exhibits 4 and 9, respectively.

o aN KH A BP BW NY “Oo 10 ll 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2024) 9:172.) The California Court of Appeal observed 20 years ago: “When practicing appellate law, there are at least three immutable rules: first, take great care to create a complete record; second, if it’s not in the record, it did not happen; and third, when in doubt, refer back to rules one and two.” (Protect Our Water v, County of Merced (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 362, 364.) Our Supreme Court approvingly quoted this guidance in Jameson as part of its explanation for why that “lack of a verbatim record of such proceedings will frequently be fatal to a litigant's ability to have his or her claims of trial court error resolved on the merits by an appellate court.” (Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at pp. 608-609 & fn. 11.) The Court of Appeal’s decision in Jn re Christina P. (1985) 175 Cal.App.3d 115, is instructive on the duty to ensure a verbatim transcript when a hearing may be relevant to a subsequent appeal. “When counsel has reason to anticipate that what is said at a hearing may be pertinent to a subsequent appeal he has a duty to insure that a court reporter is present. [Citation.] Failure to attend to this duty can be tantamount to a waiver of the right to appeal.” (7d. at p, 129. “Where the matter is as grave as termination of parental rights and where the client is an indigent person entitled to a free transcript and a free lawyer on appeal, there is no conceivable rational tactical purpose for trial counsel's failure to insure the attendance of a court reporter.” (/d. at pp. 129-130.) The “loss of the ability to show there [was] insufficient evidence to support the judgment” is “the epitome of prejudice.” (Ud. at p. 130.) The admonitions of Jameson and In re Christina P. are not aberrations, but conclusions from jurists at all levels of the California court system. Trial judges and appellate justices alike have long understood that a verbatim transcript, rather than a post-hoc summary, is what “a complete record” ordinarily entails. (See Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at p. 608-609 & fn. 11.) 26 “Asa general matter ... the absence of a court reporter will significantly limit the issues that must be resolved on the merits on appeal.” (/d. at p. 622, fn. 20.) For that reason, the Supreme Court has rejected summaries in an order or a settled or agreed statement as the cure when a litigant is denied the opportunity to obtain a verbatim transcript. (Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at p. 622, fn. 20.) To be sure, “some issues can be resolved on the clerk’s transcript alone or by way of a settled or agreed statement” (ibid.), and

i} oOo Oo SDI DN DH BP WwW 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 the option of a settled statement “permit[s] parties to appeal without the expense and burden of preparation of a reporter’s transcript” if they so elect (Randall v. Mousseau (2016) 2 Cal.App.5Sthl 929, 935 (Randall). “There is, however, generally no way to determine in advance what issues may arise or whether such an issue can be raised and decided on appeal absent a verbatim record of the trial court proceedings.” (Jameson, at p. 622, fn. 20.) And even for issues that theoretically could be raised on a summary rather than a verbatim record, “where the parties are not in agreement, and the settled statement must depend upon fading memories or other uncertainties, it will ordinarily not suffice.” (Armstrong, supra, 126 Cal.App.3d at p. 573; see also People v. Cervantes (2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 1117, 1121 (Cervantes).) Indeed, leading commentators have noted that “[i]t is unrealistic to expect litigants and judges to accurately recall what was said and decided days or even months after the relevant} oral proceedings.” (Grimes, et al., Navigating the New Settled Statement Procedures (2022) 33(2) Cal. Litig. 24 at p. 28 [“Grimes, Settled Statements”].) Thus, the ability to settle a statement will often depend upon “whether the trial court took ‘detailed notes.”” (Cervantes, at p 1121 [quoting In re Steven B. (1979) 25 Cal.3d 1, 8—9].) But because section 69957 prohibits trial judges to use ER “for purposes of judicial notetaking,” such detailed notes would either be “the notes of a court reporter who had reported the proceedings” (Jameson, at pp. 624-625) or the notes of the trial judge captured while also conducting the hearing. To this longstanding appellate wisdom, trial judges can add further practical facts: trial judges, like trial counsel, generally cannot “determine in advance what issues may arise” (Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.Sth at p. 622, fn. 20), so as to know that this is the moment in a hearing at which “detailed notes” should be taken (Cervantes, supra, 150 Cal. App.4th at p. 1121), And in contentious hearings, particularly those involving unrepresented litigants, judges must focus on their roles as decision-makers and cannot serve as a de facto court reporter. Unfortunately, such hearings, which constitute many of the hearings in SCCSC for which no verbatim record has been created since 2017 and certainly since 2020, are those in which litigants are least likely to be able to manage the complex process of creating a settled statement. Indeed, some may be 10

Oo Oo TD A FBP WD NH YN Ye RY NY NY NY KY NY ee ew ewe ewe ie ewe ew Se oN A A BF YW Be HF SO we HAW DA BR DY SB S restrained from having any communication with the other following imposition of a domestic violence, workplace violence, elder abuse, or other restraining order. Moreover, the judicial officers at SCCSC cannot undertake the settled statement process or a detailed contemporaneous minute order for all the hearings that are currently unreported. “[T]rial courts have a duty in the name of public policy to expeditiously process civil cases.” (Apollo, supra, 167 Cal.App.4th at p. 1487; Smith v. Ogbuehi (2019) 38 Cal.App.5th 453, 468- 469.) Even where lawyers are involved, “the settled statement process may take up to three hourg each day to complete.” (Grimes, Settled Statements at p. 28 [To avoid the difficulties of recalling events, some judges require counsel to remain in the courtroom each day until they agree on a settled statement for that day’s proceedings. In such courtrooms, the settled statement} process may take up to three hours each day to complete. ...”].) And preparing contemporaneous settled statements with self-represented parties in contentious disputes likely would take even longer than three hours. For that reason, recourse to settled statements is “impractical for courts given the sheer volume of cases on their docket”; “settled statements are not the long-term answer” to the court reporter shortage. (/d. at pp. 28-29.) D. The Constitutional Rights at Issue SCCSC judicial officers are obligated to follow the law, including applying statutory law as enacted, But “it is the obligation of the trial and appellate courts to independently measure legislative enactments against the constitution and, in appropriate cases, to declare such enactments unconstitutional.” (People v. Superior Court (Mudge) (1997) 54 Cal.App.4th 407, 411, as modified (May 9, 1997).) Similarly, “[cJourts, as custodians of the judicial powers of government, are not obliged to enforce a statute which ... arbitrarily deprives a litigant of his rights.” (People v. Murguia (1936) 6 Cal.2d 190, 193.) “Courts are not powerless to formulate rules of procedure where justice demands it.” [Citation.]” (Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997) 16 Cal.4th 953, 967, as modified on denial of reh’g (Oct. 22, 1997).) Indeed, “‘all courts have inherent supervisory or administrative powers which enable them to carry out their duties, and which exist apart from any statutory authority.’ [Citation.]” (/bid.) In particular, trial courts have “power over the record,” which the 11

ot NWN Rh SF WY NY oO 10 UW 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 24 25 26 27 28 Court of Appeal has made clear “must be exercised in a manner that does not interfere with the litigant’s statutory right to appeal.” (Randall, supra, 2 Cal.App.Sth at p. 934.) That is so because «ce. once the State has established an avenue of appeal, it “‘must be kept free of unreasoned distinctions that can only impede open and equal access to the courts.’ [Citation.]” (nm re Arthur N., supra, 36 Cal.App.3d at p. 939.) This General Order recognizes that judicial officers may conclude they have the duty, given the particular facts of a case, not to enforce the provisions of section 69957 where such enforcement constitutes a constitutional violation. Fundamental due process liberty interests under both the California and United States constitutions are implicated in judicial determinations of felony charges, disputes concerning the status of the parties’ marriage, the parentage rights and obligations related to minor children, custody determinations of minor children, certain conservatorship proceedings and civil contempt hearings. Similarly, imposition of a non-criminal restraining order, including domestic violence, elder abuse, civil harassment, workplace violence, school violence, gun violence, and transitional housing restraining orders, may impinge upon a person’s freedoms of expression and speech, free movement, and association, as well as the right to possess firearms and ammunition, all of which also implicate liberty interests under both the California and United States constitutions. Where such fundamental rights and liberty interests are at issue, the need to preserve parties’ appellate rights is even greater. (See, e.g., Armstrong, supra, 126 Cal.App.3d at p. 569 [holding that for statutes governing parties’ access to verbatim transcription, “where one’s ‘personal liberty is at stake,’ a statutory scheme ‘requires application of the strict scrutiny standard of equal protection analysis””}; People y. Serrano (1973) 33 Cal.App.3d 331, 336 [noting that the Legislature’s “deletion of such provision [for relief from a party’s appellate default] cannot deprive the appellate courts of their inherent duty to protect constitutional tights”); People v. Tucker (1964) 61 Cal.2d 828, 832 [Doubts should be resolved in favor of the right to appeal.”].) As the Court of Appeal explained in a case concerning the constitutionality of classifications impacting a statutory right to appeal, “[iJn cases touching upon fundamental interests of the individual, the state bears the burden of establishing not only that it has a 12

o nN NH UH HR WH Ko] 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 compelling interest which justifies the suspect classification, but also that the distinctions drawn by the regulation are necessary to further its purpose. [Citation.]” (In re Arthur N., supra, 36 Cal.App.3d at p. 939, original italics.) Based on these principles, this General Order confirms the discretion of SCCSC judicial officers to authorize ER to preserve parties’ right to appeal when their fundamental rights and liberty interests may be at stake in the hearing.

1. Constitutional Rights to Appeal Under the California Penal Code (“PC”), California Family Code, California Probate Code and California Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”), parties possess statutory rights to appeal adjudication of felony charges and family law, probate, and civil controversies. (See PC §§ 1237 and 1238; CCP § 902; CCP § 904.1, subds. (a)(1), (10), (14).) Likewise, under CCP section 904.1, parties have aright of appeal from a judgment of contempt. Where a statutory right to appeal is afforded, parties possess constitutional rights related to that right of appeal. (See In re Arthur N., supra, 36 Cal.App.3d at p. 939.) The state must not structure appellate rules to deny, based on unreasoned distinctions, some persons the appellate avenue available to others, (bid.) The principle of an equal constitutional right to statutory appellate review is well established. In Lindsey v. Normet (1972) 405 U.S. 56, 77, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a state’s law conditioning appeal in an eviction action upon the tenant posting a bond, with two sureties, in twice the amount of rent expected to accrue pending appeal, was invalid under the equal protection clause when no similar provision is applied to other cases, In Griffin v. Illinois (1956) 351 U.S. 12, the Supreme Court held that criminal defendants’ due process and equal protection rights were violated by a state statute requiring them to pay a fee for a transcript of trial proceedings to permit appellate review. In the family law context, in M.L.B v. S.L.J. (1996) 519 US. 102, 124, the Supreme Court held that decrees forever terminating parenting rights are in the category of cases in which a state may not, consistent with the equal protection and due process clauses, “‘bolt the door to equal justice.’ [Citation.]” Accordingly, the state could not 13

Oo CO YN DH AH BP Ww YN NY N YN BY NY NY NY NY Be Be ewe ewe ewe ae em me ee coc TA AW BON KF S&C we DDH BR YW PH SH Ss withhold from the appellant a “‘record of sufficient completeness” to permit proper appellate consideration of her claims. (/d. at p. 128.) 2. Fundamental Rights and Liberty Interests in Felony Proceedings The right to liberty is not only protected by the United States and California constitutiong but is regarded as a fundamental human right. “Every person has a fundamental right to liberty in the sense that the Government may not punish him unless and until it proves his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at a criminal trial conducted in accordance with the relevant constitutional guarantees, [Citation.] But a person who has been so convicted is eligible for, and the court may impose, whatever punishment is authorized by statute for his offense, so long as that penalty is not cruel and unusual, [citations] and so long as the penalty is not based on an arbitrary distinction that would violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.” (Chapman v. United States (1991) 500 U.S. 453, 465.) There are a number of fundamental rights at stake in any felony case, including the right to a fair, public trial (People v. Covarrubias (2016) 1 Cal.5th 838, 917); the right to an impartial jury (People v. Thomas (2011) 51 Cal.4th 449, 462); the right to competent and conflict-free counsel (Strickland v. Washington (1984) 466 U.S. 668, 686; People v. Doolin (2009) 45 Cal.4th| 390, 419); the right against self-incrimination (People v. Low (2010) 49 Cal.4th 372, 389-390); the right to be informed of charges (People v. Stone (2009) 46 Cal.4th 131, 141); the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses (People v. Sanchez(2016) 63 Cal.4th 665, 679-680); the right to compulsory process (People v. Jacinto (2010) 49 Cal.4th 263, 268-269); the right to a speedy trial (People v. Wilson (2024) 16 Cal.5th 874, 939); the right agaist double jeopardy (People v. Seel (2004) 34 Cal.4th 535, 541-542); the right against excessive bail (People v. Seumanu (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1293, 1368-1369); and the right against cruel and unusual punishment (dn re Kirchner (2017) 2 Cal.5th 1040, 1046). 3. Fundamental Rights and Liberty Interests in Family Law Proceedings The appellate review provided to parties in family law matters serves to protect fundamental rights and liberty interests protected under the due process clauses of the United States and California constitutions. Marriage and parenting are fundamental rights which cannot 14

Co SF SI DH mH BR WY NY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 be diminished or abrogated without a compelling state interest. At a minimum, parties’ fundamental rights and liberty interests are at stake in judicial determinations concerning: (1) the status of their marriage, including its dissolution; (2) parentage rights and obligations; (3) the legal and physical custody of their children; and (4) civil restraining order proceedings. As the U.S. Supreme Court explained over a century ago, “the individual has certain fundamental rights which must be respected,” including “the right to marry, establish a home, and bring up children.” (Meyer v. Nebraska (1923) 262 U.S. 390, 399, 401.) Five years after that decision, the Court struck down a law that required children to attend public school because it infringed on parents’ custodial rights to educate their children as they please. (Pierce y. Soc’y of Sisters (1925) 268 U.S. 510, 534.) In the 1960s, the Court struck down a law banning interracial marriage because it violated the Constitution by infringing on the fundamental right to marry. (Loving v. Virginia (1967) 388 U.S. 1, 12.) A decade later, it struck down a law prohibiting marriage of individuals not current on child support payments because it, too, infringed upon the fundamental right to marry. (Zablocki v. Redhail (1978) 434 U.S. 374, 386.) More recently, the Supreme Court struck down limitations on same-sex marriages as unconstitutional. (Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) 576 U.S. 644, 666 [“Like choices concerning contraception, family relationships, procreation, and childrearing, all of which are protected by the Constitution, decisions concerning marriage are among the most intimate that an individual can malke.”’].) The California Constitution similarly protects marriage and family rights. (See, e.g., Jn re Marriage Cases (2008) 43 Cal.4th 757, 809, superseded by const. amend. on other grounds as stated in Hollingsworth v. Perry (2013) 570 U.S. 693; In re Carmaleta B. (1978) 21 Cal.3d 482, 489 [parenting]; In re B.G. (1974) 11 Cal.3d 679, 693-694 [parenting].) Encompassed within “a parent’s liberty interest in the custody, care and nurture of a child is ... the ‘right to determine with whom their children should associate.’ [Citation.]” (Herbst v. Swan (2002) 102 Cal_App.4th 813, 819.) Fundamental rights and liberty interests related to marriage and family have direct bearing on the judicial process, too. For instance, “due process does prohibit a State from 15

oN KD A BR WY BD Ko) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 denying, solely because of inability to pay, access to its courts to individuals who seek judicial dissolution of their marriages.” (Boddie v. Connecticut (1971) 401 U.S. 371, 374.) Similarly, in Little v. Streater (1981) 452 U.S. 1, 13-17, the Court held that a state must pay for blood - grouping tests sought by an indigent defendant to enable him to contest a paternity suit. Again, California precedent is similar and directly addresses the need to ensure parents’ appellate rights. In Jn Re Rauch (1951) 103 Cal.App.2d 690, the trial court declared a minor to be a ward of the Court and revoked the guardianship of the father. The father appealed, but his appeal was challenged on the ground he was not affected or aggrieved by the Court’s order. To that, the Court of Appeal explained that “[uJnder the American way of life, the child belongs to the family, and any judicial proceeding which seeks to impair or take away a father's parental authority is certainly litigation, in the subject matter of which such father is interested, and, therefore, brings him within the fundamental rule of appellate jurisdiction that “under our decisions any person having an interest recognized by law in the subject matter of the judgment, which interest is injuriously affected by the judgment, is a party aggrieved and entitled to be heard upon appeal.” [Citation.] (Ud. at p. 694.) Finally, the judicial officers in the Family Law and Civil Divisions are assigned all non- criminal restraining order (“RO”) proceedings. These include domestic violence ROs, elder abuse ROs, civil harassment ROs, workplace violence ROs, school violence ROs, gun violence ROs, and transitional housing ROs. A common feature of all such proceedings is that the orders of protection issued following the successful prosecution of a petition includes material impingements on freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom of association, and the right to possess firearms and ammunition. (See, e.g., Molinaro v. Molinaro (2019) 33 Cal.App.5th 824, 831-833 [striking portion of restraining order as violating appellant’s freedom of speech]; cf. People v. Sanchez (2017) 18 Cal.App.5th 727, 756 [noting, in the anti-gang- injunction context, the importance of due process before a party is “subjected to an injunction with profound consequences for daily life, including family relationships, freedom of movement, and civic participation in the neighborhood in which he lives”].) Such orders clearly bear upon constitutional rights and liberties under the United States and California constitutions. 16

ony Dn uw BF YW WD so 10 ll 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4, Fundamental Rights and Liberty Interests in Probate Proceedings Fundamental liberty interests alcin to those in a criminal context are also implicated in cases involving civil commitment and Lanterman-Petris-Short (“LPS”) conservatorships in probate proceedings. (See, e.g., People v. Dunley (2016) 247 Cal.App.4th 1438, 1451 [“The California Supreme Court has long held that under California law, equal protection challenges to involuntary civil commitment schemes are reviewed under the strict scrutiny test because such schemes affect the committed person’s fundamental interest in liberty.”].) Recognizing that the “due process clause of the California Constitution requires that proof beyond a reasonable doubt and a unanimous jury verdict be applied to conservatorship proceedings under the LPS Act,” the California Supreme Court outlined the ways in which gravely disabled conservatees’ fundamental liberty interests could be impinged in Conservatorship of Roulet (1979) 23 Cal.3d 219, 227 (Roulet).4 Matters in other conservatorship contexts under the Probate Code, not involving confinement, may also implicate fundamental rights. For example, in Conservatorship in Wendland (2001) 26 Cal.4th 519, 554, the Supreme Court recognized the conservatee’s “fundamental rights to privacy and life” in a case mvolving a conservator’s request to withdraw nutrition from a conscious conservatee. In addition, some guardianship proceedings are likely to implicate fundamental liberty interests when they involve custodial parental rights. (See Santosky vy, Kramer (1982) 455 U.S. 745, 753 [“The fundamental liberty interest of natural parents in the care, custody, and management of their child does not evaporate simply because they have not been model parents or have lost temporary custody of their child to the State. Even when blood 4“The gravely disabled person for whom a conservatorship has been established faces the loss of many other liberties in addition to the loss of his or her freedom from physical restraint. For example, the conservator is also given the powers granted to the guardian of an incompetent in chapters 7, 8 and 9 of division 4 of the Probate Code] (§ 5357; Prob. Code, § 1852.) These include: payment of the conservatee’s debts and collection or discharge of debts owed the conservatee (Prob. Code, § 1501); management of the conservatee’s estate, including sale or encumbrance of the conservatee’s property (Prob. Code, §§ 1502, 1530); commencement, prosecution, and defense of actions for partition of the conservatee’s property interests (Prob. Code, §§ 1506-1508); disposition of the conservatee’s money or other property for court-approved compromises or judgments (Prob. Code, §§ 1510, 1530a), deposit of the conservatee’s money in a bank, savings and loan institution, or credit union (Prob. Code, § 1513); the giving of proxies to vote shares of the conservatee’s corporate stocks (Prob. Code, § 517); and the borrowing of money when it will benefit the conservatee (Prob. Code, § 1533). In addition, the Court may grant the conservator any ot all of the powers specified in Probate Code section 1853.5 (See § 5357.).” (Roulet, supra, 23 Cal.3d atp. 227 footnote omitted.)) 17

Co Oo SI DH MH FP WwW NY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 relationships are strained, parents retain a vital interest in preventing the irretrievable destruction of their family life.”’].) Whether fundamental rights are implicated in a probate conservatorship or guardianship proceedings may be a fairly fact-specific inquiry requiring a case-by-case determination, but where such a determination is made, it weighs in favor of ensuring a verbatim record of proceedings. 5, Fundamental Rights and Liberty Interests in Civil Contempt Proceedings Finally, judicial officers in the Family Law, Probate and Civil Divisions hear orders to show cause why a person should not be found in civil contempt for their willful failure to follow a lawful court order. A person’s first conviction for such contempt exposes that person to criminal penalties, including fines of up to $1,000 and incarceration of up to five days per count. (See CCP § 1218.) Penalties for subsequent convictions are increased. (See Ibid.) Such orders likewise implicate constitutional rights and liberties. In sum, the United States and California constitutions protect the fundamental rights and liberty interests at stake in felony charges; marriage, dissolution of marriage, parentage rights and determinations, custody determinations, and restraining orders in the family court; specified conservatorship and guardianship proceedings in probate court; and civil contempt proceedings in family, probate, and civil court. When parties in such proceedings believe those constitutional rights have been violated, the California Legislature provides the ability to seek appellate review. The precedent of the California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, as well as of the United States Supreme Court, teaches that the procedures for seeking that appellate review cannot draw impermissible distinctions between different classes of would-be appellants. Where underlying fundamental rights are at stake, procedures that limit appellate rights face strict scrutiny. Thus, a limit on the ability to secure a verbatim record of a trial court proceeding that results in a limit onl the ability to appeal for some litigants and not others must further a compelling governmental interest and must be narrowly tailored to achieve that interest. 18

Oo OC STD DH HW FP WY YY eS NN NH YM MM NY NY NY NH De eR Re ee ee a ao yay Dn A FB WY KF OD OD FHF ID DNA BP WN YF OG FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW.

1. California provides a statutory right of appeal in felony, family law, probate, and civil proceedings.
2. Felony defendants and family law, probate, and civil litigants have fundamental interests protected by the due process clauses in court proceedings involving their felony charge, marriage, the parentage and custody of their children, certain conservatorship and guardianship matters, their rights under restraining orders, and civil contempt proceedings.
3. The absence of a verbatim record will frequently be fatal to litigants’ ability to appeal from adverse decisions in such proceedings.
4. For a number of years, SCCSC has been unable to assign a court-employed court reporter to its family law, probate, or civil departments given the Court’s shortage of court- employed reporters and its legal obligation to provide reporters in mandated matters. Currently, SCCSC will be unable at times to assign a court-employed court reporter to even mandated proceedings given the Court’s shortage of court-employed reporters and insufficient funding to hire costly reporters from a court reporter agency.
5. SCCSC has attempted to retain and hire more court reporters, but those attempts have been unsuccessful and are likely to remain unsuccessful. The Court has the full-time equivalent of 28 employee court reporters for 63 courtrooms, There is no reason to believe that the Court will be able to hire sufficient court reporters to reliably staff even its mandated departments, let alone the family law, probate, and civil departments. At present, available court reporters do not exist to be hired.
6. California law, under section 69957, permits electronic recording of infraction, criminal misdemeanor, and limited civil matters for the purpose of creating a verbatim record of proceedings. Pursuant to section 69957, SCCSC has a reasonable alternative method of permitting the creation of a verbatim record of proceedings via electronic recording technology in the absence of an available court reporter. 19

nN CoC Fe JN TD AH Se WY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7. The judges in SCCSC’s Appellate Division successfully reviewed and decided 112 appeals in 2023 when ER was used to create a record of infraction, criminal misdemeanor, and limited civil matters for the purpose of creating a verbatim transcript. 8. The limitations of section 69957, which does not permit electronic recording of felony, family law, probate, and civil matters, essentially prevents litigants from protecting their appellate rights in even those matters involving constitutionally protected fundamental rights and liberty interests. 9. As a consequence of the shortage of court-employed court reporters and the limitations of section 69957, more than 56,000 family law, probate, and civil hearings occurred in SCCSC in 2023 and more than 70,000 family law, probate and civil hearings will have occurred in 2024 for which no verbatim record of proceedings could be made unless one or more of the parties retained and paid for a private reporter. More hearings will occur each year. Asa result, the court reporter shortage lias become an emergency and a crisis in appellate and, ultimately, constitutional rights. 10. Many in the judicial branch, along with others, have unsuccessfully attempted to persuade the California Legislature to amend the law to ameliorate this crisis. The Legislature has now entered its final recess for the year prior to adjournment sine die without any steps to address the crisis. 11. When judicial officers in SCCSC adhere to the limitations of section 69957, no transcript is available to vast numbers of litigants in matters implicating constitutionally protected rights and liberty interests even though electronic recording technology is in place which could create a verbatim record. 12. _— The distinction section 69957 draws among classes of litigants has resulted in SCCSC family law, probate, and civil litigants suffering actual and serious constitutional harms on account of this legislative discrimination. The discrimination in the law between circumstances in which electronic recording is permitted and prohibited does not pass constitutional muster under the applicable strict scrutiny standard. Indeed, the Court cannot see any legitimate — let alone compelling — reason why the option of electronic recording is given to 20

oOo a DN AU BP WY NY oO 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 a party in a limited civil matter involving a small economic loss but denied to a defendant facing} a felony charge, a petitioner seeking a restraining order against an abusive partner, a parent facing the loss of custody over their child, a person with grave disabilities facing the imposition of a conservatorship, or a contemnor looking at jail time. Section 69957 could be more narrowly tailored so that it does not deny those litigants a verbatim record when no court reporter is reasonably available. Instead, judicial officers in SCCSC have conducted hearings in which section 69957 has failed strict scrutiny and might indeed fail even lower levels of scrutiny. 13. Rather than restrict the appellate rights of litigants in matters touching upon fundamental constitutional rights and liberty interests, SCCSC has a reasonable alternative method of permitting the creation of a verbatim transcript of proceedings via electronic recording technology. In the absence of a reasonably available court reporter which will ameliorate or eliminate the constitutional violations, the judicial officers of SCCSC should have the option to preserve and protect constitutional rights rather than limit and impinge upon them. GENERAL ORDER Accordingly, the Presiding Judge hereby ORDERS the Clerk of Court to direct Courtroom Clerks to operate the electronic recording equipment in felony, family law, probate and civil departments as directed by the judicial officer presiding in such department when that judicial officer finds that: (1) the proceeding concerns matters that implicate fundamental rights or liberty rights as described herein; (2) one or more parties wishes to have the possibility of creating a verbatim transcript of the proceedings; (3) no official court-employed coutt reporter is reasonably available to report the proceeding; (4) the party requesting a verbatim record has been| unable to secure the presence of a private court reporter to report the proceeding because such reporter was not reasonably available or on account of that party’s reasonable inability to pay; (5) the proceeding involves significant legal and/or factual issues such that a verbatim record is likely necessary to create a record of sufficient completeness; and (6) the proceeding should not, 21

eo SN Dn HOH BP WB NY \o 10 in 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 in the interests of justice, be further delayed. The Court may impose reasonable fees when such order is made. THIS ORDER JS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL OTHERWISE ORDERED BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE. et Dated: November 14, 2024 / Honorable Beth M£Gowen Presiding Judge of the Juperior Court 22

So SN KN NR Se WD Oo 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DECLARATION OF COURT EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CLERK OF COURT REBECCA J. FLEMING I, Rebecca J. Fleming, declare: BACKGROUND

1. I am the Chief Executive Officer/Clerk of Court and Jury Commissioner for the Santa Clara County Superior Court (“SCCSC” or “the Court”), offices I have held since December 2016. I have personal knowledge of the facts contained in this declaration and would testify to them if called upon to do so,
2. I have worked in California State Court administration and operations for nearly 26 years. Before joining SCCSC, I served with the Stanislaus County Superior Court as Chief Executive Officer/Clerk of Court and Jury Commissioner from 2013 to December 2016, Assistant Executive Officer from 2008-2013 and Chief Financial Officer from 1998-2008. I served on the Judicial Council of California from 2020 through 2023. I have been a member of the Court Executives Advisory Committee (““CEAC”) since 2015 and I served as Chair of CEAC in 2022-2023. I have served as Vice Chair of the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee since 2013 to the present and I was Co-Chair of the Funding Methodology Subcommittee (“FMS”) from 2015 — 2023; since 2024 to the present, I remain a member of FMS. I hold Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Business Administration. I have also completed the Tri-State Leadership Academy and the National Center for State Courts’ Certified Court Executive Program.
3. SCCSC is the 6" largest trial court in California, with 82 judges and commissioners and 521 employees who work in 7 different courthouses across the county. The Court's judicial officers decide every case type under State law — criminal, juvenile justice, juvenile dependency, civil, family, probate, and traffic — and the range of cases includes murders removals of abused or neglected children, complicated divorce and custody proceedings, restraining orders, multi-million-dollar lawsuits, mvoluntary commitments, child support enforcement, guardianslhiips, landlord/tenant disputes and traffic infractions.

ao aI DBD TW SF WY DH oO 10 in 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE VERBATIM RECORD CRISIS IN OUR COURT Declining Number of Court Reporters Employed by SCCSC 4. SCCSC has experienced significant difficulty in hiring employee court reporters for nearly 10 years due to an ongoing, nationwide decrease in the number of reporters seeking employment and despite extensive recruitment and retention efforts, discussed in detail below; new court reporters simply are not entering the workforce at the same rate as those retiring out. While the Court employed the fulltime equivalent (“FTE”) of 70 court reporters in 2011, that number has steadily declined as follows: 2017 54 FTE court reporters 2022 35 FTE court reporters 2024 28 FTE court reporters As of the date of this declaration, the Court employs 29 employee court reporters which is equivalent to 28.1 full-time positions. However, at any time, the Court may receive a notice of retirement or resignation or hire a new court reporter. The fact is, the number of employees is steadily declining, not increasing. Moreover, the actual number of reporters available each day is less than the number of reporters employed because of necessary leaves for vacation, illness or injury and preparation of statutorily mandated transcripts. 5. SCCSC’s experience is shared by courts everywhere. For many years, court executive officers and judicial branch leaders throughout California and the nation have studied and discussed the decreasing number of court reporters available for employment.! Court Reporters Are Not Mandated in Unlimited Civil, Family and Probate 6. Court reporters are not legally mandated for unlimited civil, family, and probate matters. So, in June 2017, as the number of court reporters employed by SCCSC continued to decline, the Court adopted a policy permitting parties to retain private reporters for most civil and probate proceedings to reassign the civil trial and probate reporters to mandated and family proceedings. In 2020, the Court revised its Privately Compensated Court Reporter Policy to ! See Exhibit 1, Judicial Council materials, including Press Release dated November 2, 2022, entitled “There is a Court Reporter Shortage Crisis in California,” and Judicial Council Fact Sheet: Shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters in California, dated January 2024. This exhibit, as well as all those attached to and incorporated herein are| true and correct copies of the original documents maintained by the Court.

wna BP WwW WY co oOo sa NHN 10 i 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 permit parties to retain private reporters for most family proceedings to reassign the family reporters to mandated proceedings. Electronic Recording is Not Permitted in Unlimited Civil, Family and Probate 7. matters, California Government Code section 69957 does not permit courts to use electronic recording (“ER”) to create a verbatim record of proceedings; ER is only permissible in misdemeanor, infraction, and limited civil cases and for the purpose of monitoring the performance of “subordinate judicial officers” such as court commissioners. 8. (“EJ”), in 2023, the Court held 30,444 family hearings, 18,830 unlimited civil hearings and 7,468 probate hearings ~ a total of 56,742 hearings — for which there was no verbatim record of proceedings unless at least one party hired and privately compensated a reporter. In 2024, according to EJ, the number of hearings for which there is likely no verbatim record of Although court reporters are not mandated for unlimited civil, family, and probate According to data in the Court’s case management system, Enterprise Justice proceedings is projected to increase to 70,913: Case Type Total Hearings Projected Hearings Average Number of through 10/23/24 through 12/31/24 Hearings Per Day Family 29,662 35,594 145 Probate 7,176 8,611 35 Civil Unlimited | 22,257 26,708 109 TOTAL 59,095 70,913 289 9. Asa public officer dedicated to securing justice and access to justice for the residents of Santa Clara County, Government Code section 69957’s prohibition against using ER in unlimited civil, family and probate cases is intolerable. SCCSC Is Unable to Assign Employee Court Reporters to Mandated Courtrooms 10. for certain criminal, juvenile justice, juvenile dependency, and other proceedings, including when requested by an indigent party with an approved fee waiver pursuant to Jameson v. Desta Under current law, SCCSC is mandated to staff courtrooms with court reporters

N co fe IN DH DH BP W 10 ll 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594 (Jameson). However, with only 28 FTE court reporters, the Court is unable to regularly assign employee court reporters to the approximately 37 departments hearing felony criminal, juvenile, LPS (involuntary commitments), contempt and fee waiver matters. Section 69957’s prohibition against using ER in these cases — when the Court has made every attempt within its means to find a reporter — is also intolerable. SCCSC’S EFFORTS TO HIRE AND RETAIN COURT REPORTERS Recruitment Efforts 11. SCCSC has made extensive efforts to hire qualified court reporters. Since June 2017, the Court has posted a “continuous recruitment” for full-time and part-time employee court reporters to the National Court Reporters Association, Monster, Career Builder, Indeed, LinkedIn, Glassdoor and Government Jobs. In 2018, the Court expanded its recruitment efforts to include Northern Califomia and Los Angeles court reporting schools and the California Court Reporters Association. In addition, the Court mailed 1800 letters to court reporters listed in the California Court Reporters database, inviting them to an open house job fair in March 2019 to learn about employment at the Court. In 2022, the Court advertised the Court’s employment opportunities on even more job boards such as ZipRecruiter, Dice and SimplyHired. 12. The Court’s recruitment efforts from 2023 to present also include:

• Actively recruiting Court Reporters by posting the position monthly on job boards and court reporting schools. . . e Providing informative resources to candidates who do not meet the minimum qualifications, outlining the steps to become a certified court reporter. ¢ Expediting the hiring process by scheduling interviews within 1-2 days of application submission. « January 2023: Sent 4,755 job information mailers to court reporters registered with the California Court Reporters Board (CCRB) list. ¢ September 2023; Attended the 2023 California Court Reporters Association (CCRA) Annual Conference and provided recruitment information in person.
• September 2023; Sent 307 job information mailers to the CCRA attendee list. « September 2024: Sent 4,654 job information mailers to the CCRB list. « September 2024: Sent 307 job information mailers to the CCRA attendee list. e December 2024: Court representatives will conduct a virtual information session with the College of Marin. 2 See Exhibit 2, SCCSC’s materials regarding court reporter recruitment. As the SCCSC’s Chief Executive Officer/Cletk of Court, I authorized the creation, publication, and distribution of these materials.

eo ON DH HD FF Ww NY Ww N YW YY NY NY KY Ye ee Be eB ew ee ea ao YN DW FB YH SF So we IW DH FF BW HH FE GS Generous Salaries, Differentials, Hiring Bonuses, Longevity Payments and Benefits 13. SCCSC offers a generous salary and benefits package for employee court reporters: Salary range $125,719 - $145,533. Real-time Differential National Real-time certified court reporters receive 10 - 20% differential, and Court-administered Real-time certified court reporters receive a 5-10% differential. @ CART Court reporters who agree to provide Communication Access Realtime Translation (“CART”) receive a 5% differential. ¢ Hiring Bonus New court reporter employees receive a signing bonus of $7,500, paid over 2 years. e Longevity Pay After 10 years of continuous service, court reporter employees receive $50 per pay period as longevity payment. © Retirement CalPERs Retirement Plan. ¢ Health Insurance Kaiser, HealthNet, and Valley Health Plan are offered. The Court currently fully covers Kaiser premiums for employees and their dependents, o The Court also fully covers dental and vision insurance. e Employer paid Basic Life Insurance ¢ Holidays and Leave Benefits 14 paid holidays, up to 31 days of paid vacation and| paid sick leave. e Deferred Compensation Plan is offered. « Reimbursement for training, parking, association membership and equipment up to amaximum of $2000 for each employee and, in addition, for travel by rideshare between courthouses during court hours. 14. For the past several years, the State Budget has included funds allocated exclusively to enable trial courts to compete with private employers in the labor market and increase the number of official court reporters in family and civil law cases, By the end of Fiscal Year 2024-2025, the Court will have spent over $1.1M from the funds earmarked to increase the number of employee reporters in family and civil law cases. 15. In sum, the Court hires every qualified court reporter candidate when they apply but — despite all the recruitment and retention efforts described above — not only is the Court unable to increase its number of employee reporters, it is unable to maintain a stable number of employee reporters.

oC OHO SN DH DH BP WY NHN Be Yo NY BP NY WP NY NY BP YD Be BR RR Re Re ee eh ao syn Dn HW BF WN KF DT 6G we AHH BP WH BY KF OO Court Reporter Internship Program 16. In 2022, the Court established an internship program that offers students enrolled in court reporting schools an opportunity to gain hands-on experience by shadowing Lead Court Reporters employed by the Court. Upon licensing by the California Court Reporters Board, intems are invited to apply to SCCSC. To date, the program has hosted 9 interns, 2 of which have been hired as employee reporters by the Court. Partnership with Department of Rehabilitation’ 17. In addition to its internship program, the Court, along with Orange County Superior Court, entered into a partnership with the California Department of Rehabilitation (“DOR”) to provide employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Together, the Court and DOR support outreach efforts by hosting informational events such as tours and providing opportunities for internships and job shadowing. DOR collaborates with a number of organizations, including DOR offices in Santa Cruz, Monterey, Alameda, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties, Employment Development Departments across four counties, the Veterans Administration, high school co-op programs, workforce boards such as NOVA, and various community partners such as Catholic Charities, Momentum, Goodwill Industries of Silicon Valley, and Hope Services. Once candidates are identified, DOR develops an individualized employment plan for potential applicants. As of today, 2 students have been identified to participate in the Court sponsored job shadow program. Court Reporter Agency 18. In January 2023, SCCSC entered into a contract with a court reporter agency for as-needed court reporting services (“pro tem reporters” or “pro tems”), Although the vendor has been able to schedule enough pro tems so that the Court can adequately staff the mandated courtrooms, a consistent number of pro tems cannot be guaranteed by our vendor. Moreover, hiring pro tem reporters is costly. The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 rates are: e $1,450 Full day without Real-time 3 See Exhibit 3, SCCSC’s materials regarding the DOR Partnership. As the SCCSC’s Chief Executive Officer/Clerk| of Court, I authorized participation in the DOR Partnership and the creation, publication, and distribution of these inaterials.

oO Oo ND OH HR WY WD 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 e $725 Half-day without Real-time © $1,720 Full day with Real-time e $870 Half-day with Real-time Despite the significant reduction in funding for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, the Court allocated $1.5M in its Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget for pro tem reporters; at the rate the Court is engaging pro tems, those funds will be depleted before the end of the fiscal year. No other funds are available for pro tem reporters without reducing other staff that support the courtrooms such as courtroom clerks, interpreters, clerk’s office clerks, research attorneys, family court services mediators, self-help personnel and court investigators. As a result, the Court must reduce the number of pro tems engaged each day which will result in the court’s inability to assign an employee or pro tem reporter to report every mandated proceeding. 19. | SCCSC’s experience with pro tem reporters is validated by research. The Judicial Council has found that the continuing shortage of court reporters in the community has also resulted in a significant increase in the cost of retaining a private court reporter. If one can be found, the cost of hiring a court reporter is likely to be prohibitive to all but the wealthiest of litigants.4 THE PLEA TO THE LEGISLATURE TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS 20. In years past, and again in 2023 and throughout 2024, multiple presiding judges and court executive officers of the Superior Courts, the Judicial Council of California, bar groups representing lawyers for the particularly vulnerable litigants in family law proceedings, and members of the public implored the Legislature to amend section 69957 to permit ER in additional court proceedings to address this crisis.> Those joining the Superior Courts and Judicial Council of California in urging the Legislature to amend the law to permit ER to addresg the crisis through written or oral testimony include: ¢ Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund 4 See Exhibit 4, Judicial Council Fact Sheet: Shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters in California, stating that the cost to hire a private reporter is “$2,580/day fora deposition and $3,300/day for a trialon average.” 5 See Exhibit 5, Letters of Support for SB 662, attached to the Declaration of David W. Slayton, Los Angeles County Superior Court Executive Officer and Clerk of Court.

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• Elder Law and Disability Rights Center
• Empower Yolo ¢ Family Violence Appellate Project
• Family Violence Law Center
• Healthy Alternatives to Violent Environments
• Impact Fund
• Inner City Law Center »* Legal Aid Association of California
• Legal Aid of Marin
• Legal Aid Society of San Diego
• Legal Assistance to the Elderly » Legal Services for Prisoners with Children » Legislative Coalition to Prevent Child Abuse
• Lumina Alliance
• McGeorge School of Law Community Legal Services
• Mothers of Lost Children
• National Health Law Program ¢ Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County

• Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence

• One Justice
• The People Concern
• Western Center of Law & Poverty
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• California Lawyers Association
• Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles » Public Counsel
• Bet Tzedek Legal Services » Community Legal Aid SoCal
• Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
• Levitt Quinn Family Law Center
• Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
• Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc.
• Dependency Legal Services of San Diego
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California » Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
• Mexican American Bar Association ¢ Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

• Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County

• Beverly Hills Bar Association
• Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
• Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
• Japanese American Bar Association
• Arab American Lawyers Association of Southem California
• Irish American Bar Association — Los Angeles
• Philippine American Bar Association

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• Italian American Bar Association

• Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
• South Bay Bar Association
• Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Association

• Latina Lawyers Bar Association

• A Window Between Worlds « Advocates for Child Empowerment and Safety « Asian Americans for Community Involvement ° Asian Women’s Shelter
• Boucher LLP
• California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
• California Defense Counsel
• California Judges Association
• California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
• California Protective Parents Association
• California Women’s Law Center
• Central California Family Crisis Center, Inc.
• Centro Legal de la Raza

• Disability Rights California As recently as October 10, 2024, the Court received a letter from Bay Area Legal Aid and Family Violence Appellate Project urging the Court to use ER to create a verbatim record if the Court cannot provide a free court reporter for indigent litigants. °

21. In 2023, California State Senator Susan Rubio introduced SB 662 which, if enacted, would have expanded the use of ER from limited civil, misdemeanor and infraction matters to other proceedings for the purpose of creating a verbatim record if and when a court- employed court reporter was unavailable.’ But on January 18, 2024, the California Legislature failed to advance SB 662.8
22. On March 5, 2024, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office produced a 23- page report to Senator Thomas Umberg, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, examining “the current and future availability of court reporters in the trial courts.” Among the LAO’s 6 See Exhibit 6, which is a true and correct copy of the letter received from Bay Area Legal Aid and Family Violence Appellate Project dated October 10, 2024. 7 See Exhibit 7, text of SB 662. 8 Sec Exhibit 8, a news article dated January 19, 2024, entitled “Bill to Allow Electronic Recording in Civil Cases Dies in California Legislature.” I reviewed this article and caused a truc and correct copy of it to be created as an exhibit on or around the date of this declaration.

oo a HN A BRB WHY YY oO 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 conclusions ate: “records of court proceedings are important for Due Process”; the number of licensed court reporters has steadily declined since at least 2009; “many existing court reporters could be approaching retirement”; the “actual number of court reporters [is] less than [the] need identified by the Judicial Branch”; in a survey of trial courts, “nearly all trial courts . . . reported a marked increase in the number of court reporter FTE vacancies they are experiencing”; “departures [are] not offset despite increased hiring”; court reporter licensees have a “perception of higher compensation in [the] private sector” and a “perception of better working conditions in [the] private sector”; that 37% of the full-time equivalent court reporter positions needed statewide where electronic recording is not authorized, as estimated by the Judicial Branch, is nol filled; and that “the Legislature will need to decide what methods of making an official record should be permissible. This includes whetlier a record can be made by electronic recording. . .”? 23. The California Legislature entered its final recess before adjournment on August 31, 2024, without passing a bill that would permit the use of ER to capture the verbatim record when a court reporter is not available.!° The consequence of this inaction is that there is no legislative solution to address this crisis for the foreseeable future. CONFRONTING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS 24. — Each day, the judicial officers and court staff of SCCSC strive to meet the goals of the Court’s mission statement: The Superior Courtin Santa Clara County serves the public by providing equal justice for all in a fair, accessible, effective, efficient, and courteous manner: by resolving disputes under the law; by applying the law consistently, impartially and independently; and by instilling public trust and confidence in the Court. Our judicial officers’ commitment to equal access to justice is encompassed within the sacred oaths each has taken to support and defend the Constitutions of the United States of America and the State of California. I have an obligation to provide resources to permit judges in the Court to carry out 9 See Exhibit 9, California Legislative Analyst’s Office Report to Senator Thomas J. Umberg regarding the current and future availability of court reporters, dated March 5, 2024. ‘0 Pursuant to Rule 51(b)(3) of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 2023 -24 Regular Session, “[t]he Legislature shall be in recess on September | until adjournment sine die on November 30.” (Joint Rules, Rule| 51(b)(3), Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 (2023-34 Reg. Sess.).} 10

to Oo Oo SI NHN HD BR WwW 10 u 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 their constitutional obligations; however, I am unable provide court reporters to ensure that a verbatim record is captured in all court proceedings. Our judicial officers and I recognize that the Court’s inability to assign court reporters and use ER due to the limitations of section 69957 represent a profound denial of equal access to justice. 25. While approximately 57,000 ~ 70,000 hearings per year in our Court are now conducted with no verbatim record of proceedings, section 69957 currently permits ER in proceedings to create a verbatim record in infraction, criminal misdemeanors and limited civil proceedings. SCCSC successfully used transcripts derived from ER as the appellate record in 112 proceedings in 2023 in the Court’s Appellate Division. Based on the number of appeals successfully handled by the Court’s Appellate Division and the experience of SCCSC in utilizing} ER for that purpose, it is my opinion that ER-created transcripts allow for appellate review of a verbatim record. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration is executed this 14 day of November 2024, at San Jose, California. REBEQCAT. ELEM / Chief Executive Officer, Clerk of Court 11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2022 SUPERIOR COURTS OF CALIFORNIA THERE IS A COURT REPORTER SHORTAGE CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA Each day across California, tens of thousands of court hearings are held. Lawyers argue, witnesses testify, litigants tell their stories and judges make decisions. What many people do not appreciate is the crucial role played by a court reporter: creating and preserving a verbatim record of those exchanges. As a chronic shortage of court reporters reaches crisis levels, the statutory framework for court reporting must adjust to the new realities of the reporting profession. THE PROBLEM: There is a court reporter shortage in California - and across the nation — that has been long developing. e In 2005, the Judicial Council warned that, “since the early 1990's, California’s courts have experienced a steady decline in the number of available qualified shorthand reporters. [...] Additionally, the reduction of court reporting schools and curriculums in California over recent years complicates the courts’ ability to attract sufficient numbers of well-trained reporters. [2005, Reporting of the Record Task Force, Final Report, p. 6.] e Nationally, a 2013 study by the National Court Reporters Association projected that “Decreased enrollment and graduation rates for court reporters, combined with significant retirement rates, will create by 2018 a critical shortfall projected to represent nearly 5,500 court reporting positions.” [Ducker Worldwide, 2013-2014: Court Reporting Industry Outlook Report, Executive Summary, p. 5.] e In 2017, the Chief Justice’s Futures Commission Final Report warned, “National data show the number of skilled court reporters is decreasing. Certified court reporting schools have experienced smaller enrollment and graduation rates, which are declining by an annual average of 7.3 percent[...]” [Report to the Chief Justice: Commission on the Future of California’s Court System, p. 240.] e® In 2018, the Judicial Council wrote to the Legislature that, “the state would [...] have a gap of approximately 2,750 court reporters by 2023 if forecasted

COURT REPORTER SHORTAGE CRISIS November 2, 2022 demand remains constant.” [March 29, 2018, letter from the Judicial Council to Hon. Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher, Chair Assembly Appropriations Committee, re: Assembly Bill 2354.] Today in California, only nine Certified Shorthand Reporter programs remain. In 2021, only 175 examinees took the licensing exam — and only 36 passed. GRAPH 1: Total CSR Examinees GRAPH 2: CSR Examinees Who Passed 400 100 } Sse 315 [ 300+ 15 L. 235 | 65 200 475 50+ eS

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I 0} t - 2018 2019 2020 2024 oO “o018 2019 2020 2024 The result is a crisis in court reporter availability that has been developing for years. THE SHORTAGE OF COURT REPORTERS IMPACTS LITIGANTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA: In accordance with Penal Code § 190.9 and § 869, Code of Civil Procedure § 269 and Welfare and Institution Code § 347 and § 677, California courts must provide court reporters in felony criminal and dependency and delinquency juvenile courtrooms. Court reporters are not statutorily required to be provided by the courts in civil, family law, probate, misdemeanor criminal and traffic courtrooms. And yet, many California courts do not have enough court reporters to cover mandated criminal felony matters - let alone the wide range of areas in which litigants need a record of court proceedings. Over 50% of the California courts have reported that they are unable to routinely cover non-mandated case types including civil, family law and probate. FUNDING IS NOT THE SOLUTION: There is no one to hire. The Legislature provides $30 million annually to the California courts to hire additional court reporters, with a focus on family law and civil courtrooms. However, because of the decline in court reporters, the crisis continues.

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Today 71 percent of the state’s 58 trial courts are actively recruiting for court reporters: Alameda; Butte; Contra Costa; Del Norte; El Dorado; Fresno; Humboldt; Imperial; Kern; Lake; Los Angeles; Madera; Marin; Merced; Monterey; Nevada; Orange; Placer; Riverside; Sacramento; San Benito; San Bernardino; San Diego; San Francisco, San Joaquin; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; Santa Barbara; Santa Clara; Santa Cruz; Shasta; Siskiyou; Solano; Sonoma; Stanislaus; Tehama; Tulare; Tuolumne; Ventura; Yolo; and Yuba. THE CURRENT STATUTORY FRAMEWORK INHIBITS CREATIVE RESPONSES TO THE SHORTAGE OF COURT REPORTERS: With the exception of limited civil, misdemeanor and infraction cases, Government Code § 69957 prohibits the courts from providing electronic recording in civil, family law and probate courtrooms. Government Code § 69959 and Code of Civil Procedure § 367.75(d)(2)(A) mandate court reporters to be present in the courtrooms — rather than taking advantage of emerging technologies that would allow the court to provide this service remotely to multiple courtrooms throughout the county, providing more services with existing resources while making the profession more attractive to young, potential court reporters. Government Code § 69942 requires all court reporters who work in a court to be certified in California which restricts courts from hiring out-of-state independent firms to provide this service. CONCLUSION: More funding is not the solution. We stand with our court reporters in recognizing and appreciating their value and service to the California judicial branch but we must acknowledge that we are facing a California - and national — court reporter shortage. This shortage will not be solved by increased funding. Without changes to the current statutory framework for court reporting, all courts will face the inevitable day, already seen by a few California courts, of not having enough court reporters to cover the mandated felony criminal and juvenile dependency and delinquency cases. Every litigant in California should have access to the record. Ideally, this would be provided by a court reporter but when none are available, other options need to be available to the courts. We are ready, able and willing to work with all stakeholders on finding ways to ensure that all litigants who need a record have access to one.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: ° U.S. Legal Support, Understanding the National Court Reporter Shortage and What it Means for Your Firm, [https://www.uslegalsupport.com/court- reporting/understanding-the-national-court-reporter-shortage-and-what-it- means-for-your-firm/] e Ducker Worldwide, Court Reporting Industry Outlook Report (2013 - 2014) [https://www.ncra.org/docs/default- source/uploadedfiles/education/schools/2013-14 ncra_-industry outlook- (ducker)8ef018c4b8ea486e9f8638864df79109.pdf?sfvrsn=c7a531e2 0] e Commission on the Future of California’s Court System, Report to the Chief Justice, 2017, [https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/futures-commission- final-report.pdf] e California Trial Court Consortium, The Causes, Consequences, and Outlook of the Court Reporter Shortage in California and Beyond, 2022, [https://www.siskiyou.courts.ca.gov/system/files ?file=court-reporter- shortage-1-2022.pdf] CEO Chad Finke Alameda County Superior Court CEO Ann Greth Alpine County Superior Court CEO Sharif Elmallah Butte County Superior Court CEO Erika F. Valencia Colusa County Superior Court CEO Kate Bieker Contra Costa County Superior Court CEO Esperanza Esparza Del Norte County Superior Court CEO Michael L. Elliott Fresno County Superior Court CEO Diana Baca Glenn County Superior Court HEF CEO Jake Chatters Placer County Superior Court CEO W. Samuel Hamrick, Jr. Riverside County Superior Court CEO Lee Seale Sacramento County Superior Court CEO Tarry Singh San Benito County Superior Court Interim CEO Carmen Trutanich San Bernardino County Superior Court CEO Michael M. Roddy San Diego County Superior Court Interim CEO Mark Culkins San Francisco County Superior Court CEO Brandon E. Riley San Joaquin County Superior Court

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CEO Kim M. Bartleson Humboldt County Superior Court CEO Maria Rhinehart Imperial County Superior Court CEO Pam Foster Inyo County Superior Court CEO Tamarah Harber-Pickens Kern County Superior Court CEO Nocona Soboleski Kings County Superior Court CEO krista LeVier Lake County Superior Court CEO Teresa Stalter Lassen County Superior Court CEO Sherri R. Carter Los Angeles County Superior Court CEO Adrienne Calip Madera County Superior Court CEO James Kim Marin County Superior Court CEO Desiré Leard Mariposa County Superior Court CEO Kim Turner Mendocino County Superior Court CEO Amanda Toste Merced County Superior Court CEO Brandy Malcolm Modoc County Superior Court CEO Lester Perpall Mono County Superior Court CEO Chris Ruhl Monterey County Superior Court CEO Michael Powell San Luis Obispo County Superior Court CEO Neal Taniguchi San Mateo County Superior Court CEO Darrel Parker Santa Barbara County Superior Court CEO Rebecca Fleming Santa Clara County Superior Court CEO Alex Calvo Santa Cruz County Superior Court CEO Melissa Fowler-Bradley Shasta County Superior Court CEO Ann Mendez Sierra County Superior Court CEO Reneé McCanna Crane Siskiyou County Superior Court CEO Brian K. Taylor Solano County Superior Court CEO Robert M, Oliver Sonoma County Superior Court CEO Hugh K. Swift Stanislaus County Superior Court CEO Stephanie M. Hansel Sutter County Superior Court CEO Kevin Harrigan Tehama County Superior Court CEO Staci Holliday Trinity County Superior Court CEO Stephanie Cameron Tulare County Superior Court CEO Hector Gonzalez, Jr. Tuolumne County Superior Court

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CEO Bob Fleshman CEO Brenda L. McCormick Napa County Superior Court Ventura County Superior Court CEO Jason B. Galkin CEO Shawn Landry Nevada County Superior Court Yolo County Superior Court CEO David H. Yamasaki CEO Heather Pugh Orange County Superior Court Yuba County Superior Court

Fact Sheet: Shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters in California January 2024 1926 Background The California Supreme Court, in a 2018 opinion, stated that “the absence of a verbatim record of trial court proceedings will often have a devastating effect” on a litigant’s abilityto have an appeal decided onthe merits.’ The verbatim record is captured and transcribed exclusively by certified shorthand reporters (court reporters) in case types where acourt reporter is required’ and electronic recordingis not authorized.° Parties may arrange for the services of a court reporter in other case types.* However, a declining number of court reporters threatens access to justice for court users, especially Californians who can’t afford to pay for their own court reporter. Number of Court-Employed Reporters Falls Short of Need According to the fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 Schedule 7A, courts employ approximately 1,200 FTE (full-time equivalent) court reporters. To meet minimum requirements,’ it is estimated that California courts may need up to an additional 650 full-time court reporters.®In addition to court reporters employed bythe courts, courts also contract with pro tempore’ reporters to help meet the need. California trial courts reported in recent surveys that between January 1 and September 30, 2023: e 43 ofthe 58 courts actively recruited for court reporters; e 69.3 (FTE) court reporters were hired, 16.5 (FTE) of whom came from other courts (23.8% of all hires); and e 84.1 (FTE) court reporters have left employment at the courts, for a net loss of 14.8 (FTE) reporters.® Recruitment and Retention Challenges California courts are challenged to recruit and retain court reporters to meet the needs of court users and legal requirements. These challenges include an ever-decreasing number of California-licensed court reporters and difficulty competing with private employers in the labor market. Declining availability of California-licensed court reporters There were 4,752 California-licensed court reporters residing in the state as of July 1, 2023.9 However, according to the California Department of Consumer Affairs, between FY 2013-14 and FY 2021-22 the total number of licensees declined 19.2% and the number of new license applications declined 70.1%.’ Potential indicators that the decline will continue include: e° Challenging pathway to licensure: Thirty-five new licenses were issued statewide in 2021-22.""? Of the 271 individuals who applied to take the skills (dictation) portion of the past three California certified shorthand reporter exams (held Nov. 2022, Mar. 2023, and July 2023), 31.7% passed. The November 2022 exam was the first to include voice writing; atotal of 17 individuals have since passed the skills exam as voice writers. Jameson 5 1 12 1 1 2 235 1698 14 11 91.602943 v. 5 1 12 1 1 3 257 1694 54 16 79.507164 Desta 5 1 12 1 1 4 317 1694 54 20 79.507164 (2018) 5 1 12 1 1 5 382 1695 10 14 93.223480 5 5 1 12 1 1 6 400 1694 67 16 84.885323 Cal.5th 5 1 12 1 1 7 476 1694 36 18 96.919388 594, 5 1 12 1 1 8 522 1695 36 14 94.852516 622. 3 1 12 2 0 0 135 1719 259 21 -1 4 1 12 2 1 0 135 1719 259 21 -1 5 1 12 2 1 1 135 1719 5 9 88.128922 ? 5 1 12 2 1 2 146 1721 62 19 90.794250 Felony 5 1 12 2 1 3 215 1721 34 16 96.416130 and 5 1 12 2 1 4 255 1721 75 19 93.918800 juvenile 5 1 12 2 1 5 336 1726 58 10 93.918800 cases. 3 1 12 3 0 0 135 1745 1385 50 -1 4 1 12 3 1 0 135 1745 1385 26 -1 5 1 12 3 1 1 135 1745 105 19 0.000000 Electronic 5 1 12 3 1 2 246 1748 88 19 96.639465 recording 5 1 12 3 1 3 343 1748 12 15 96.925339 is 5 1 12 3 1 4 363 1750 31 14 96.283325 not 5 1 12 3 1 5 400 1748 98 16 96.636765 authorized 5 1 12 3 1 6 507 1750 60 17 92.486610 except 5 1 12 3 1 7 575 1748 13 15 92.486610 in 5 1 12 3 1 8 597 1748 61 16 96.843880 limited 5 1 12 3 1 9 668 1748 41 18 96.945107 civil, 5 1 12 3 1 10 717 1748 137 19 96.453758 misdemeanor, 5 1 12 3 1 11 863 1749 33 15 96.984886 and 5 1 12 3 1 12 904 1749 87 16 96.908409 infraction 5 1 12 3 1 13 999 1749 117 20 96.764519 proceedings 5 1 12 3 1 14 1122 1750 50 16 96.832367 when 5 1 12 3 1 15 1180 1754 9 11 93.277466 a 5 1 12 3 1 16 1196 1752 130 17 91.246567 courtreporter 5 1 12 3 1 17 1333 1751 13 15 96.686089 is 5 1 12 3 1 18 1354 1751 109 16 95.517990 unavailable 5 1 12 3 1 19 1470 1751 50 20 96.892250 (Gov. 4 1 12 3 2 0 147 1775 168 20 -1 5 1 12 3 2 1 147 1775 56 19 92.666557 Code, 5 1 12 3 2 2 210 1775 9 16 92.394897 § 5 1 12 3 2 3 226 1775 89 20 66.549500 69957(a)). 3 1 12 4 0 0 134 1800 1426 24 -1 4 1 12 4 1 0 134 1800 1426 24 -1 5 1 12 4 1 1 134 1800 6 9 3.802166 * 5 1 12 4 1 2 145 1800 63 18 3.802166 Courts 5 1 12 4 1 3 220 1796 36 32 82.960167 must 5 1 12 4 1 4 266 1802 38 16 82.960167 also 5 1 12 4 1 5 316 1803 70 19 96.281105 provide 5 1 12 4 1 6 392 1806 21 12 96.281105 an 5 1 12 4 1 7 422 1802 61 16 96.449707 official 5 1 12 4 1 8 490 1804 49 14 85.323311 court 5 1 12 4 1 9 545 1804 73 18 85.323311 reporter 5 1 12 4 1 10 624 1803 12 15 93.124237 in 5 1 12 4 1 11 644 1802 36 16 96.591125 civil 5 1 12 4 1 12 689 1807 52 11 96.918846 cases 5 1 12 4 1 13 749 1803 51 15 96.378586 when 5 1 12 4 1 14 808 1807 9 11 92.588280 a 5 1 12 4 1 15 824 1805 46 18 92.588280 party 5 1 12 4 1 16 876 1803 37 16 96.965263 with 5 1 12 4 1 17 923 1808 9 11 85.739212 a 5 1 12 4 1 18 938 1804 27 15 85.739212 fee 5 1 12 4 1 19 973 1804 59 15 96.530922 waiver 5 1 12 4 1 20 1040 1806 82 17 96.530922 requests 5 1 12 4 1 21 1129 1808 42 14 96.953949 one, 5 1 12 4 1 22 1179 1804 34 16 96.841110 and 5 1 12 4 1 23 1219 1804 30 16 96.959106 the 5 1 12 4 1 24 1255 1805 107 19 96.547989 proceeding 5 1 12 4 1 25 1368 1807 67 14 94.238083 cannot 5 1 12 4 1 26 1441 1806 90 16 94.238083 otherwise 5 1 12 4 1 27 1538 1807 22 15 95.989357 be 3 1 12 5 0 0 135 1829 221 20 -1 4 1 12 5 1 0 135 1829 221 20 -1 5 1 12 5 1 1 135 1829 125 20 96.922913 electronically 5 1 12 5 1 2 267 1829 89 16 76.280914 recorded. 3 1 12 6 0 0 134 1854 944 23 -1 4 1 12 6 1 0 134 1854 944 23 -1 5 1 12

.547989 proceeding 5 1 12 4 1 25 1368 1807 67 14 94.238083 cannot 5 1 12 4 1 26 1441 1806 90 16 94.238083 otherwise 5 1 12 4 1 27 1538 1807 22 15 95.989357 be 3 1 12 5 0 0 135 1829 221 20 -1 4 1 12 5 1 0 135 1829 221 20 -1 5 1 12 5 1 1 135 1829 125 20 96.922913 electronically 5 1 12 5 1 2 267 1829 89 16 76.280914 recorded. 3 1 12 6 0 0 134 1854 944 23 -1 4 1 12 6 1 0 134 1854 944 23 -1 5 1 12 6 1 1 134 1854 4 9 22.464882 ® 5 1 12 6 1 2 145 1854 83 22 94.743576 Covering 5 1 12 6 1 3 234 1857 21 15 94.743576 all 5 1 12 6 1 4 262 1861 43 11 96.749977 case 5 1 12 6 1 5 311 1858 50 18 96.593109 types 5 1 12 6 1 6 367 1856 58 16 96.766266 where 5 1 12 6 1 7 433 1861 9 11 85.296562 a 5 1 12 6 1 8 448 1858 50 14 85.296562 court 5 1 12 6 1 9 506 1858 74 17 95.970932 reporter 5 1 12 6 1 10 587 1856 12 16 95.970932 is 5 1 12 6 1 11 607 1856 74 20 96.413177 required 5 1 12 6 1 12 692 1850 17 31 71.740479 or 5 1 12 6 1 13 706 1857 103 15 71.740479 electronic 5 1 12 6 1 14 817 1857 90 20 96.484619 recording 5 1 12 6 1 15 914 1857 12 16 95.475601 is 5 1 12 6 1 16 936 1859 31 14 95.475601 not 5 1 12 6 1 17 973 1858 105 15 93.316727 authorized. 3 1 12 7 0 0 134 1881 1401 24 -1 4 1 12 7 1 0 134 1881 1401 24 -1 5 1 12 7 1 1 134 1881 78 18 34.197868 °Need” is calculated by applying the Resource Assessment Study estimate of court reporter need of 1.25 times the assessed judicial need for each included case type, www. courts.ca, gov/29305.htm. 7 Refers to an individual who is retained by the court on an intermittent or contractual basis. ® Court Reporter Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition dashboard, www.courts.ca.gov/76328.htm,

• Court Reporters Board: December 13, 2023, Board Meeting Packet, www. courtrenortersboard.ca.gov/about-us/20231213 packet.pdf.

5 1 12 12 1 2 139 2016 123 22 96.621468 Department 5 1 12 12 1 3 269 2019 20 15 96.659775 of 5 1 12 12 1 4 295 2019 101 15 96.206932 Consumer 5 1 12 12 1 5 401 2018 58 16 96.322197 Affairs 5 1 12 12 1 6 467 2018 40 16 93.545525 data 5 1 12 12 1 7 514 2018 59 19 93.294067 portal, 5 1 12 12 1 8 583 2019 488 19 80.200066 www.dca.ca.gov/data/annual 5 1 12 12 1 9 871 2012 71 31 77.561737 license 5 1 12 12 1 10 951 2012 122 31 77.561737 stats.shtml. 3 1 12 13 0 0 133 2043 56 18 -1 4 1 12 13 1 0 133 2043 56 18 -1 5 1 12 13 1 1 133 2043 10 9 72.396667 Ibid. ” Only eight court reporting programs recognized by the state remain open (down from 17 schools in 2010), www. courtreportersboard.ca.gov/applicants/school info.shtml, However, students may also qualify for California's Certified Shorthand Reporter exam by obtaining national certification demonstrating proficiency in machine shorthand reporting or voice writing.

• Court Reporters Board, School Examination Statistics, www. courtreportershoard.ca.gov/applicants/examstats.shtm|,

Fact Sheet: Shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters in California January 2024 ° Courtreporters likely nearing retirement: The National Court Reporters Association reported the average age of its court reporter members to be approximately 55 as of December 31, 2022." In California, approximately 44.9% of all active licenses were issued at least 30 years ago."* Compensation Court reporters in California courts are paid, on average, 51% morethan other nonmanager court positions. At the same time, the declining number of court reporters in California has created a tight and competitive labor market, exacerbating compensation pressures. According to the FY 2022-23 Schedule 7A, court-employed reporters’ median total salary plus benefits is estimated to be $183,940." This is significantly lower than the costto hire a court reporter through a private company: $2,580/day for a deposition and $3,300/dayfor atrial, on average.” Additionally, transcripts must be purchased from court reporters. In 2021, the Legislature increased the statutory transcript fees by approximately 30%." In FY 2022-23, California courts spent $22.6 million on transcripts." Current Recruitment and Retention Efforts Trial courts are implementing a variety of incentives to recruit and retain court reporters. Between July 1 and September 30, 2023, approximately 82.9% of trial courts that are actively recruiting utilized at least one incentive to recruit and retain court reporters. These incentives included signing bonuses (63.4% of actively recruiting courts offered signing bonuses), retention and longevity bonuses (39.0%), increased salary ranges (41.5%), finder’s fees (39.0%), student loan or tuition reimbursement incentives (29.3%), and more.” For example, the Los Angeles court is offering a$50,000 signingbonus and $25,000 finder’sfee for court employees who refer a court reporter, Riverside offered up to $32,500 in retention payments over three years, and Contra Costa provides a $50,000 tuition reimbursement fund for existingcourt employees to use toward pursuing court reporter certification. Importance of the Verbatim Record Between July 1 and September 30, 2023, of 343,200 family, probate, and unlimited civil hearings in California, an estimated 133,000 hearings had no verbatim record (38.8% of reported hearings), and an additional estimated 81,900 hearings (23.9%) had no court-provided reporter and it is unknown whether averbatim record was captured by a private court reporter.” The lack of a verbatim record will “frequently be fatal” toa litigant’s ability to have an appeal decided on the merits.” For example, victims seeking protective orders, such as victims of domestic violence or elder abuse, may have difficulty appealing the denial of a protective order because they don’t have a record. In civil matters, an appellate court may be unable to review a party’s claim of error in the trial court. In criminal proceedings, the lack of a sufficient record may impact a defendant’s constitutional rights of due process and equal protection. California appellate courts have also ordered new criminal proceedings wherea reporter’s notes were destroyed or lost, there were substantial issues on appeal, and there was no adequate substitute for the notes.™ National Court Reporters Association, www.ncra.org/home/about-ncra/NCRA-Statistics. ‘5 Department of Consumer Affairs, Licensee List (as of Nov. 2023), www.dca.ca.gov/consumers/public info/ndex.shtml. ‘8 Median value of estimated salary and benefit costs statewide by the filled court reporter FTEs. Data provided by a survey of 49 private consumer attorneys. Itis unknown how much of the court reporter rate charged by companies is provided to the reporter in the form of compensation and how much is kept by the company. ® Sen. Bill 170 (Stats, 2021, ch. 240). 18902223 Schedule 7A total court statewide transcript expenditures, excluding Electronic Recording. 2° Court Reporter Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition dashboard, www.courts.ca. gov/76328, him, 2! Courts were asked to provide the number of hearings without a verbatim record and the number of total hearings foreach of th ese case types orin the aggregate. Where a court provided the number of hearings without a verbatim record for a case type butnot the corresponding total hearings (or vice versa), that case type data was removed from the data set. ® Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at 608, fn. 1. 23 In re Armstrong (1981) 126 Cal.App.3d 565; March v. Municipal Court (1972) 7 Cal.3d 422. 24 People v. Jones (1981) 125 Cal.App.3d 298; People v. Apalatequi (1978) 82 Cal.App.3d 970; see Pen. Code, § 1181(9).

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Pam McGee Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2018 12:13 PM To: Georgeann Wiles; Gina Duarte; Karen L. Gagnon; Aura Clendenen Ce: Ivory Rachal; Renee A. Hughes; Sulakshna Chauhan Subject: RE: Official Court Reporter Positions Now Open! Hi, Georeann. Thank you for sending us the view of our Court Reporter job posting as it appears on the CA Official Court Reporters Association web site; it looks fantastic! We have been working with the Association continuously to request the posting of our Court Reporter opportunities. Best of the day, Pam From: Renee A. Hughes Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 11:10 AM To: Sulakshna Chauhan schauhan@scscourt.org; Pam McGee PMcGee@scscourt.org Cc: Ivory Rachal IRachal@scscourt.org Subject: FW: Official Court Reporter Positions Now Open! See below. Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes(@scscourt.org From: Georgeann Wiles Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 11:08 AM To: Gina Duarte GDuarte@scscourt.org; Karen L. Gagnon KGagnon@scscourt.org; Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Cc: Aura Clendenen AClendenen@scscourt.org Subject: FW: Official Court Reporter Positions Now Open!

| wanted to share this with you ladies. The California Official Court Reporters Association sent this email out to get the

word out that we are hiring.

Georgeann M. Wiles, CSR, RPR Lead Court Reporter Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Court Reporter to the Honorable Socrates P. Manoukian 191 N. First Street Department 41 San Jose, CA 95113 408.808.7235 From: COCRA [mailto:gloria@cocra.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of COCRA Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2018 1:04 PM To: Georgeann Wiles GWiles@scscourt.org Subject: Official Court Reporter Positions Now Open! Superior Court Positions Open for Official Court Reporters Alameda County Superior Court Salary: $85,841.60 - $104,208.00 Annually Application Period Ending: 2/23/2018 5:00 PM Pacific Please click here for more info and application process. Job Description The Superior Court of California, County of Alameda is accepting applications for the positions of both Court Reporter & Court Reporter, Per Diem. Under

direction, Court Reporters & Court Reporters, Per Diem stenotypes a verbatim record of court proceedings; to read notes as requested; to prepare transcripts; and to perform other related duties as assigned. Benefits: Retirement: Participation in the Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association (ACERA), a 1937 Act Retirement Plan. Deferred Compensation Plan: Employees may contribute annually to a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. Medical/Dental: Effective January 1, 2010, all employees will be responsible for a portion of the health and dental premiums. Life Insurance: A term life insurance policy of $15,000 with the option of purchasing additional supplemental insurance. Educational Stipend: The Court provides 100% reimbursement of the expense for job-related educational courses up to a maximum of $650. Vacation: 10 days annually for the first 4 years of service, 15 days after 4 years, and up to 25 days after 20 years. Holidays: 13 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays (first year hired before July 1) Sick Leave: Accrual of 13 days per year. Note: Benefits premiums for part-time status are pro-rated by the number of hours regularly worked. Los Angeles County Superior Court POSITION TITLE: COURT REPORTER (Full-time, Part-time 3/5, Daily as needed) SALARY: Full-time: $7,133.27 - $8,393.82 Monthly Part-time 3/5: $4,279.96 - $5,036.29 Monthly Daily as needed: $365.57 Daily OPENING DATE: 08/16/2017 CLOSING DATE: Continuous Please click here for more info and application process. Job Description Los Angeles Superior Court is seeking dynamic, well-qualified, and highly- motivated Court Reporters to fill full-time, part-time 3/5 (3 days per week), and daily as needed positions.

Become part of the Los Angeles Superior Court, where you can give back to your community by working for justice and fairness. Individuals interested in becoming part of a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce that rewards performance and creativity should apply. San Mateo Superior Court Salary: $40.68 - $50.70 Hourly $3,254.40 - $4,056.00 Biweekly $7,051.20 - $8,788.00 Monthly $84,614.40 - $105,456.00 Annually The current vacancies are for two full-time Official Court Reporter positions. Application Period Ending: 02/14/201 Certification and/or experience with real time is highly desired. The Court offers differential pay of 10% for employees with real time certification or 5% for real time court certification. Click here for more info and application process. Job Description: The Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, is seeking qualified Court Reporters. The current vacancies are for two full-time Official Court Reporter positions. Under general supervision, Court Reporters stenotype a verbatim record of courtroom proceedings and provide general support to the assigned judge related to the official record. Court Reporters are expected to be available to work in any Court department, including but not limited to, arraignment calendars, family law, civil and criminal trials, law and motion, juvenile, and preliminary hearings, in any of the Court's three locations throughout San Mateo County. The ideal candidate for the Court Reporter position has experience transcribing a full range of courtroom proceedings and is familiar with real time reporting. Additionally, the ideal candidate has excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Santa Clara Superior Court Salary: $36.34 - $48.70 Hourly $2,907.20 - $3,895.76 Biweekly $6,298.93 - $8,440.81 Monthly $75,587.20 - $101,289.76 Annually Click here for more info and application process. Job Description: Under direction, this specialized classification steno graphically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, a vision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, day off on your birthday and sick leave. Our Court offered Health insurance plan is offered through Kaiser, HealthNet and Valley Health Plan. Certain coverage fully paid by Court for employee and dependents. Renew Your COCRA Membership for 2018! Your COCRA Dues Help Us to Promote, Protect, and Preserve Our Profession! Your membership dues are an investment in COCRA and is a clear sign that you believe in our mission, leadership, and presence in the California official court

reporting community. By renewing with us, you show your commitment to the future of official court reporting and demonstrate your concern for our profession. Your membership dues helps COCRA to do the following: Networking with counties and unions throughout the state to keep abreast of local issues affecting officials Creation of seminars with topics that educate officials and address the concerns and needs of officials Outreach to COCRA Members through the use of email and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter Maintenance of COCRA's website with information pertinent to officials Timely news and commentary postings to our COCRA Facebook page, Twitter feed, and blog Monitor legislation that might have an impact on officials and the reporting profession Educate legislators, executive and judicial decision-makers As you can see, COCRA does important work on behalf of official court reporters. We know we can't achieve anything without your financial support. We here at COCRA recognize the difficult times that we live in and that every dollar counts. So we truly appreciate your support and belief in us. We appreciate your support of the California Official Court Reporters Association. California Official Court Reporters Association PO Box 186 Big Bear City, CA 92314-0186 Phone: 415-470-2215 E-Mail: contact@cocra.org COCRA, PO Box 186, Big Bear City, CA 92314 SafeUnsubscribe™ qwiles@scscourt.org 6

invites applications for the position of: Certified Court Reporter SALARY: $36.34 - $48.70 Hourly $2,907.20 - $3,895.76 Biweekly $6,298.93 - $8,440.81 Monthly $75,587.20 - $101,289.76 Annually OPENING DATE: 01/12/18 CLOSING DATE: Continuous DEFINITION/ DESCRIPTION: Under direction, this specialized classification steno graphically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, a vision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, day off on your birthday and sick leave. Our Court offered Health insurance plan is offered through Kaiser, HealthNet and Valley Health Plan. Certain coverage fully paid by Court for employee and dependents. TYPICAL TASKS/REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: e Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed; ° Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request; ° Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings; ° Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed; ¢ Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by use of realtime technology; ¢ Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim record, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 810; e Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files; e Performs other related duties as required. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS/TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by

the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of:

• Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol; e English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices;
• Office management principles, methods, and procedures; e Court procedures and protocol. Ability To: e Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy; e Plan and organize work to meet deadlines; e Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public; e Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language; e Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests;
• Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. Essential Functions: ° Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification: ° Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings; e Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents; e Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting; ® Physical Demands: ® Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis;
• Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds; e Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting; e Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination: ° A screening panel will be convened to select those applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination. ® The examination process will include one or more of the following: application appraisal; written examination; oral examination. e Please note: The Superior Court is establishing an eligibility list from this recruitment which may be used to fill both temporary and permanent vacancies. Please mark your interest clearly on your employment application as to your desire for temporary or

permanent employment or both. Application Requirements: ° This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application. No paper applications will be accepted. ° An electronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. The Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you are disabled as defined by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and will be requesting an accommodation, please contact Sulakshna Chauhan at schauhan@scscourt.org or (408) 882-2700, to discuss your request. TDD communication is available by calling (408) 882-2787. The Court must verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees to comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act. This verification is required only after an offer of employment has been made. For further information regarding the required verification, please contact Human Resources at 408-882-2747. APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: Position #17/1800150 htto://www.scescourt.or CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER IR 191 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95113 408-882-2700 408-882-2747 hr@scscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: From: Pam McGee Pam McGee Tuesday, June 19, 2018 1:45 PM Renee A. Hughes FW: Request to Post Job Opportunity Court Reporter Job Bulletin- Continuous.pdf Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 3:31 PM To: 'sfinch@goldenstatecourtreporting.com’ sfinch@goldenstatecourtreporting.com Subject: Request to Post Job Opportunity Dear Sandy. Would you please post the attached Court Reporter job opportunity at your school? Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Pam Pam Q. McGee Sr. Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Tel: 408-882-2712 Fax: 408-882-2796 PMcGee @scscourt.or;

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Pam McGee Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 1:46 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: FW: Request to Post Job Bulletin Attachments: Court Reporter Job Bulletin- Continuous.pdf From: Pam McGee Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 3:35 PM To: 'lvbrown@humphreys.edu' lvbrown@humphreys.edu Subject: Request to Post Job Bulletin Hi, Linda. Would you please post the attached Court Reporter job opportunity at your school? Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Pam Pam Q. McGee Sr. Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Tel: 408-882-2712 Fax: 408-882-2796 PMcGee@scscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Pam McGee Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 1:47 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: FW: Request to Post Job Bulletin Attachments: Court Reporter Job Bulletin- Continuous.pdf From: Pam McGee Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 3:25 PM To: 'sstubbs@marin.edu' sstubbs@marin.edu Subject: Request to Post Job Bulletin Hi, Stephanie. Would you please post the attached Court Reporter job opportunity at your school? Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Pam Pam Q. McGee Sr. Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Tel: 408-882-2712 Fax: 408-882-2796 PMcGee @scscourt.or,

Sorayma PerezSalgado == —==—— [= From: Renee A. Hughes Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 2:51 PM To: ‘adsupport@ncra.org' Subject: Certified Court Reporter Good Afternoon, Attached is the job description for the Certified Court Reporter position at Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara and the Classified Advertising Contract. Can you please provide instructions on how to get the position posted? Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again, Certified Court Classified Reporternpdf © Advertising Con... Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes(@scscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Maggie Ortiz Maggie.Ortiz@westvalley.edu Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 6:56 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: RE: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Hi, Renee. Yes, I will be happy to post the position information that you attached to your email and will forward it to our program advisory committee as well. Best regards, Maggie Margaret Ortiz Instructor and Program Contact Court Reporting and Related Technologies Professional Studies Division West Valley College 14000 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070 (408) 741-2559 office (408) 318-4158 cell margaret.ortiz@wvm.edu From: Renee A. Hughes [RHughes@scscourt.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 2:11 PM Subject: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Good Afternoon, My name is Renee Hughes and I am reaching out to you regarding the Certified Court Reporter position you previously posted for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara. I believe you may have received the job description from Sulakshna Chauhan to post and circulate, however, we have recently made some updates/changes to the job description and I have attached a copy for your review. Would it be possible for you to repost the position? If you could please confirm if you are able to post the Certified Court Reporter position, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again, Reneé A, Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes(@sescourt.org

Renee A, Hughes From: Sent: To: Subject: Will do!! Stephanie Stubbs Stephanie F Stubbs sstubbs@marin.edu Tuesday, June 26, 2018 7:38 PM Renee A. Hughes Re: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Court Reporting Department College of Marin sstubbs@marin.edu Tel: 415-457-8812 ext. 8226 On Jun 26, 2018, at 2:12 PM, Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org wrote: Good Afternoon, My name is Renee Hughes and | am reaching out to you regarding the Certified Court Reporter position you previously posted for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara. | believe you may have received the job description from Sulakshna Chauhan to post and circulate, however, we have recently made some updates/changes to the job description and I have attached a copy for your review. Would it be possible for you to repost the position? If you could please confirm if you are able to post the Certified Court Reporter position, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again, Renee A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes(@scscourt.ore

Renee A. Hughes From: Katherine McNally katherine.mcnally@bryanuniversity.edu Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:31 PM To: Renee A, Hughes Subject: Re: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Yes, I will be happy to repost it again. Thank you for sending the update. 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On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org wrote: Good Afternoon, My name is Renee Hughes and | am reaching out to you regarding the Certified Court Reporter position you previously posted for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara. I believe you may have received the job description from Sulakshna Chauhan to post and circulate, however, we have recently made some updates/changes to the job description and I have attached a copy for your review. Would it be possible for you to repost the position? If you could please confirm if you are able to post the Certified Court Reporter position, | would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, Thanks again, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@sescourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado ———== ——— —=—— —S From: sfinch@goldenstatecourtreporting.com Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:48 AM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: RE: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Dear Renee, It is with deep regret that I must report that Golden State College of Court Reporting closed on March 9, 2018. I wish you the very best in trying to fill your positions. Sandy Finch Saswens= Original Message -------- Subject: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter From: Renee 5 1 11 2 2 3 330 764 26 20 95.693619 A. 5 1 11 2 2 4 371 763 112 27 91.141739 Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Date: Tue, June 26, 2018 2:11 pm To: Good Afternoon, My name is Renee Hughes and I am reaching out to you regarding the Certified Court Reporter position you previously posted for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara. I believe you may have received the job description from Sulakshna Chauhan to post and circulate, however, we have recently made some updates/changes to the job description and I have attached a copy for your review. Would it be possible for you to repost the position? If you could please confirm if you are able to post the Certified Court Reporter position, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes(@scscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Debra Julius cocra.org@verizon.net Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:30 AM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: RE: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Hi Renee’,

| forwarded this on to our web person and he’ll have it done soon.

Debra Julius Executive Director California Official Court Reporters Association 601 Van Ness Ave, Suite E754 San Francisco, CA 94102 415-470-2215 COCRA.org@verizon.net From: Renee A. Hughes [mailto:RHughes@scscourt.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:11 PM Subject: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Good Afternoon, My name is Renee Hughes and I am reaching out to you regarding the Certified Court Reporter position you previously posted for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara. I believe you may have received the job description from Sulakshna Chauhan to post and circulate, however, we have recently made some updates/changes to the job description and I have attached a copy for your review. Would it be possible for you to repost the position? If you could please confirm if you are able to post the Certified Court Reporter position, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again, Reneé A, Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes(@scscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Gordon gaiavao@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 6:34 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: Re: RE: FW: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Dear Ms. Hughes,

| see that that language was in the original post here, but was not in the language in the

employment section. I've now added that language under the employment page. And thank you for the clarification regarding the realtime differential. Please let us know if there's anything else we can do to assist Santa Clara find perfect candidates to apply as official reporters in your court. Thanks, Gordon On Wednesday, June 27, 2018, 1:39:37 PM PDT, Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org wrote: Hi Gordon, Thank you for your email. The information that was added is as follows (on the first page): *The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, a vision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, day off on your birthday and sick leave. Our Court offered Health insurance plan is offered through Kaiser, HealthNet and Valley Health Plan. Certain coverage fully paid by Court for employee and dependents. Regarding the mention of realtime differential, it is listed under Employment Standards. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS/TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes

Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org From: Gordon [mailto:gaiavao@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 10:45 AM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: Fw: FW: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Hi Ms. Huges, I'm emailing in regards to the changes you said had been made to the job announcement. Could you please refer me to the specific changes to see if | need to remove language from the job posting on our website? Also, | noticed that both in the attachment and the court's website that there was no mention of a realtime differential. | think this is a rather important piece of info for applicants. Can you update me on the current state of the realtime differential and whether I need to remove or change that portion of the language in the job posting we already have up. Thanks, Gordon F Aiavao COCRA Board Member From: Renee A. Hughes [mailto:RHughes@scscourt.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:11 PM Subject: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Good Afternoon, My name is Renee Hughes and | am reaching out to you regarding the Certified Court Reporter position you previously posted for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara. | believe you may have received the job description from Sulakshna Chauhan to post and circulate, however, we have recently made some updates/changes to the job description and | have attached a copy for your review. Would it be possible for you to repost the position? If you could please confirm if you are able to post the Certified Court Reporter position, | would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Sent: To: Subject: ecomsystem@monster.com Thursday, July 12, 2018 8:42 AM Renee A. Hughes Monster Receipt - Order # 4676002 To ensure delivery of this email please add ecomsystem@monster.com to your Address Book or Safe List. 7 Welcome Renee Hughes, Thank you for ordering from Monster for Employers. Your order will be available within one hour. Once your order has been approved, you can access your Monster for Employers account. Your account offers access to all Monster's hiring tools, training resources and personalized information that will help you find and hire the right candidates. Your Username: hj503231#524886 Job Posting Detail Job ID(s): 198031122 Date Posted: 7/12/2018 Job Title: Certified Court Reporter Date Expired: 8/11/2018 Your Order Quantity Product Price 1 30-day Enhanced Job Ad $339.00 US-California-Silicon Valley/San Jose - Other Subtotal $339.00 Order Total: $339.00 Payment Method: MasterCard Order Number: 4676002

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Certified Court Reporter job at SUPERIOR COURT OF CA SANTA CLARA COUNT... Page 1 of 2 Certified Court Reporter at SUPERIOR COURT OF CA SANTA CLARA COUNTY San Jose, CA 95113 About the Job Employment Standards/Typical Qualifications: Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of:

• Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol;

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Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Helen Enriquez Helen_Enriquez@dailyjournal.com Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 9:12 AM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: RE: Your advertising order Attachments: ad 5309.pdf Hi Renee, | have attached a proof of your ad. The ad as shown will cost $631.28 to run for 10 days in print under employment attorney/South Bay Peninsula area. Our 10-day ad package includes a bonus publication in our Friday Career Spotlight and the option to extend the ad for 5 print days at no charge if you need more time to find the right candidate. Includes online at www.dailyjournal.com/jobs from first through last day of publication. Our deadline is 2:30 pm. We will need your approval of the ad text before 2:30 to start your ad in tomorrow’s paper. No refund for early cancellation. Ads are priced per inch (minimum 1 inch), Publication days must be consecutive. All print ads also run online at no charge at www.dailyjournal.com Helen Enriquez Classified Advertising Daily Journal 915 E First St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 44 Montgomery St #500, San Francisco, CA 94104 213.229.5445 / 415.296.2444 From: Renee A. Hughes [mailto:RHughes @scscourt.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 9:03 AM To: Helen Enriquez Helen_Enriquez@dailyjournal.com Subject: RE: Your advertising order Hi Helen, You recently posted the Court Commissioner position for Santa Clara Superior Court.

I'd like to request a quote for another position, Certified Court Reporter. Please see the information below. SUPERIOR COURT OF CA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA IS HIRING invites applications for the position of: Certified Court Reporter (bold) TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT: http://www.scscourt.org/jobs Closing date: Continuous Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org From: Helen Enriquez [mailto:Helen_Enriquez@dailyjournal.com] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 12:57 PM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: Your advertising order Thank you for your order, | have attached a proof of your ad. The ad as shown will cost $463.05/5 fays or $694.58 to run for 10 days in San Francisco Daily Journal under South Bay Peninsula area. Our 10-day ad package includes a bonus publication in our Friday Career Spotlight and the option to extend the ad for 5 print days at no charge if you need more time to find the right candidate. Both options include online at www.dailyjournal.com/jobs from first through last day of publication. Our deadline is 2:30 pm. We will need your approval of the ad text and payment before 2:30 to start your ad in tomorrow’s paper. No refund for early cancellation. Ads are priced per inch (minimum 1 inch). Publication days must be consecutive. All print ads also run online at no charge at www.dailyjournal.com

Helen Enriquez Classified Advertising Daily Journal 915 E First St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 44 Montgomery St #500, San Francisco, CA 94104 213.229.5445 / 415.296.2444 From: DJOnline Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 12:47 PM To: Classifieds <Classifieds @dailyjournal.com> Subject: Post an Ad From: Renee Hughes (rhughes@scscourt.org) Comments: SUPERIOR COURT OF CA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA IS HIRING invites applications for the position of: Court Commissioner TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT: http://www.scscourt.org/jobs Closing date: 7/8/2018 11:59pm Firm: Santa Clara Superior Court Address: 191 N 1st Street City:San Jose State: California zip: 95113 Telephone: 4088822710 Fax: Publication: San Francisco Daily Journal blindbox: Special Instructions:

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Miller, Michele MMiller@sfchronicle.com Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 10:51 AM To: Renee A, Hughes Subject: ADM106412 Attachments: SCSuperior Court 106412.pdf Hello Renee, Attached, please find the ad proof for your review. Upon approval, this ad will run 2 Sundays and 1 Wednesday in print along with 30 days online at the following total rate: Net: $2,337.00 Classification: Legal Keyword/Title: Certified Court Reporter This ad is on hold pending approval and payment. We accept all major credit cards. When you are ready to place your ad, please let me know and | would be happy to help. DEADLINE for Sunday is 1pm on Friday. Thank you! Michele Miller Office 415-777-7573 « mmiller@sfchronicle.com Employer Branding & Recruitment Marketing Division HEARST NoFanciseo Chronk Bay AREA SFGATE 901 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 From: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 10:33 AM To: Miller, Michele MMiller@sfchronicle.com Subject: RE: contact information Hi Michele, Thank you for your email. Here’s the ad. SUPERIOR COURT OF CA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA IS HIRING invites applications for the position of: Certified Court Reporter (bold) TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT: http://www.scscourt.org/jobs Closing date: Continuous Thank you,

Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email; rhughes(@scscourt.org From: Miller, Michele [mailto:MMiller@sfchronicle.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 10:08 AM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: contact information Hello Renee, Your inquiry has been forwarded to me. Below is my contact information, | will be happy to assist you. If you have your ad ready feel free to email it over to me and | would be happy to give you a quote. Best Regards, Michele Miller Office 415-777-7573 * mmiller@sfchronicle.com Employer Branding & Recruitment Marketing Division HEARST SoFraniseo Chronic GAY AREA SPGATE 901 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103

Sorayma PerezSalgado —————— —<=—<———= SESE From: Debra Julius cocra.org@verizon.net Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 4:19 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: RE: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Hi Renee,

| just sent it to our web person.

Debra Julius Executive Director California Official Court Reporters Association 601 Van Ness Ave, Suite E754 San Francisco, CA 94102 415-470-2215 COCRA.org@verizon.net From: Renee A. Hughes [mailto:RHughes@scscourt.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 3:00 PM To: Debra Julius Subject: RE: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Hi Debra, We’ve made a few revisions to the salary for the Certified Court Reporter position. Would it be possible to repost the attached revised job announcement? Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@sescourt.org From: Debra Julius [mailto:cocra.org@verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:30 AM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: RE: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter

Sorayma PerezSalgado ———— SS = SL—————S— SSS Ee From: Stephanie F Stubbs sstubbs@marin.edu Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 2:48 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: RE: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter I've posted it!!! From: Renee A. Hughes [mailto:RHughes@scscourt.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 1:58 PM To: Stephanie F Stubbs sstubbs@marin.edu Subject: RE: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Hi Stephanie, We’ve made a few revisions to the salary for the Certified Court Reporter position. Would it be possible to repost the attached revised job announcement? Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes(@scscourt.org From: Stephanie F Stubbs [mailto:sstubbs@marin.edu] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 7:38 PM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: Re: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Will do!! Stephanie Stubbs Court Reporting Department College of Marin sstubbs@marin.edu Tel: 415-457-8812 ext. 8226 On Jun 26, 2018, at 2:12 PM, Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org wrote: Good Afternoon,

My name is Renee Hughes and I am reaching out to you regarding the Certified Court Reporter position you previously posted for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara. I believe you may have received the job description from Sulakshna Chauhan to post and circulate, however, we have recently made some updates/changes to the job description and I have attached a copy for your review. Would it be possible for you to repost the position? If you could please confirm if you are able to post the Certified Court Reporter position, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org

8/1/2018 Certified Court Reporter job at SUPERIOR COURT OF CA SANTA CLARA COUNTY | Monster.com Certified Court Reporter SUPERIOR COURT OF CA SANTA CLARA COUNTY () San Jose, CA 95113 Certified Court Reporter at SUPERIOR COURT OF CA SANTA CLARA COUNTY San Jose, CA 95113 Save Eorail Apply Details Highlights Employment Standards/Typical Qualifications: Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. ¢ Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, or CCRR) shall receive a 20% pay differential. ¢ Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 10% pay differential The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, a vision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on your birthday and sick leave. https://hiring .monster.conyjpwijobs/jobspreviewpopup.aspx?post=true&source=|cm&folderid=233529157 1/2

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11/14/24, 4:49 PM Mail - Brian Faraone - Outlook om Outlook Recruitment - Santa Clara Superior Court - Certified Court Reporter From Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Date Wed 1/9/2019 9:31 AM To —‘'Bector, Atul’ Atul.Bector@jud.ca.gov; ‘Grace, Sandra’ Sandra.Grace@jud.ca.gov Q) 1 attachment (104 KB) Certified Court Reporter Job Spec.pdf; Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: e Certified Court Reporter The filing deadline: continuous Thank you, Reneé A. ‘Huyjhes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org https://outlook.office365.com/mail/inbox/id/AAMkADgxY 2Q4ZjAOLWI4NzktNDIzMy04NDE4LTUS5ZmM5ZmZiMG YxNwBGAAAAAABbP9COBXVBQakaA... 1/1

9/12/2018 Job Bulletin invites applications for the position of: Certified Court Reporter SALARY: $43.33 - $50,16 Hourly $3,466.40 - $4,012.63 Biweekly $7,510.53 - $8,694.04 Monthly $90,126.40 - $104,328.45 Annually OPENING DATE: 08/31/18 CLOSING DATE: Continuous DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request.

• Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR, CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential.
• Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, a vision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on your birthday, sick leave, and option for employer-paid deferred compensation. Our Court offers Health insurance plans currently through Kaiser, HealthNet and Valley Health Plan. The Court currently fully pays for medical coverage for employee and dependents when selecting Kaiser. In addition the Court fully covers the premium for dental and vision insurance. TYPICAL TASKS/REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
• Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed;
• Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request;
• Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings; ~ Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed; ~ Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by use of realtime technology;
• Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim record, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 810;
• Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files;
• Performs other related duties as required. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS/TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, http://agency.governmentjobs.com/scscourt/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=2198244 414

9/12/2018 Job Bulletin incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities, Knowledge Of:

• Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology - required for court proceedings and protocol;
• English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices;
• Office management principles, methods, and procedures;
• Court procedures and protocol. Ability To:
• Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy;
• Plan and organize work to meet deadlines;
• Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public;
• Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language;
• Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests;
• Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. Essential Functions:
• Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification:
• Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings;
• Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents;
• Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting;
• Physical Demands: ~ Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis;
• Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds;
• Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting;
• Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination:
• A screening panel will be convened to select those applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination.
• The examination process will include one or more of the following: application appraisal; written examination; oral examination.
• Please note: The Superior Court is establishing an eligibility list from this recruitment which may be used to fill both temporary and permanent vacancies. Please mark your interest clearly on your employment application as to your desire for temporary or permanent employment or both. http://agency.governmentjabs.com/scscourt/job_bulletin.cim?JobID=2198244 2/4

9/12/2018 Job Bulletin Application Requirements:

• This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application. No paper applications will be accepted.
• An electronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. The Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you are disabled as defined by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and will be requesting an accommodation, please contact Sulakshna Chauhan at schauhan@scscourt.org or (408) 882-2700, to discuss your request. TDD communication is available by calling (408) 882-2787. The Court must verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees to comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act. This verification is required only after an offer of employment has been made. For further information regarding the required verification, please contact Human Resources at 408-882-2747. APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: Position #18/1900AUG http://www.scscourt.org CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER RH Superior Court of CA County of Santa Clara, CA 95113 Certified Court Reporter Supplemental Questionnaire

• 1. Lunderstand that for my application to be considered, I must complete required supplemental questionnaires as part of the application screening and selection process. The information I provide will be reviewed and used to determine my eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Llyes UNo
• 2. T understand that for my application to be considered, I must thoroughly complete the work experience and education portions of the application form, as well as provide a resume as an attachment, to demonstrate my qualifications for this job. LlYes UlNo
• 3. Authorization and Release. I have applied for employment with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara ("Court") and have provided information about my current and/or previous employment. I authorize the Court to investigate all statements made in my application for employment and to obtain any and all information concerning my former/current employment. This includes my job performance appraisals/evaluations, wage history, disciplinary action(s) if any, and all other matters pertaining to my employment history. I authorize my former and current employers and references to release contents of my employment record with their organizations and to provide any additional information that may be necessary for my application for employment with the Court, whether the information is positive or negative. I hereby release all such agencies and/or individuals who furnish such information, and the Court, from liability for damages, which may result from furnishing or receiving the information requested. http://agency.governmentjobs.cam/scscourt/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=2198244 3/4

11/14/24, 4:49 PM Mail - Brian Faraone - Outlook lof Outlook Job Announcement- Certified Court Reporter (Santa Clara County Superior Court) From Bector, Atul Atul.Bector@jud.ca.gov Date Wed 1/9/2019 9:45 AM To JCC Trial Courts HR Contacts TrialCourtsHRContacts@jud.ca.gov Cc Grace, Sandra Sandra.Grace@jud.ca.gov; Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org 1 attachment (99 KB) Certified Court Reporter Job Spec.pdf; Distributed on behalf of the Santa Clara County Superior Court: Good morning, The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: © Certified Court Reporter The filing deadline: continuous Thanks, Atul Bector, Associate Human Resources Analyst Human Resources | Administrative Division Judicial Council of California 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco CA 94102-3688 Ph (415) 865-7983 | atul.bector@jud.ca.gov | www.courts.ca.gov https://outlook.office365.com/mail/inbox/id/AAMkKADgxY 2Q4ZjAOLWI4NzktNDIzMy04NDE4LTU5ZmM5ZmZiIMGY xNwBGAAAAAABbPSCOBXvBQakaA... 1

11/14/24, 4:49 PM Mail - Brian Faraone - Outlook lo Outlook Recruitment - Santa Clara Superior Court - Certified Court Reporter From Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Date Wed 1/9/2019 12:06 PM To ‘Jordan, Sylvia’ sjordan@ncsc.org ) 1 attachment (104 KB) Certified Court Reporter Job Spec.pdf; Good Afternoon, Happy New Year! On behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, please repost and circulate the revised job announcement for Certified Court Reporter. Closing Date: Continuous Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@sescourt.org https://outlook.office365.com/mail/inbox/id/AAMkADgxY2Q4ZjAOLWI4NzktNDIzMy04NDE4LTU5ZmM5ZmZiMGYxNwBGAAAAAABbP9COBXVBQakA... 1/1

Renee A. Hughes From: Debra Julius cocra.org@verizon.net Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 12:14 PM To: Renee A, Hughes Subject: RE: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Hi Renee, Happy New Year to you too!! Not a problem. I'll forward to our web person right now. Debra Julius Executive Director California Official Court Reporters Association 601 Van Ness Ave, Suite E754 San Francisco, CA 94102 415-470-2215 COCRA.org@verizon.net From: Renee A. Hughes [mailto:RHughes@scscourt.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 1:11 PM To: Debra Julius Subject: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Hi Debra, Happy New Year! Would it be possible to repost the attached revised job announcement? Thank you, Renee A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org From: Debra Julius [mailto:cocra.org@verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:30 AM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: RE: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter 1

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Debra Julius Executive Director California Official Court Reporters Association 601 Van Ness Ave, Suite E754 San Francisco, CA 94102 415-470-2215 COCRA.org@verizon.net From: Renee A. Hughes [mailto:RHughes@scscourt.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:11 PM Subject: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Good Afternoon, My name is Renee Hughes and I am reaching out to you regarding the Certified Court Reporter position you previously posted for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara. I believe you may have received the job description from Sulakshna Chauhan to post and circulate, however, we have recently made some updates/changes to the job description and | have attached a copy for your review. Would it be possible for you to repost the position? If you could please confirm if you are able to post the Certified Court Reporter position, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org Virus-free. www.avast.com

11/14/24, 4:50 PM Mail - Brian Faraone - Outlook oP Outlook Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter From Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Date Wed 1/9/2019 12:13 PM To '‘'Gordon' gaiavao@yahoo.com ) 1 attachment (104 KB) Certified Court Reporter Job Spec.pdf; Hi Gordon, Happy New Year! Would it be possible to repost the attached revised job announcement? Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes(@sescourt.org From: Gordon [mailto:gaiavao@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2018 2:04 PM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: Re: RE: FW: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Hello, I've reposted the ad with the realtime differential on Facebook and Twitter and our COCRA blog.

| will be adding it to our employment page once we iron some technical issues with the page.

Thanks, Gordon On Wednesday, August 1, 2018, 12:36:22 PM PDT, Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org wrote: Good Afternoon Gordon, Can you repost the revised Court Reporter job announcement, please? I've added the realtime differential. Thank you so much! Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org https://outlook.office365.com/mail/inbox/id/AAMkADgxY 2Q4ZjAOLWI4NzktNDIzMy04NDE4LTU5ZmM5ZmZiMG YxNwBGAAAAAABbP9SCOBXvBQaka...

11/14/24, 4:50 PM Mail - Brian Faraone - Outlook From: Gordon [mailto:gaiavao@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 10:45 AM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: Fw: FW: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Hi Ms. Huges, I'm emailing in regards to the changes you said had been made to the job announcement. Could you please refer me to the specific changes to see if | need to remove language from the job posting on our website? Also, | noticed that both in the attachment and the court's website that there was no mention of a realtime differential. | think this is a rather important piece of info for applicants. Can you update me on the current state of the realtime differential and whether | need to remove or change that portion of the language in the job posting we already have up. Thanks, Gordon F Aiavao COCRA Board Member From: Renee A. Hughes [mailto: RHughes@scscourt.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:11 PM Subject: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Good Afternoon, My name is Renee Hughes and | am reaching out to you regarding the Certified Court Reporter position you previously posted for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara. | believe you may have received the job description from Sulakshna Chauhan to post and circulate, however, we have recently made some updates/changes to the job description and | have attached a copy for your review. Would it be possible for you to repost the position? If you could please confirm if you are able to post the Certified Court Reporter position, | would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org ©) Virus-free, www.avast.com https://outlook.office365.com/mail/inbox/id/AAMkADgxY 2Q4ZjAOLWI4NzktNDIzMy04NDE4LTU5ZmM5ZmZiMGY xNwBGAAAAAABbP9COBXVBQakaA... 2/3

Renee A. Hughes From: Jordan, Sylvia sjordan@ncsc.org Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 12:19 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: RE: Recruitment - Santa Clara Superior Court - Certified Court Reporter Hello, The position has been posted until March 8, 2019. Please let me know if it is filled before that date. Thanks, Sylvia Sylvia Jordan | Human Resources Office National Center for State Courts | 300 Newport Avenue | Williamsburg, VA 23185 t 757.259.7555 | f 757.259.1522 |siordan@ncsc.org| www.nesc.org sé print responsi From: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 3:06 PM To: Jordan, Sylvia sjordan@ncsc.org Subject: Recruitment - Santa Clara Superior Court - Certified Court Reporter Good Afternoon, Happy New Year! On behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, please repost and circulate the revised job announcement for Certified Court Reporter. Closing Date: Continuous Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@sescourt.org

Renee A. Hughes From: Mary Petto mpetto@ncra.org Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 1:02 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: RE: Certified Court Reporter Here you go: https://www.ncra.org/detail-pages/job-details-page/certified-court-reporter---county-of-santa-clara-ca Mary Petto Senior Director, External Affairs Deputy Director, National Court Reporters Foundation mpetto@ncra.org Direct: 703-584-9022, Mobile: 732-580-3203 National Court Reporters Association 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 400 Reston, VA 20191 www.NCRA.org From: Renee A. Hughes [RHughes@scscourt.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 1:05 PM To: Mary Petto Subject: RE: Certified Court Reporter Perfect! Thank you! Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org From: Mary Petto [mailto:mpetto@ncra.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 10:05 AM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: RE: Certified Court Reporter Hi Renee, we will put it in for 120 days. Please mark your calendar for 115 days to check back in if you want it to be renewed. Mary Petto Senior Director, External Affairs Deputy Director, National Court Reporters Foundation mpetto@ncra.org 1

Renee A. Hughes From: Sent: To: Subject: Definitely!! Stephanie Stubbs Stephanie F Stubbs sstubbs@marin.edu Wednesday, January 09, 2019 1:24 PM Renee A. Hughes Re: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Court Reporting Department Coordinator College of Marin sstubbs@marin.edu Tel: 415-457-8811 ext. 8226 On Jan 9, 2019, at 12:10 PM, Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org wrote: Hi Stephanie, Happy New Year! Would it be possible to repost the attached revised job announcement? Thank you, Renee A. Hughes Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org, From: Stephanie F Stubbs [mailto:sstubbs@marin.edu] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 7:38 PM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: Re: Request to Post Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Will do!! Stephanie Stubbs Court Reporting Department College of Marin sstubbs@marin.edu Tel: 415-457-8812 ext. 8226

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Invites you to an OPEN HOUSE For The Position Of CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER Location: Family Justice Center Courthouse 201 North 1° Street, Time: 8" Floor — Judicial Conference Room 11:00am To 2:00pm San Jose, CA-95113 Refreshments will be served Date: Friday March 1, 2019 The Court Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara is the fifth largest Court in the state with a strong reputation for progressive processes and quality service. The Bench consists of 77 judicial officers and 5 subordinate judicial officers. There are eight courthouse locations. Santa Clara County has a high standard of living with world-renowned industry, premier colleges and universities, and a robust cultural diversity that adds to the unique flavor of our community. The Certified Court Reporter Position This specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. Starting salary at $91,927.68 (Full Range- $91,927.68 - $106,414.88) Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR, CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential. Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court-administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential. Benefits The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include CaLPERS pension, a choice of health plan, dental plan, a vision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation to start, 4 days of personal leave, a day off for your birthday, and generous sick leave. The Court also contributes to eligible deferred compensation accounts. Currently, the Court fully pays the medical coverage for employee and dependents on the lowest cost medical plan offered by the Court. Up to the same maximum contribution will be made to the other available plans (i.e., Kaiser, Health Net and Valley Health Plan). To RSVP or for any questions about this event or recruitment please email Renee Hughes at rhughes@scscourt.org An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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1/23/2019 Job Bulletin invites applications for the position of: Certified Court Reporter SALARY: $44.20 - $51.16 Hourly $3,535.68 - $4,092.88 Biweekly $7,660.64 - $8,867.91 Monthly $91,927.68 - $106,414.88 Annually OPENING DATE: 08/31/18 CLOSING DATE: Continuous DEFINITION/ DESCRIPTION: Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request.

• Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR, CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential.
• Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, a vision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on your birthday, sick leave, and option for employer- paid deferred compensation. Our Court offers Health insurance plans currently through Kaiser, HealthNet and Valley Health Plan. The Court currently fully pays for medical coverage for employee and dependents when selecting Kaiser. In addition the Court fully covers the premium for dental and vision insurance. TYPICAL TASKS/ REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
• Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed;
• Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request;
• Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings;
• Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed;
• Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by use of realtime technology; = Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim record, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 810;
• Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files;
• Performs other related duties as required. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS/TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the https://ag encyg overnmentjobs.com/scscourt/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=2198244 1/3

1/23/2019 Job Bulletin Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of:

• Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology - required for court proceedings and protocol;
• English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices;
• Office management principles, methods, and procedures;
• Court procedures and protocol. Ability To:
• Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy;
• Plan and organize work to meet deadlines;
• Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public;
• Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language;
• Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests;
• Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. Essential Functions:
• Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification:
• Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings;
• Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents;
• Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting;
• Physical Demands:
• Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination.and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis;
• Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds;
• Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting;
• Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination:
• A screening panel will be convened to select those applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination.
• The examination process will include one or more of the following: application appraisal; written examination; oral examination. = Please note: The Superior Court is establishing an eligibility list from this recruitment which may be used to fill both temporary and permanent vacancies. Please mark your interest clearly on your employment application as to your desire for temporary or permanent employment or both. Application Requirements:
• This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application. No paper applications will be accepted. https://agencyg overnmentjobs.com/scscourt/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=2198244 2/3

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• An electronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. The Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you are disabled as defined by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and will be requesting an accommodation, please contact Sulakshna Chauhan at schauhan@scscourt.org or (408) 882-2700, to discuss your request. TDD communication is available by calling (408) 882-2787. The Court must verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees to comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act. This verification is required only after an offer of employment has been made. For further information regarding the required verification, please contact Human Resources at 408-882-2747. APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: Position #18/1900AUG http://www. scscourt.org, CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER RH Superior Court of CA County of Santa Clara, CA 95113 Certified Court Reporter Supplemental Questionnaire

• 1. L understand that for my application to be considered, I must complete required supplemental questionnaires as part of the application screening and selection process. The information I provide will be reviewed and used to determine my eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process, L}Yes _INo
• 2. I understand that for my application to be considered, I must thoroughly complete the work experience and education portions of the application form, as well as provide a resume as an attachment, to demonstrate my qualifications for this job. LlYes INo
• 3. Authorization and Release. I have applied for employment with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara ("Court") and have provided information about my current and/or previous employment. I authorize the Court to investigate all statements made in my application for employment and to obtain any and all information concerning my former/current employment. This includes my job performance appraisals/evaluations, wage history, disciplinary action(s) if any, and all other matters pertaining to my employment history. I authorize my former and current employers and references to release contents of my employment record with their organizations and to provide any additional information that may be necessary for my application for employment with the Court, whether the information is positive or negative. I hereby release all such agencies and/or individuals who furnish such information, and the Court, from liability for damages, which may result from furnishing or receiving the information requested. }Yes No
• Required Question https://ag encyg overnmentjobs.com/scscourt/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=2198244 3/3

8/5/2021 Job Bulletin invites applications for the position of: Certified Court Reporter SALARY: $46.43 - $56.44 Hourly $3,714.76 - $4,515.08 Biweekly $8,048.66 - $9,782.68 Monthly $96,583.86 - $117,392.18 Annually OPENING DATE: 07/16/21 CLOSING DATE: 08/20/21 11:59 PM DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request.

• Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR, CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential.
• Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, a vision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on your birthday, sick leave, and option for employer-paid deferred compensation. Our Court offers Health insurance plans currently through Kaiser, HealthNet and Valley Health Plan. The Court currently fully pays for medical coverage for employee and dependents when selecting Kaiser. In addition the Court fully covers the premium for dental and vision insurance. TYPICAL TASKS/REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed;
• Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request;
• Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings;
• Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed;
• Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by use of realtime technology;
• Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim record, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 810:
• Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files; » Performs other related duties as required. https://agency.governmentjobs.com/scscourt/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=3146230 1/4

8/5/2021 Job Bulletin EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS/TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of: » Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol; s English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices;

• Office management principles, methods, and procedures;
• Court procedures and protocol. Ability To: » Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy; « Plan and organize work to meet deadlines;
• Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public;
• Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language; » Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests;
• Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. Essential Functions: ¢ Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification:
• Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings; e Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents; e Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting; « Physical Demands:
• Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis;
• Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds; e Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting; e Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination: « Ascreening panel will be convened to select those applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination.
• The examination process will include one or more of the following: application appraisal; written examination; oral examination. https://agency.governmentjobs.com/scscourt/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=3146230 2/4

8/5/2021 Job Bulletin

• Please note: The Superior Court is establishing an eligibility list from this recruitment which may be used to fill both temporary and permanent vacancies. Please mark your interest clearly on your employment application as to your desire for temporary or permanent employment or both. Application Requirements: ¢ This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application. No paper applications will be accepted. e Anelectronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. The Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants challenged with disabilities. If you are challenged with a disability as defined by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and will be requesting an accommodation in the application process, please contact Renee Hughes or Pam McGee at rhughes@scscourt.org or pmcgee@scscourt.org or (408) 882-2703 to discuss your request. TDD communication is available by calling (408) 882-2787. The Court must verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees to comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act. This verification is required only after an offer of employment has been made. For further information regarding the required verification, please contact Human Resources at (408) 882-2747. APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: Position #21/2200JUL http://www.scscourt.org CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER JP Superior Court of CA County of Santa Clara, CA 95113 Certified Court Reporter Supplemental Questionnaire
• 1, Lunderstand that for my application to be considered, I must complete required supplemental questionnaires as part of the application screening and selection process. The information I provide will be reviewed and used to determine my eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Yes LUNo
• 2, I understand that for my application to be considered, I must thoroughly complete the work experience and education portions of the application form, as well as provide a resume as an attachment, to demonstrate my qualifications for this job. Yes UU No
• 3. Authorization and Release. I have applied for employment with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara ("Court") and have provided information about my current and/or previous employment. I authorize the Court to investigate all statements made in my application for employment and to obtain any and all information concerning my former/current employment. This includes my job performance appraisals/evaluations, wage history, disciplinary action(s) if any, and all other matters pertaining to my employment history. I authorize my former and current employers and references to release contents of my employment record with their organizations and to provide any https://agency.governmentiobs.com/scscourt/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=3146230 3/4

8/5/2021 Job Bulletin additional information that may be necessary for my application for employment with the Court, whether the information is positive or negative. I hereby release all such agencies and/or individuals who furnish such information, and the Court, from liability for damages, which may result from furnishing or receiving the information requested. “Yes LINo

• Required Question https://agency.governmentjobs.com/scscourt/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=3146230 Al4

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Renee A. Hughes Sent: Friday, July 16, 2021 1:36 PM To: ‘Bector, Atul’; ‘Grace, Sandra’ Ce: Julie Pham; Ivory Rachal; Pam McGee Subject: Recruitment - Santa Clara Superior Court - Certified Court Reporter Attachments: Court Reporter Job Description.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: e Certified Court Reporter The filing deadline: 8/6/2021 Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Senior Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org NOTICE: This email message and/or its attachment may contain information that is confidential or restricted. It is intended only for the individuals named as recipients in the message. If you are NOT an authorized recipient, you are prohibited from using, delivering, distributing, printing, copying, or disclosing the message or content to others and must delete the message from your computer. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by return email.

Sorayma PerezSalgado ————— See From: Renee A. Hughes Sent: Friday, July 16, 2021 2:42 PM To: ‘adsupport@ncra.org'; mpetto@ncra.org Cc: Human Resources; Pam McGee; Julie Pham Subject: Certified Court Reporter Attachments: Court Reporter Job Description.pdf Good Afternoon, The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: e Certified Court Reporter Verbiage for posting: SUPERIOR COURT OF CA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA IS HIRING Invites applications for the position of: Certified Court Reporter TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT: http://www.scscourt.org/jobs Closing date: 8/6/2021 Can you please provide instructions on how to get the position posted? Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Senior Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org NOTICE: This email message and/or its attachment may contain information that is confidential or restricted. It is intended only for the individuals named as recipients in the message. If you are NOT an authorized recipient, you are prohibited from using, delivering, distributing, printing, copying, or disclosing the message or content to others and must delete the message from your computer. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by return email.

7/16/2021 CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER job at Superior Court of CA, Santa Clara County | Monster.com MONSTER CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER Superior Court of CA, Santa Clara Counly CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER San Jose, CA 95110 © Save a Email Details Highlights Certified Court Reporter DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an officialrecord of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs otherrelated duties as required. Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of courtproceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record uponrequest. » Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR,CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential.

• Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Courtadministered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, avision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on your birthday, sick leave, and option for employer-paid deferred compensation. Our Court offers Health insurance plans currently through Kaiser, HealthNet and Valley HealthPlan. The Court currently fully pays for medical coverage for employee and dependents whenselecting Kaiser. In addition the Court fully covers the premium for dental and vision insurance, TYPICAL TASKS/REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: » Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of theproceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed;

• Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request; » Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings; » Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides dailytranscripts as needed;

• Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by useof realtime technology; « Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce theverbatim record, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 810; » Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files;

• Performs other related duties as required. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS/TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS: https://hiring. monster.com/jpw/jobs/jobspreviewpopup. aspx? folderid=2743 18427 &post=true&source=jcm# 4/3

7/16/2021 CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER job at Superior Court of CA, Santa Clara County | Monster.com Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of: » Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol; » English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices;

• Office management principles, methods, and procedures, » Court procedures and protocol. Ability To: » Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy; » Plan and organize work to meet deadlines;
• Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and thepublic;
• Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language; « Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests;
• Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. Essential Functions: » Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification: « Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings;
• Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents; ¢ Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting;
• Physical Demands:
• Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis;
• Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds;
• Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting;
• Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination:
• Ascreening panel will be convened to select those applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination.
• The examination process will include one or more of the following: application appraisal; written examination; oral examination. Application Requirements:
• This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application (see website below). No paper applications will be accepted. « An electronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. https //agency.governmentjobs.com/scscourt/default.cfm Resume check Salary How dol match with this job? GAR 5A RR $117 207 1RWvaar https: /hiring. monster.com/jpw/jobs/jobspreviewpopup. aspx? folderid=27 4318427 &post=true&source=jcm# 2/3

7/16/2021 Court Reporter | Superior Court of CA, Santa Clara County | LinkedIn ‘in me @P sks & Home My Network Jobs @ You posted this job on July 16, 2021 Manage job post CO eee ial Ld Court Reporter Superior Court of CA, Santa Clara County - San Jose, CA 2 minutes ago = Full-time 29: See recent hiring trends for Superior Court of CA, Santa Clara County. Try Premium for free About the job DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an officialrecord of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs otherrelated duties as required. Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of courtproceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record uponrequest. © Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR,CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential. ® Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Courtadministered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, avision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on yourbirthday, sick leave, and option for employer-paid deferred compensation. https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2652803772/ 1/5

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Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Renee A. Hughes Sent: Friday, July 16, 2021 2:55 PM Ce: Human Resources Subject: Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Attachments: Court Reporter Job Description.pdf Good Afternoon, The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: ° Certified Court Reporter The filing deadline: 8/6/2021 Would you please post and circulate the attached job announcement. Thank you in advance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Senior Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Email: rhughes@scscourt.or; NOTICE: This email message and/or its attachment may contain information that is confidential or restricted. It is intended only for the individuals named as recipients in the message. If you are NOT an authorized recipient, you are prohibited from using, delivering, distributing, printing, copying, or disclosing the message or content to others and must delete the message from your computer. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by return email.

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Friday, July 16, 2021 4:21 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Cc: Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: RE: Court Reporter Recruitment Hi Renee, Confirming the Court Reporter position has been posted on LinkedIn (will close on 8/6) and Monster (30 days ~ 8/16). Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: jhpbham@scscourt.org From: Renee A. Hughes Sent: Friday, July 16, 2021 1:34 PM To: Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org Cc: Pam McGee PMcGee@scscourt.org; Ivory Rachal IRachal@scscourt.org Subject: Court Reporter Recruitment Hi Julie, I am posting the Court Reporter position today. Can you post to the sites below (with your name) by end of day on Monday, please? Governmentjobs.com - RH Indeed - RH Judicial Council - RH Court Reporting Schools - RH Linked In - Julie Monster.com - Julie National Court Reporter Association - RH National Center for State Courts - RH Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Senior Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: ccra@memberclicks-mail.net on behalf of California Court Reporters Association ccra@memberclicks-mail.net Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 10:17 AM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: CCRA Classified Ad Submission Form Submitted Successfully [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Dear Renee Hughes, Thank you for your classified ad submission. Your ad will be posted on the CCRA website within 72 hours or less. Here is the information you provided. If changes are needed to your classified ad, please e-mail the CCRA office at info@cal- ccra.org. The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara invites applicants to apply for the Court Reporter position. Qualified candidates will be interviewed. For more information and to apply please visit: https://agency.governmentjobs.com/scscourt/default.cfm This recruitment is open until filled. Additional: Payment Information: Total: $0.00 Receipt ID: 204789716 Receipt Date: 09/09/2021 Please contact the CCRA office should you have any questions. (949) 715-4682 info@cal-ccra.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado —— ———————SESESEE] See SES ees From: Julie Pham Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 9:48 AM To: ‘smaisuria@maccormac.edu' Ce: Renee A. Hughes Subject: RE: Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter Attachments: Job Bulletin.pdf Hi Sharvin, My name is Julie and | am assisting Renee Hughes with the Certified Court Reporter posting. Please see the attached job bulleting for details to be posted on Handshake and let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: jhpbham@scscourt.org From: Sharvin Maisuria [mailto:smaisuria@maccormac.edu] Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 7:14 AM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org Subject: Re: Job Opportunity - Certified Court Reporter [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hi, Thank you for reaching out. We utilize Handshake for our job board--it is a free account to create and post jobs. Once it is created, you can add our school and have the job posted on our job board. Alternatively, I can post it on your behalf and give the contact details in the posting, again at no charge at all. I have also forwarded your message to our Director of Court Reporting, Ms. Scott. Thank you for thinking of us for this opportunity! Best regards, Sharvin On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 2:34 PM Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org wrote: Good Afternoon, The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position:

e Certified Court Reporter Can you tell me how I would go about advertising this position with your agency and if there are any fees associated with posting this job opportunity? If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Senior Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org NOTICE: This email message and/or its attachment may contain information that is confidential or restricted. It is intended only for the individuals named as recipients in the message. If you are NOT an authorized recipient, you are prohibited from using, delivering, distributing, printing, copying, or disclosing the message or content to others and must delete the message from your computer. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by return email. Prof. Sharvin Maisuria, JD MacCormac College 29 E. Madison Street Chicago, IL 60602 Email: smaisuria@maccormac.edu Phone: 312.922.1884 \Veb: www.maccormac.edu

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 12:49 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: RE: Court Reporter Recruitment Completed. CR has been posted on Monster for 30 days — expires on 10/22/2021. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: jhpham@scscourt.org From: Renee A. Hughes Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 12:26 PM To: Julie Pham <jhpham @scscourt.org> Subject: FW: Court Reporter Recruitment Hi Julie, Can you please repost? Approval below. Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Senior Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org NOTICE: This email message and/or its attachment may contain information that is confidential or restricted. It is intended only for the individuals named as recipients in the message. If you are NOT an authorized recipient, you are prohibited from using, delivering, distributing, printing, copying, or disclosing the message or content to others and must delete the message from your computer. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by return email. From: Sulakshna Chauhan Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 12:02 PM To: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org scscourt.org> Cc: Pam McGee PMcGee@scscourt.org; Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org; Ivory Rachal <IRachal Subject: RE: Court Reporter Recruitment Approved. From: Renee A. Hughes Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 11:12 AM

To: Sulakshna Chauhan schauhan@scscourt.org Cc: Pam McGee PMcGee@scscourt.org; Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org; Ivory Rachal IRachal@scscourt.org Subject: Court Reporter Recruitment Sulakshna, Since the Court Reporter position is now posted as continuous, should we continue to pay the $375 (posting for 30 days) monthly until the position is filled? If so, the attached form needs your signature. I would recommend we only utilize free sites for continuous postings as these fees can add up quickly. Let me know your thoughts. Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Senior Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org NOTICE: This email message and/or its attachment may contain information that is confidential or restricted. It is intended only for the individuals named as recipients in the message. If you are NOT an authorized recipient, you are prohibited from using, delivering, distributing, printing, copying, or disclosing the message or content to others and must delete the message from your computer. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by return email.

9/22/21, 12:41 PM Certified Court Reporter job at Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County | Monster.com MONSTER Certified Court Reporter Superior Court of California Santa Clara County San Jase, CA 95110 Certified Court Reporter San Jose, CA 95110 © Save Efnail Details Highlights Certified Court Reporter DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request.

• Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR,CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential. » Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, a vision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on your birthday, sick leave, and option for employer-paid deferred compensation. Our Court offers Health insurance plans currently through Kaiser, Health Net and Valley Health Plan. The Court currently fully pays for medical coverage for employee and dependents when selecting Kaiser. In addition the Court fully covers the premium for dental and vision insurance. https://hiring. monster.com/jpw/jobs/jobspreviewpopup. aspx? folderid=27431 8427 &post=true&source=jcm 14

9/22/21, 12:41 PM Certified Court Reporter job at Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County | Monster.com e Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed; e Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request; e Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings; e Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed;

• Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by use of real time technology; ¢ Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim record, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 810; e Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files; e Performs other related duties as required. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS/TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of: e Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol; e English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices; e Office management principles, methods, and procedures; e Court procedures and protocol. Ability To: e Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy; e Plan and organize work to meet deadlines; e Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public; e Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language; e Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests; ¢ Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. https://hiring.monster.com/jpw/jobs/jobspreviewpopup. aspx? folderid=2743 18427&post=true&source=jcm 2/4

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• Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification: ¢ Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings; ¢ Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents; » Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting; « Physical Demands:
• Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis;
• Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds; e Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting; e Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination:
• Ascreening panel will be convened to select those applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination. « The examination process will include one or more of the following: application appraisal; written examination; oral examination. Application Requirements: e This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application (see website below). No paper applications will be accepted. « An electronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. https://agency.governmentjobs.com/scscourt/default.cfm Resume check Salary How do | match with this job? | Upload resume $96,583.86 - $117,392.18/year % https://hiring. monster.com/jpw/jobs/jobspreviewpopup. aspx? folderid=2743 18427 &post=true&source=jcm 3/4

Sorayma PerezSalgado —————— —————S———S SEE See From: Julie Pham Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 2:52 PM To: Benjamin T. Rada Ce: Ivory Rachal Subject: RE: Recruitment - Santa Clara Superior Court - Certified Court Reporter Thanks Ben! Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: jhoham@scscourt.org From: Benjamin T. Rada Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 2:46 PM To: Julie Pham <jhpham @scscourt.org> Cc: Ivory Rachal IRachal@scscourt.org Subject: RE: Recruitment - Santa Clara Superior Court - Certified Court Reporter Posted. Benjamin Rada Cell: 408-334-9236 brada@scscourt.org From: Julie Pham Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 9:39 AM To: Benjamin T. Rada BRada@scscourt.org Cc: Ivory Rachal IRachal@scscourt.org Subject: FW: Recruitment - Santa Clara Superior Court - Certified Court Reporter Hi Ben, Would you please post the Certified Court Reporter to the Court’s Linkedin page when you get a chance? Thank you! Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796 Email: jhpham@scscourt.org From: Renee A. Hughes Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:31 PM To: Grace, Sandra Sandra.Grace@jud.ca.gov; Taylor.Wolgamott@jud.ca.gov 1

Cc: Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org; Pam McGee <PMcGee @scscourt.org> Subject: Recruitment - Santa Clara Superior Court - Certified Court Reporter Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: e Certified Court Reporter Filing deadline: Open Until Filled Thank you, Reneé A. Hughes Senior Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (408) 882-2710 Email: rhughes@scscourt.org NOTICE: This email message and/or its attachment may contain information that is confidential or restricted. It is intended only for the individuals named as recipients in the message. If you are NOT an authorized recipient, you are prohibited from using, delivering, distributing, printing, copying, or disclosing the message or content to others and must delete the message from your computer. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by return email.

Renee A. Hughes SSS — SSS From: Web Works <webworks2 @ncra.org> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2022 8:41 AM To: Renee A. Hughes Ce: Web Works Subject: RE: NCRA Officialship Jobs Form [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Renee, Thank you for your job listing submission for placement on the NCRA.org/Jobs website. This is the direct link to your job listing, which will expire at midnight (ET) on 5/13/2022. https://www.ncra.org/detail-pages/job-details-page/certified-court-reporter-(job-number-21-2200jul) For changes or to extend the posting period for this submission, please email webworks@ncra.org. For NEW Officialship job positions, please submit using our web form at this link https://www.ncra.org/home/forms/officialships-form-submission, which is also accessible from our Classifieds page. Regards, NCRA Web Communications Team National Court Reporters Association 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 400 Reston VA 20191 ICR for ‘Coun Reporters and Captlonars NCRA.org New form submission NCRA Officialship Jobs Form Submitted on 11 May 2022, 08:27 PM, via IP 63.202.219.198 by Anonymous

Job title Officialship Job description Website URL Place my ad under the category: Select the ad duration Last name First name Email Phone Organization City State Certified Court Reporter Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. - Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR, CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential. - Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, a vision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on your birthday, sick leave, and option for employer- paid deferred compensation. Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. http:/Awww.scscourt.org/jobs Court Reporter 12 Months Hughes Renee rhughes@scscourt.org 4088822710 Santa Clara Superior Court San Jose CA

Renee A. Hughes _ From: ccra@memberclicks-mail.net on behalf of California Court Reporters Association ccra@memberclicks-mail.net Sent: Friday, May 13, 2022 3:40 PM To: Renee A. Hughes Subject: CCRA Classified Ad Submission Form Submitted Successfully [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Dear Renee Hughes, Thank you for your classified ad submission. Your ad will be posted on the CCRA website within 72 hours or less. Here is the information you provided. If changes are needed to your classified ad, please e-mail the CCRA office at info@cal-ccra.org. The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara invites applicants to apply for the Court Reporter position. Qualified candidates will be interviewed. For more information and to apply please visit: https://agency.governmentjobs.com/scscourt/default.cfm This recruitment is open until filled. Additional: Payment Information: Total: $0.00 Receipt ID: 206273514 Receipt Date: 05/13/2022 Please contact the CCRA office should you have any questions. (949) 715-4682 info@cal-cera.org Priva

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Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 3:43 PM To: ‘Amy Narber' Subject: RE: DICE Postings for 2022 Attachments: Court Reporter Job Bulletin.pdf Hi Amy, We would like to move forward with posting 1 job for 3 months. How do we go about with getting it posted? Attached is the job description. Feel free to give me a call if that’s easier. Thank you, Julie Pham Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796 From: Amy Narber amy.narber@dice.com Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 1:06 PM To: Julie Pham <jhpham @scscourt.org> Subject: RE: DICE Postings for 2022 [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Sounds good! I'll wait patiently over here. © Warm Regards, Amy Amy Narber, Account Executive, Dice O: 303.562.0146 | amy.narber@dice.com Book a meeting with Amy Narber From: Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 12:56 PM To: Amy Narber amy.narber@dice.com Subject: RE: DICE Postings for 2022 Hi Amy, Thank you for checking in. | sent the information to the management and awaiting for their decision/approval. Once | know more, | will be sure to reach out to you for posting. Thank you,

Julie Pham Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796 From: Amy Narber amy.narber@dice.com Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 9:43 AM To: Julie Pham <jhpham @scscourt.org> Subject: RE: DICE Postings for 2022 [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hi Julie-

| know you wanted to get your job up asap. Any thoughts on the info/pricing | sent over last night?

Happy to get this going for you quickly if needed. Thanks! Warm Regards, Amy Amy Narber, Account Executive, Dice O: 303.562.0146 | amy.narber@dice.com Book a meeting with Amy Narber From: Amy Narber Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 5:52 PM To: Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org Subject: RE: DICE Postings for 2022 Hi Julie- Happy to help you with that, and I’m glad you reached out instead of purchasing online. The webstore postings are static, uneditable, and non-refreshable, as well as more expensive than a flexible job slot. If you want to post for 3 months, the job slot is by far the superior way to go for the best response.

| can provide the 3-month job slot w/ free minimal access to the Dice candidate database (if you want to try reaching out

to some candidates proactively) for $1,150. Please let me know if that work and you’d like to proceed, or any questions/concerns. Thanks! Warm Regards, Amy Amy Narber, Account Executive, Dice O: 303.562.0146 | amy.narber@dice.com Book a meeting with Amy Narber From: Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 5:06 PM To: Amy Narber amy.narber@dice.com Subject: RE: DICE Postings for 2022

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 2:47 PM To: sstubbs@marin.edu Ce: Scscourt Recruitment Subject: Court Reporter Posting Attachments: Court Reporter Job Bulletin - Continuous.pdf Hi Stephanie, My name is Julie and work for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara HR department. | received your contact from my colleague Renee Hughes who has previously emailed you about the Court Reporter job posting. Would you kindly repost the attached job bulletin to your job board and confirm that it’s been reposted? Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

invites applications for the position of: Certified Court Reporter Open Until Filled SALARY: $55.35 - $64.07 Hourly $4,428.00 - $5,125.85 Biweekly $9,594.00 - $11,106.00 Monthly $115,128.00 - $133,272.00 Annually OPENING DATE: 11/05/21 CLOSING DATE: Continuous DEFINITION/ DESCRIPTION: New Hires will receive $7500 SIGNING BONUS* SALARY INCREASES: Salary steps are presented as a range from lowest to highest and are allocated into four (4) steps. Progression from a step is after completing a year of service in the current step. The current contract dated October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025 has the below negotiated salary increases which will be implemented as follows:

• 2023: Effective the first full pay period in October 2023, all unit members shall receive a five percent (5.0%) increase in salary.
• 2024: Effective the first full pay period in October 2024, all unit members shall receive a four percent (4.0%) increase in salary. Upon hire, a sign-on bonus of $7,500 shall be offered to all new bargaining unit employees, to be paid out as follows: $4,000 upon beginning work for the Court; $2,000 at the first anniversary of employment; and $1,500 at the second anniversary of employment. DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara is the 7th largest unified trial court in California. Its 77 Judicial Officers work in one of the 7 Courthouses within the County and are supported by close to 600 full-time Court employees. COURT REPORTERS are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Applications may be submitted for Full Time, Part Time and Extra Help* opportunities. “Extra Help: Positions that are used by the Court to handle peak workload and vacancies. These positions are not eligible for most Court benefits. TYPICAL TASKS/REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: « Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed; « Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request;
• Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings;
• Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed;

• Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by use of realtime technology;

• Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim record, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 810; « Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files;
• Performs other related duties as required. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS/TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. « Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be Realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a Realtime test administered by the Court. « Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. Employees will be eligible for reimbursements up to $2000 from the Court for limited equipment. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of: « Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol; « English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices; ¢ Office management principles, methods, and procedures; ¢ Court procedures and protocol. Ability To: ¢ Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy; e Plan and organize work to meet deadlines; ¢ Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public; « Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language; « Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests; ¢ Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. Essential Functions: Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification: ¢ Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings; ¢ Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents; ¢ Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting; Physical Demands: « Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis;

• Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds; « Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting; ¢ Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination: ¢ Ascreening panel will be convened to select those applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination.
• The examination process will include one or more of the following: application appraisal; written examination; oral examination. Please note: The Superior Court is establishing an eligibility list from this recruitment which may be used to fill both temporary and permanent vacancies. Please mark your interest clearly on your employment application as to your desire for temporary or permanent employment or both. Application Requirements: ¢ This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application. No paper applications will be accepted. ¢ An electronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. The Court is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,

and veteran or disability status. The Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants challenged with disabilities. If you are challenged with a disability as defined by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and will be requesting an accommodation in the application process, please contact Renee Hughes or Pam McGee at rhughes@scscourt.org or pmcgee@scscourt.org or (408) 882-2703 to discuss your request. TDD communication is available by calling (408) 882-2787. The Court must verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees to comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act. This verification is required only after an offer of employment has been made. For further information regarding the required verification, please contact Human Resources at (408) 882-2747. BENEFITS: The Superior Court offers an excellent benefit package, summarized as follows: « CalPERs Retirement Plan: Specific benefit formula determined per California Public Employees Retirement System regulations. « Health Benefits: The Court offers health insurance plans currently through Kaiser, HealthNet, and Valley Health Plan. The Court currently fully pays for medical coverage for employee and dependents when selecting Kaiser. In addition, the Court fully covers the premium for dental and vision insurance.

• Holidays and Leave Benefits; Employees in these positions will be entitled to 14 paid holidays, 16 days of vacation earned during the first year of service, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on their birthday, and sick leave accrued at the rate of 100 hours per year.

• Longevity Pay: After completing 2,611 days of continuous service, the Court provides $50 per pay period as a longevity payment.

• Deferred compensation plans: Employees will have access to deferred compensation plans.

• Realtime/CART Court Reporting Certification Differential

• Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR, CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential.

• Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential. Benefits are prorated for Part-Time employees and Extra Help are eligible for limited benefits. Please reach out to the HR representative for more information. APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: Position #21/2200JUL http://www.scscourt.org CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER - OPEN UNTIL FILLED JP Superior Court of CA County of Santa Clara, CA 95113 connect@neogovxx.net Certified Court Reporter - Open Until Filled Supplemental Questionnaire
• 1, Lunderstand that for my application to be considered, I must complete required supplemental questionnaires as part of the application screening and selection process. The information I provide will be reviewed and used to determine my eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process, Yes No
• 2. I understand that for my application to be considered, I must thoroughly complete the work experience and education portions of the application form, as well as provide a resume as an attachment, to demonstrate my qualifications for this job. tyes --INo
• 3, Authorization and Release, I have applied for employment with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara ("Court") and have provided information about my current and/or previous employment. I authorize the Court to investigate all statements made in my application for employment and to obtain any and all information concerning my former/current employment. This includes my job performance appraisals/evaluations, wage history, disciplinary action(s) if any, and all other matters pertaining to my employment history. I authorize my former and current employers and references to release contents of my employment record with their organizations and to provide any additional information that may be necessary for my application for employment with the Court, whether the information is positive or negative. I hereby release all such agencies and/or individuals who furnish such information, and the Court, from liability for damages, which may result from furnishing or receiving the information requested.

From: Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:14 PM Cc: Scscourt Recruitment recruitment@scscourt.org Subject: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting Hello, My name is Julie Pham and work for the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara HR department. | received your contact from my colleague who has previously emailed you about the Court Reporter job posting. Would you kindly repost the attached job bulletin to your job board and confirm that it’s been reposted? Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech I! Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

From: Maggie Ortiz To: Julie Pham Subject: Re: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting Date: Monday, July 18, 2022 4:22:00 PM [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hi, Julie. I will send the posting to my instructors to have them post it in their summer course learning platforms where students regularly check for information. I'll also ask them to mention the posting in their classes. Thank you for sending this to me. Best regards, Maggie Margaret Ortiz Program Coordinator Court Reporting and Related Technologies School of Continuing Education/School of Professional Studies West Valley College 14000 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070 (408) 741-2559 office (408) 318-4158 cell argaret.ortiz@wvm. From: Julie Pham <jhpham @scscourt.org> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:13 PM Cc: Scscourt Recruitment recruitment@scscourt.org

Subject: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting Hello, My name is Julie Pham and work for the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara HR department. | received your contact from my colleague who has previously emailed you about the Court Reporter job posting. Would you kindly repost the attached job bulletin to your job board and confirm that it’s been reposted? Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:14 PM Cec: Scscourt Recruitment Subject: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting Attachments: Court Reporter Job Bulletin - Continuous.pdf Hello, My name is Julie Pham and work for the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara HR department. | received your contact from my colleague who has previously emailed you about the Court Reporter job posting. Would you kindly repost the attached job bulletin to your job board and confirm that it’s been reposted? Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. Julie Phan Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

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| was wondering if you would kindly post the attached Court Reporter job posting to your job board/bulletin? We are

hiring for Court Reporters. Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

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| was wondering if you would kindly post the attached Court Reporter job posting to your job board/bulletin? We are

hiring for Court Reporters. Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

From: Gloria Peterson To: dulie Pham Cc: Scscourt Recruitment Subject: RE: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting Date: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:28:27 PM [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hi Julie - We would be happy to post it. This has been forwarded to our communications team who will post it in the next 24 hours. Gloria Peterson, |OM CCRA Advening or petnion > for aver 100 years. Executive Director Calitoral Court Reporters Assclation California Court Reporters Association 1 Capitol Mall, Suite 800 Sacramento, CA 95814 t: 949.715.4682 x104 f: 916-444-7462 e: gloria.peterson@cal-ccra.org wWwww.cal-ccra.org 112™ ANNUAL CONVENTION SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2022 pe “Goch inthe Srocve Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa From: Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:14 PM Ce: Scscourt Recruitment recruitment@scscourt.org Subject: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting Hello, My name is Julie Pham and work for the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara HR department. | received your contact from my colleague who has previously emailed you about the Court Reporter job posting.

Would you kindly repost the attached job bulletin to your job board and confirm that it’s been reposted? Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. Julie Phan Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

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Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:31 PM To: ncollias@southcoastcollege.edu Subject: South Coast College - Court Reporter Posting Attachments: Court Reporter Job Bulletin - Continuous.pdf Hi Nancy, Thank you so much for taking my call, | really appreciate it. Attached is the Court Reporter Job Bulletin. If you can kindly post and distribute to students that would be great. Like you said, you never know if they want to move up to the Bay Area! And if so, the Santa Clara County Superior Court is hiring for Court Reporters. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:30 PM To: ncolliase@southcoastcollege.edu Subject: South Coast College - Court Reporter Posting Attachments: Court Reporter Job Bulletin - Continuous.pdf Hi Nancy, Thank you so much for taking my call, | really appreciate it. Attached is the Court Reporter Job Bulletin. If you can kindly post and distribute to students that would be great. Like you said, you never know if they want to move up to the Bay Area! And if so, the Santa Clara County Superior Court is hiring for Court Reporters. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

Mental Health Resources Th sed ‘Braj ond apne BOooo8 In This Section > things you can do In court reporting school. Leam about becoming a mentor or finding a mentor. Home / Jobs Jobs Certified Court Reporter - County of Santa Clara Superior Court County of Santa Clara Date Posted : Jul. 20, 2022 Date Closed : Salary $46.43 - $56.44 Hourly $3,714.76 - $4,515.08 Biweekly $8,048.66 - $9,782.68 Monthly $96,583.86 - $117,392.18 Annually Definition description Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an officialrecord of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs otherrelated duties as -equired.

Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of courtproceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record uponrequest. e Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR,CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential. ¢ Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Courtadministered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential Learn more and apply Job Types : Court Reporter, Officialship Job Locations : California National Court Reporters Association Connect Quick Links 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 400 Membership Reston, Virginia 20191 800-272-6272 BENGE NCRA Learning Center Fi ¥ in @® Certification Associated Sites Events Foundation TheJCR.com 2 Advertising and Sponsorship DiscoverSteno.org J Information and Resource Center CaptioningMatters.org Jobs LearningCenter.ncra.org NCRA Marketplace NCRA Store Find a Professional JCR Magazine Press Center FAQs NCRA Career Opportunities Contact Us @.. us your feedback

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:33 PM To: Gloria Peterson Ce: Scscourt Recruitment Subject: RE: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting Thank you so much! Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796 From: Gloria Peterson GPeterson@amgroup.us Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:28 PM To: Julie Pham <jhpham @scscourt.org> Cc: Scscourt Recruitment recruitment@scscourt.org Subject: RE: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hi Julie - We would be happy to post it. This has been forwarded to our communications team who will post it in the next 24 hours. Gloria Peterson, IOM G CCRA Aromas stanton 5, Far over 108 yoors. Executive Director Cathrata Cour Repay: Axum California Court Reporters Association 1 Capitol Mall, Suite 800 Sacramento, CA 95814 t: 949.715.4682 x104 f: 916-444-7462 e: gloria.peterson@cal-ccra.org www.cal-ccra.org EZ 112™ ANNUAL CONVENTION SEPTEMBER 23-25,:2022 Se c:ch in the Sré Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa

From: Nancy Collias To: Julie Pham Subject: Re: South Coast College - Court Reporter Posting Date: Monday, July 18, 2022 4:13:20 PM Attachments: Qutlook-3ic3selu.pna [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Received, thank you, You're so welcome! Nancy Collias Admissions Representative South Coast College 714-867-5009 ncollias@southcoastcollege.com «2 OUTH Sour COLLE From: Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 3:31 PM To: Nancy Collias ncollias@southcoastcollege.edu Subject: South Coast College - Court Reporter Posting Hi Nancy, Thank you so much for taking my call, | really appreciate it. Attached is the Court Reporter Job Bulletin. If you can kindly post and distribute to students that would be great. Like you said, you never know if they want to move up to the Bay Area! And if so, the Santa Clara County Superior Court is hiring for Court Reporters. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Julie Phaww Confidential Support Tech II

From: Stephanie F Stubbs To: Julie Pham Cec: Scscourt Recruitment; Christine N Leung Subject: Re: Court Reporter Posting Date: Monday, July 18, 2022 4:18:45 PM Attachments: Court Reporter Job Bulletin - Continuous.pdf [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Julie, Will do!! FYI, I’m including our new department head, Christine Leung, in this email. She’s replacing me as the head. I’1l be continuing as a speed-building instructor now. Stephanie Fox Stubbs, CSR #4640 Department of Court Reporting, instructor College of Marin Indian Valley Campus On Jul 18, 2022, at 3:02 PM, Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org wrote: Hi Stephanie, My name is Julie and work for the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara HR department. | received your contact from my colleague Renee Hughes who has previously emailed you about the Court Reporter job posting. Would you kindly repost the attached job bulletin to your job board and confirm that it’s been reposted? Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

From: Sharvin Maisuria To: julie Pham Subject: Re: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 9:02:21 AM [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hi, Absolutely! Thank you for sending this our way and please keep us informed if any additional opportunities come up. On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 5:13 PM Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org wrote: Hello, My name is Julie Pham and work for the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara HR department. I received your contact from my colleague who has previously emailed you about the Court Reporter job posting. Would you kindly repost the attached job bulletin to your job board and confirm that it’s been reposted? Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

From: Web Works To: julie Pham Cc: Scscourt Recruitment; Web Works Subject: RE: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 8:12:19 AM [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Good day, Thank you for your job listing submission for placement on the NCRA.org/Jobs website. This is the direct link to your job listing https://www.ncra.org/detail-pages/job-details- page/certified-court-reporter---county-of-santa-clara. We have posted the position for 90 days and it will auto expire on October 20, 2022 (midnight ET). NOTE For future NEW Officialship job positions, please submit using our web form at this link https://www_nera.org/home/forms/officialships-form-submission, which is also accessible from our Classifieds page. For changes or to extend the posting period for this submission, please email webworks(@ncra.org. FYI: We normally only include a brief summary of the job listing on the NCRA job site, and then link to the full job description on your website. If you would like to provide a the web address to the PDF version or description of the job on your site, please send it to webworks@ncra.org. Currently the link provided under “Learn more and apply”, sends the user to your main site and they may have difficulty navigating to the exact job listing. Regards, NCRA Web Communications Team National Court Reporters Association 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 400 Reston VA 20191 NCRA.org From: Julie Pham <jhpham @scscourt.org> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 6:14 PM Ce: Scscourt Recruitment recruitment@scscourt.org

Subject: Santa Clara Superior Court - Court Reporter Posting Hello, My name is Julie Pham and work for the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara HR department. | received your contact from my colleague who has previously emailed you about the Court Reporter job posting. Would you kindly repost the attached job bulletin to your job board and confirm that it’s been reposted? Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

© ZipApply Court Reporter Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara San Jose, CA, USA © $96,583.86 to $117,392.18 Annually © Dental, Life, Medical, Vision © Full-Time Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara invites applications for the position of: Certified Court Reporter - Open Until Filled APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scscourt DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required, Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. This recruitment will also lead to establishing an eligibility list for Extra Help, Limited Term, and Part-Time opportunities at the court. Limited Term - Individual is hired for a specific term subject to an extension at the end of the term at the Court's discretion, Extra Help - Positions are used by the Court to handle peak workload and vacancies, These positions are not eligible for most Court benefits - please review the benefits tab for more information.

• Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR,CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential.
• Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential The Court offers a substantial benefits package to include a choice of health plan, dental plan, avision plan, 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on your birthday, sick leave, and option for employer-paid deferred compensation. Our Court offers Health insurance plans currently through Kaiser, HealthNet and Valley HealthPlan. The Court currently fully pays for medical coverage for employee and dependents when selecting Kaiser. In addition the Court fully covers the premium for dental and vision insurance. TYPICAL TASKS/REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed;
• Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request;
• Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings;
• Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed;
• Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by use of realtime technology;
• Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim

record, pursuant to Calitornia Rules ot Court, Rule 81U; ¢ Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files; ° Performs other related duties as required. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS/TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or theDeposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of courtproceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification maybe required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of: ¢ Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology requiredfor court proceedings and protocol; ¢ English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices; ° Office management principles, methods, and procedures;

• Court procedures and protocol. Ability To: e Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy; e Plan and organize work to meet deadlines; e Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public; Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language; ° Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests; Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes,odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. Essential Functions:
• Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification: ¢ Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings; e Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents; e Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting; Physical Demands: e Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis; ° Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds;

° Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting; ¢ Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination: ¢ Ascreening panel will be convened to select those applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination. e The examination process will include one or more of the following: application appraisal; written examination; oral examination. e Please note: The Superior Court is establishing an eligibility list from this recruitment which may be used to fill both temporary and permanent vacancies. Please mark your interest clearly on your employment or both. Application Requirements: ¢ This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application. No paper applications will be accepted. e APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scscourt e An electronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. The court is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,and veteran or disability status.The Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants challenged with disabilities. If you are challenged with a disability as defined by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and will be requesting an accommodation in the application process, please contact Renee Hughes or PamMcGee at rhughes@scscourt.org or pmcgee@scscourt.org or (408) 882-2703 to discuss your request. TDD communication is available by calling (408) 882-2787. The Court must verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees to comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act. This verification is required only after an offer of employment has been made. For further information regarding the required verification, please contact Human Resources at (408) 882-2747. BENEFITS: The Court offered benefits package includes a choice of health, dental and vision plan,membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) as permitted bylaw, life insurance, paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scscourt (2) Report Job Company website: https:/Awww.scscourt.org/ Company address: 191 N First St, San Jose, CA 95113 Posted date: just now View all Jobs at Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Your privacy is our priority. Learn more Do No} My Personal Information

@ ZipApply Court Reporter Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara San Jose, CA, USA © $115,128 to $133,272 Annually

• Dental, Life, Medical, Vision @ Full-Time Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara invites applications for the position of: Certified Court Reporter APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scscourt New Hires will receive $7500 SIGNING BONUS* SALARY INCREASES: Salary steps are presented as a range from lowest to highest and are allocated into four (4) steps. Progression from a step is after completing a year of service in the current step. The current contract dated October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025 has the below negotiated salary increases which will be implemented as follows:
• 2023: Effective the first full pay period in October 2023, all unit members shall receive a five percent (5.0%) increase in salary. » 2024: Effective the first full pay period in October 2024, all unit members shall receive a four percent (4.0%) increase in salary. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara is the 7th largest unified trial court in California. Its 77 Judicial Officers work in one of the 7 Courthouses within the County and are supported by close to 600 full-time Court employees. COURT REPORTERS are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Applications may be submitted for Full Time, Part Time and Extra Help** opportunities. Typical Tasks/Representative Duties: » Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed; » Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request; » Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings;

• Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed;
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• Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be Realtime- certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a Realtime test administered by the Court. « Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. Employees will be eligible for reimbursements up to $2000 from the Court for limited equipment. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of: « Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol; e English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices;

• Office management principles, methods, and procedures;
• Court procedures and protocol. Ability To: Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy; e Plan and organize work to meet deadlines; « Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public; « Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language; « Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests; « Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. Supplemental Information: Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. Essential Functions: Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification: « Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings;
• Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents;

• Kead back court proceedings in a clear concise manner In a courtroom or otner setting: Physical Demands:
• Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis;
• Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds; » Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting;
• Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination:
• Ascreening panel will be convened to select those applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination. « The examination process will include one or more of the following: application appraisal; written examination; oral examination. « Please note: The Superior Court is establishing an eligibility list from this recruitment which may be used to fill both temporary and permanent vacancies. Please mark your interest clearly on your employment application as to your desire for temporary or permanent employment or both. Application Requirements:
• This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application. No paper applications will be accepted. e An electronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. The Court is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status. The Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants challenged with disabilities. If you are challenged with a disability as defined by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and will be requesting an accommodation in the application process, please contact Renee Hughes or Pam McGee at rhughes@scscourt.org or pmcgee@scscourt.org or (408) 882-2703 to discuss your request. TDD communication is available by calling (408) 882-2787. The Court must verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees to comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act. This verification is required only after an offer of employment has been made. For further information regarding the required verification, please contact Human Resources at (408) 882-2747. BENEFITS: The Superior Court offers an excellent benefit package, summarized as follows: « CalPERs Retirement Plan: Specific benefit formula determined per California Public Employees Retirement System regulations. « Health Benefits: The Court offers health insurance plans currently through Kaiser, HealthNet, and Valley Health Plan. The Court currently fully pays for medical coverage for employee and dependents when selecting Kaiser. In addition, the Court fully covers the premium for dental and vision insurance. « Holidays and Leave Benefits: Employees in these positions will be entitled to 14 paid holidays, 16 days of vacation earned during the first year of service, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on their birthday, and sick leave accrued at the rate of 100 hours per year. » Longevity Pay: After completing 2,611 days of continuous service, the Court provides $50 per pay period as a longevity payment.

¢ Deferred compensation plans: Employees will have access to deferred compensation plans. « Realtime/CART Court Reporting Certification Differential

• Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR, CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential. « Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential. Benefits are prorated for Part-Time employees and Extra Help are eligible for limited benefits. Please reach out to the HR representative for more information. () Report Job Company website: https:/www.scscourt.org/ Posted date: 14 days ago View all Jobs at Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Your privacy is our priority. Learn more: Do Not Sell My Personal Information Privacy Policy California Privacy Notice Terms ofUse Attribution Notices Corporate Responsibility

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 2:39 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan; Ivory Rachal Subject: SCCSC Current Job Openings - Sept 2022 Attachments: Court Reporter Job Description - Continuous.pdf; Court Interpreter.pdf; Family Court Services Manager Job Bulletin 9-25-22.pdf; Janitor Job Bulletin 9-16-22.pdf; MHHO (Attorney Mediator) Extra Help Job Description Continuous.pdf; Staff Attorney Job Bulletin 10-4-22.pdf; Legal Process Clerk II-III Job Bulletin 9-21-22.pdf Hi Sean, Please see the attached job bulletins for the court’s current job openings. You can also share our employment website: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scscourt. This will be updated when current recruitments close and when new ones are posted. Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado SS ——————— — —— SEE ee ee From: Julie Pham Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 12:11 PM To: sjordan@ncsc.org Cc: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement NCSC - Legal Research Attorney - Santa Clara Attachments: Court Reporter Job Description Updated 10-27-22 Continuous.pdf; Legal Research Attorney Job Description.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Legal Research Attorney - Filing deadline: 11/18/2022 Court Reporter — Continuous until filled Thank you, Julie Phan Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

From: Julie Pham To: sjordan@ncsc.org Cc: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement NCSC - Legal Research Attorney - Santa Clara Date: Friday, October 28, 2022 12:11:00 PM Attachments: Court Reporter Job Description Updated 10-27-22 Continuous.pdf Legal Research Attorney Job Description.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Legal Research Attorney - Filing deadline: 11/18/2022 Court Reporter — Continuous until filled Thank you, Julie Phanv Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

From: Julie Pham To: Wolgamott, Taylor Ce: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement JCC - Legal Research Attorney - Santa Clara Date: Friday, October 28, 2022 12:11:00 PM Attachments: Legal Research Attorney Job Description.pdf Court Reporter Job Description Updated 10-27-22 Continuous.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Legal Research Attorney - Filing deadline: 11/18/2022 Court Reporter — Continuous until filled Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

From: Julie Pham To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Cc: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement DOR - Legal Research Attorney - Santa Clara Date: Friday, October 28, 2022 12:10:00 PM Attachments: Legal Research Attorney Job Description.pdf Court Reporter Job Description Updated 10-27-22 Continuous.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Legal Research Attorney - Filing deadline: 11/18/2022 Court Reporter — Continuous until filled Thank you, Julie Phoww Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 12:12 PM To: Wolgamott, Taylor Ce: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement JCC - Legal Research Attorney - Santa Clara Attachments: Legal Research Attorney Job Description.pdf; Court Reporter Job Description Updated 10-27-22 Continuous.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Legal Research Attorney - Filing deadline: 11/18/2022 Court Reporter — Continuous until filled Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado —=—=————————== ——= From: Julie Pham Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 12:29 PM To: Vilma Zeta Cec: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: FW: Job Announcement CCRA - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara FYI — See below. CR will be posted on CCRA’s website. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech I! Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796 From: Scscourt Recruitment recruitment@scscourt.org Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 2:28 PM To: anne.mullinax@cal-ccra.org; info@cal-ccra.org Cc: Scscourt Recruitment <recruitment @scscourt.org> Subject: RE: Job Announcement CCRA - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Thank you, Anne. Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796 From: anne.mullinax@cal-ccra.org anne.mullinax@cal-ccra.org Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 1:46 PM To: Julie Pham <jhpham @scscourt.org>; info@cal-ccra.org Cc: Scscourt Recruitment recruitment@scscourt.org Subject: RE: Job Announcement CCRA - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Thank you. We will get this on the CCRA website. Anne Mullinax Deputy Executive C CR A nes Director Califernts Coart Reporters Agsncdalion California Court Reporters Association 1 Capitol Mall, Suite 800 Sacramento, CA 95814 t: 949.715.4682 f: 916-444-7462

e: amullinax@amgroup.us www.cal-ccra.org ier From: Julie Pham jhpham@scscourt.org Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 1:42 PM To: info@cal-ccra.org Cc: Scscourt Recruitment recruitment@scscourt.org Subject: Job Announcement CCRA - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Certified Court Reporter Qualified candidates will be interviewed. For more information and to apply please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sescourt This recruitment is open until filled. Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

Superior Court, County of Santa Clara Certified Court Reporter - Open Until Filled SALARY $5812 - $67.28 Hourly LOCATION County of Santa Clara, CA $4,649.38 - $5,382.15 Biweekly $10,073.67 - $11,661.33 Monthly $120,884.00 - $139,936.00 Annually JOB TYPE Full Time JOB NUMBER 21/2200JUL DEPARTMENT Court Services OPENING DATE 11/05/2021 CLOSING DATE Continuous Definition/Description New Hires will receive $7500 SIGNING BONUS* SALARY INCREASES: Salary steps are presented as a range from lowest to highest and are allocated into four (4) steps. Progression from a step is after completing a year of service in the current step. The current contract dated October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025 has the below negotiated salary increases which will be implemented as follows: ¢ 2023: Effective the first full pay period in October 2023, all unit members shall receive a five percent (5.0%) increase in salary.

• 2024: Effective the first full pay period in October 2024, all unit members shall receive a four percent (4.0%) increase in salary. “Upon hire, a sign-on bonus of $7500 shall be offered to all new bargaining unit employees, to be paid out as follows: $4,000 upon beginning work for the Court; $2,000 at the first anniversary of employment; and $1,500 at the second anniversary of employment. DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara is the 7th largest unified trial court in California. Its 77 Judicial Officers work in one of the 7 Courthouses within the County and are supported by close to 600 fulltime Court employees. COURT REPORTERS are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Applications may be submitted for Full Time, Part Time and Extra Help** opportunities. “Extra Help: Positions that are used by the Court to handle peak workload and vacancies, These positions are nat eligible for most Court benefits. Typical Tasks/Representative Duties e Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed;

• Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request; ® Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings;
• Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed;
• Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by use of realtime technology;
• Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim record, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 810; ® Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files; e Performs other related duties as required. Employment Standards/Typical Qualifications Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. ¢ Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be Realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a Realtime test administered by the Court. e Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. Employees will be eligible for reimbursements up to $2000 from the Court for limited equipment. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of: e Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol; « English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices;
• Office management principles, methods, and procedures; ® Court procedures and protocol. Ability To: e Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy; e Plan and organize work to meet deadlines; e Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public; ® Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language;
• Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests;
• Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. Supplemental Information Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. Essential Functions: Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification: ° Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings;
• Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents; « Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting; Physical Demands: e Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis;
• Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds; e Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting; ¢ Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination:

• Ascreening panel will be convened to select thase applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination.
• The examination process will include one or more of the following: application appraisal; written examination; oral examination. Please note: The Superior Court is establishing an eligibility list from this recruitment which may be used to fill both temporary and permanent vacancies. Please mark your interest clearly on your employment application as to your desire for temporary or permanent employment or both. Application Requirements:
• This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application. No paper applications will be accepted. ° An electronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. The Court is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status. The Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants challenged with disabilities. If you are challenged with a disability as defined by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and will be requesting an accommodation in the application process, please contact Renee Hughes or Pam McGee at rhughes@scscourt.org or pmcgee@scscourt.org or (408) 882-2703 to discuss your request. TDD communication is available by calling (408) 882-

The Court must verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees to comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act. This verification is required only after an offer of employment has been made. For further information regarding the required verification, please contact Human Resources at (408) 882-2747. BENEFITS: The Superior Court offers an excellent benefit package, summarized as follows: ° CalPERs Retirement Plan: Specific benefit formula determined per California Public Employees Retirement System regulations. ° Health Benefits: The Court offers health insurance plans currently through Kaiser, HealthNet, and Valley Health Plan. The Court currently fully pays for medical coverage for employee and dependents when selecting Kaiser. In addition, the Court fully covers the premium for dental and vision insurance.

• Holidays and Leave Benefits: Employees in these positions will be entitled to 14 paid holidays, 16 days of vacation earned during the first year of service, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on their birthday, and sick leave accrued at the rate of 100 hours per year.
• Longevity Pay: After completing 2,611 days of continuous service, the Court provides $50 per pay period as a longevity payment. « Deferred compensation plans; Employees will have access to deferred compensation plans. « Realtime/CART Court Reporting Certification Differential
• Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR, CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential.
• Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential. Benefits are prarated for Part-Time employees and Extra Help are eligible for limited benefits. Please reach out to the HR representative for more information. Agency Address Superior Court, County of Santa Clara Superior Court of CA County of Santa Clara, California, 95113 Website http://www.scscourt.org Certified Court Reporter - Open Until Filled Supplemental Questionnaire

“QUESTION 1

| understand that for my application to be considered, | must complete required supplemental questionnaires as part of

the application screening and selection process. The information | provide will be reviewed and used to determine my eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. O Yes O No *QUESTION 2

| understand that for my application to be considered, | must thoroughly complete the work experience and education

portions of the application form, as well as provide a resume as an attachment, to demonstrate my qualifications for this job. © Yes O No *QUESTION 3 Authorization and Release. | have applied for employment with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara ("Court") and have provided information about my current and/or previous employment. | authorize the Court to investigate all statements made in my application for employment and to obtain any and all information concerning my former/current employment. This includes my job performance appraisals/evaluations, wage history, disciplinary action(s) if any, and all other matters pertaining to my employment history. | authorize my former and current employers and references to release contents of my employment record with their organizations and to provide any additional information that may be necessary for my application for employment with the Court, whether the information is positive or negative. | hereby release all such agencies and/or individuals who furnish such information, and the Court, from liability for damages, which may result from furnishing or receiving the information requested. O Yes O No Required 5 1 8 1 1 2 343 1211 91 17 96.349907 Question

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 3:31 PM Cc: Scscourt Recruitment Subject: Job Announcement - Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Court Reporter Please kindly post/circulate to your job board. Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 3:30 PM Ce: Scscourt Recruitment Subject: Job Announcement - Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Court Reporter Please kindly post/circulate to your job board. Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado = iC —_ T_T From: Julie Pham Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 4:33 PM Ce: Scscourt Recruitment Subject: Job Announcement - Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Court Reporter Please kindly post/circulate to your job board. Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 2:37 PM To: ‘amgonzalez@dusd.net' Subject: Job Announcement - Court Reporter - Santa Clara Superior Court Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter,pdf Hi Amalia, Thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me today. I really appreciate it. Attached is the job bulletin for Court Reporter with Santa Clara Superior Court. Please kindly post/circulate to your job board. Thank you, Julie Pham Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

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JOIN QUR TEAM AS A COURT REPORTER COURT REPORTERS record and maintain an official record of curt izes proceedings, provide read back as requested and prepare transcripts. Certification as Certified Shorthand Reporter (whether by stenography Or voice writing) by the California Court Reporter Board is required. We offer an excellent benefit package CalPERs Retirement Plan Health & Insurance Benefits 14 Paid Holidays + Sick, Vacation and Personal Leave Benefits Longevity Pay Eligibility for reimbursements up to $2000 from the Court for limited transcription equipment Deferred Compensation Plan One Administrative Day per month Realtime/CART Court Reporting Certification Differential Court Reporters who hold a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR, CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential. Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court-administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential. Our Salary $115,128 - $133,272 Annually* 2023: 5% increase 2024: 4% increase Salary steps are presented as a range from lowest to highest and are allocated into four (4) steps. Progression from a step is after completing a year of service in the current step. $7500 SIGNING BONUS* *$4,000: UPON BEGINNING WORK $2,000: AT THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF EMPLOYMENT $1,500: AT THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF EMPLOYMENT VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT WWW.SCSCOURT.ORG

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA COURT REPORTER DEFINITION: Under direction, this specialized classification records, by stenography or voice recording, and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand or voice recording and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: e Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim records of the proceedings, by stenography or voice recording, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed; e Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request; e Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings; e Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed; e Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by use of realtime technology; e Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim record, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 810; e Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files; e Performs other related duties as required. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS: Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, the National Verbatim Reporter Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver’s license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge of: e Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol: e English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices; e Office management principles, methods, and procedures; Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Page 1 of 2 Job Code: FOI UMC: 205a December 9, 2022

Court procedures and protocol. Ability to: Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy; Plan and organize work to meet deadlines; Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public; Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language; Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests; Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. WORKING CONDITIONS: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification: Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings; Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents; Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting; PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis; Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds; Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting; Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Page 2 of 2 Job Code: FOI UMC: 205a December 9, 2022

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Friday, February 16, 2024 2:23 PM To: Scscourt Recruitment Subject: Job Announcement - Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter 2-16-24.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Court Reporter Please kindly post/circulate to your job board. Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

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Superior Court, County of Santa Clara Certified Court Reporter - Open Until Filled SALARY $60.44 - $69.97 Hourly LOCATION County of Santa Clara, CA $4,835.35 - $5,597.42 Biweekly $10,476.58 - $12,127.75 Monthly $125,719.00 - $145,533.00 Annually JOB TYPE Full Time JOB NUMBER 21/2200JUL DEPARTMENT Court Services OPENING DATE 11/05/2021 CLOSING DATE Continuous Definition/Description New Hires will receive $7500 SIGNING BONUS SALARY INCREASES: Salary steps are presented as a range from lowest to highest and are allocated into four (4) steps. Progression from a step is after completing a year of service in the current step. Upon hire, a sign-on bonus of $7500 shall be offered to all new bargaining unit employees, to be paid out as follows: $4,000 upon beginning work for the Court; $2.000 at the first anniversary of employment; and $1,500 at the second anniversary of employment. DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: COURT REPORTERS are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Applications may be submitted for Full Time, Part Time and Extra Help* opportunities. “Extra Help: Positions that are used by the Court to handle peak workload and vacancies. These positions are not eligible for most Court benefits. Typical Tasks/Representative Duties e Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed; e Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request; ¢ Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings; e Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed;

• Qualified incumbents may process court information/proceedings by use of realtime technology; ¢ Incumbents provide, at own expense, all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim record, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 810; e Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files;
• Performs other related duties as required. Employment Standards/Typical Qualifications Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. 114

• Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential, incumbents must be Realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association, or have successfully passed a Realtime test administered by the Court. « Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. Employees will be eligible for reimbursements up to $2000 from the Court for limited equipment. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities. Knowledge Of:
• Legal terminology; basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol; e English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; transcript production procedures and practices; office procedures and practices; ¢ Office management principles, methods, and procedures; « Court procedures and protocol. Ability To:
• Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy;
• Plan and organize work to meet deadlines;
• Establish and maintain working relationships with judges, court staff, attorneys, and the public; e Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language;
• Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests;
• Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. Supplemental Information Working Conditions: The work environment is generally clean, inside buildings, with limited exposure to dust, fumes, odors, and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. Essential Functions: Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments, however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification:
• Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings;
• Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents; e Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting; Physical Demands: « Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, ona daily basis;
• Occasional lifting, pushing, carrying of objects up to 15 pounds; e Requires walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting;
• Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Examination: e Ascreening panel will be convened to select those applicants deemed most qualified to participate in a written and/or oral examination.
• The examination process will include one or more of the following; application appraisal; written examination; oral examination. Please note: The Superior Court is establishing an eligibility list from this recruitment which may be used to fill both temporary and permanent vacancies. Please mark your interest clearly on your employment application as to your desire for temporary or permanent employment or both. Application Requirements: ¢ This recruitment requires the submission of an on-line application. No paper applications will be accepted. « An electronic copy of your Resume and your Certification by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must also be submitted as an attachment to this application submission. 2/4

The Court is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status. The Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants challenged with disabilities. If you are challenged with a disability as defined by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and will be requesting an accommodation in the application process, please contact Renee Hughes or Pam McGee at rhughes@scscourt.org or pmcgee@scscourt.org or (408) 882-2703 to discuss your request. TDD communication is available by calling (408) 882- 2787. The Court must verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees to comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act. This verification is required only after an offer of employment has been made. For further information regarding the required verification, please contact Human Resources at (408) 882-2747, BENEFITS: The Superior Court offers an excellent benefit package, summarized as follows:

• CalPERs Retirement Plan: Specific benefit formula determined per California Public Employees Retirement System regulations.
• Health Benefits: The Court offers health insurance plans currently through Kaiser, HealthNet, and Valley Health Plan. The Court currently fully pays for medical coverage for employee and dependents when selecting Kaiser. In addition, the Court fully covers the premium for dental and vision insurance. e Holidays and Leave Benefits: Employees in these positions will be entitled to 14 paid holidays, 16 days of vacation earned during the first year of service, 4 days of personal leave, a day off on their birthday, and sick leave accrued at the rate of 100 hours per year.
• Longevity Pay: After completing 2,611 days of continuous service, the Court provides $50 per pay period asa longevity payment. ° Deferred compensation plans: Employees will have access to deferred compensation plans.
• Realtime/CART Court Reporting Certification Differential e Court Reporters who hald a state or national Realtime certification (CRR, CRP, CCRR, CRG, or FCRR) shall receive a 10% pay differential.
• Court Reporters who have successfully completed the Court administered Realtime certification test shall receive a 5% pay differential. Benefits are prorated for Part-Time employees and Extra Help are eligible for limited benefits. Please reach out to the HR representative for more information. Agency Address Superior Court. County of Santa Clara Superior Court of CA County of Santa Clara, California, 95113 Website http://www.sescourt.org Certified Court Reporter - Open Until Filled Supplemental Questionnaire “QUESTION 1

| understand that for my application to be considered, | must complete required supplemental questionnaires as part of

the application screening and selection process. The information | provide will be reviewed and used to determine my eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. e) Yes O No “QUESTION 2

| understand that for my application to be considered, | must thoroughly complete the work experience and education

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job. 8) Yes O No “QUESTION 3 Authorization and Release. | have applied for employment with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara ("Court") and have provided information about my current and/or previous employment. | authorize the Court to investigate all statements made in my application for employment and to obtain any and all information concerning my former/current employment. This includes my job performance appraisals/evaluations, wage history, disciplinary action(s) if any, and all other matters pertaining to my employment history. | authorize my former and current employers and references to release contents of my employment record with their organizations and to provide any additional information that may be necessary for my application for employment with the Court, whether the information is positive or negative. | hereby release all such agencies and/or individuals who furnish such information, and the Court, from liability for damages, which may result from furnishing or receiving the information requested. O Yes oO No Required Question 4/4

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Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Hi Sandra, Julie Pham Monday, August 26, 2024 10:05 AM Grace, Sandra Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Job Announcement JCC - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous (8-26-24).pdf Sending a “refreshed” job positing for the Court Reporter position for circulation. Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Certified Court Reporter Final filing deadline: Continuous Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

From: Scscourt Recruitment Cc: Scscourt Recruitment Bcc: Renee A. Hughes; info@cal-ccra.ora; margaret.ortiz@westvalley.edu; sstubbs@marin.edu; tparedes@marin.edu; smaisuria@maccormac.edu; jobs@aoldenstatereporting.com; jobs@aoldenstatereportina.com; ykrieger@southcoastcollege.com; calendar@barkley.com; scheduling@taltys.com; jepperson@dusd.net; icolon@powayusd.com; cfreer@cypresscolleae.edu; ctrowestec@gmail.com; tcravenscroft@c-vusd,ora; april huerta@humphreys,edu Subject: Job Announcement - Court Reporter - Santa Clara Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024 12:18:00 PM Attachments: in - = in -26-2: f Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Court Reporter — continuous recruitment Please kindly post/circulate to your job board. Thank you, Julie Pham Confidential Support Tech Il Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Scscourt Recruitment Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2024 3:14 PM Subject: Job Announcement - Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous (9-26-24), pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Court Reporter — continuous recruitment Please kindly post/circulate to your job board. Thank you, Julie Phow Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

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Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Scscourt Recruitment Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2024 12:18 PM Cc: Scscourt Recruitment Subject: Job Announcement - Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous (9-26-24).pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Court Reporter — continuous recruitment Please kindly post/circulate to your job board. Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

From: Grace, Sandra To: JCC Trial Courts HR Contacts Cc: Renee A, Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal; Ramirez, Cassandra Subject: Job Announcement - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024 1:49:26 PM Attachments: b Bulletin - Cour = i IS (9-26-24 [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Certified Court Reporter Final filing deadline: Continuous Thank you, Sandra Grace, (pronouns she/her) Associate Human Resources Analyst (recruiter) Human Resources/Administrative Division Judicial Council of California 455 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco CA 94102-3688 Ph (415) 865-8944 /sandra.grace@jud.ca.gov / www,courts.ca,gov

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Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Hi Cassandra, Julie Pham Friday, October 25, 2024 10:28 AM cassandra.ramirez@jud.ca.gov Grace, Sandra; Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Job Announcement JCC - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous (10-25-24).pdf Sending a “refreshed” job positing for the Court Reporter position for circulation. Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Certified Court Reporter Final filing deadline: Continuous Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

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PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT Among Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County, Superior Court of California, Orange County and California State Department of Rehabilitation SUPPORTING THE STAFFING NEEDS OF TRIAL COURTS WITH QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITES February 9, 2023

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara (Santa Clara), Superior Court of California, County of Orange (Orange) and Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) recognize the benefits to partner to support the staffing needs of Santa Clara and Orange and, by extension, the other trial courts within California (Courts) and the employment needs of individuals with disabilities. The Courts and DOR enter into this agreement to memorialize the partnership and detail the commitments each are making toward this partnership and toward the establishment of a formal working relationship. Santa Clara and Orange serve the public by providing equal justice for all in a fair, accessible, effective, efficient, and courteous manner: by resolving disputes under the law; by applying the law consistently, impartially and independently; and by instilling public trust and confidence in the Court. DOR is the designated state unit for vocational rehabilitation providing individualized vocational rehabilitation services to approximately 100,000 eligible Californians with disabilities annually in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) Specifically, DOR provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals with disabilities (with a priority of serving those with significant disabilities!) to achieve their employment goals consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice. ll, BACKGROUND To support the staffing needs of the Courts, and to provide employment and advancement opportunities for individuals with disabilities, the Courts and DOR agree to: e ldentify an effective process or mechanism for designated Courts and DOR staff to collaborate in the planning process for informational interviews, tours, job shadowing and informational events, such as career fairs, for individuals with disabilities, including students with disabilities at the Courts. ® The Courts will identify and provide to designated DOR staff as well as DOR consumers or students information on employment opportunities, vacancies, long and short-term

recruitment needs, and hiring events so that DOR staff can inform and prepare potential applicants for those opportunities. The Courts will also provide group information sessions to interested DOR consumers or students. If currently employed Courts’ staff require DOR services to maintain, retain, regain or advance in employment, designated staff from the Courts will provide DOR with a referral form for the individual and relevant information, along with a signed consent to release information. The DOR will provide to the staff information on DOR services and will schedule a one-on-one meeting to discuss services, and, if applicable, to open a DOR case. Designated DOR staff will participate in meetings with Courts’ staff, including hiring managers and Human Resources staff, to become informed of the staffing needs, hiring practices, job duties and working conditions of in-demand positions in the Courts. DOR staff will identify current and potential consumers, including students with disabilities, with a vocational goal or interest in in-demand positions and, as appropriate, will jointly develop a plan (DOR Individualized Plan for Employment or IPE*). Relevant services, goals and objectives will be incorporated, as appropriate, into the IPE, including but not limited to, on and off-the-job supports, education and training, interview and work attire, transportation, counseling, and guidance and paid and un-paid work experience. Courts will provide, as appropriate, and based on the capacity and availability, work experience sites for DOR participants interested in pursuing employment at the Courts. Courts’ staff, with an appropriate release of information, will have the ongoing ability to consult with the DOR staff, whenever they have questions about an individual’s plan or service needs, or if the conditions or situation changes requiring modifications to or amendments to the plan. Courts’ staff will provide support, including applicable training and mentoring to DOR participants at the Courts working in unsubsidized employment, participating in an On- The-Job training, or participating in work experience, as needed, in collaboration with designated DOR staff. DOR will work with the Courts and local secondary and post-secondary education and training institutions in identifying additional potential staff for the Courts, including developing a talent pipeline, by supporting the enrollment, training, and job preparation of that pipeline, as applicable through a DOR-supported IPE. DOR will coordinate services, including referrals with applicable Workforce system programs (including the California Workforce Development Board, local Workforce Development Boards, Employment Development Department, and American Job Centers

of California) and existing community programs serving individuals with disabilities to support the staffing needs of the Courts. 1A “Significant Disability” is a serious limitation in functioning as a result of one or more physical or mental disabilities resulting from acquired traumatic brain injury, amputation, arthritis, autism, blindness, burn injury, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, deafness, head injury, heart disease, hemiplegia, hemophilia, HIV, intellectual disability, respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction, mental illness, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, musculo-skeletal disorders, neurological disorders (including stroke and epilepsy), spinal cord conditions (including paraplegia and quadriplegia), sickle cell anemia, specific learning disability, end-stage renal disease, or another disability or combination of disabilities that cause comparable substantial functional limitation. 2 “Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE)” means a written plan developed by, or in collaboration with, the eligible individual and agreed to by DOR that details the employment outcome chosen by the eligible individual, and the services necessary to successfully complete the IPE. The employment goal must be consistent with the individual’s strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, and interests. Ill. Designated Contact Persons Digitally signed by

• Date: 2023.02.21 Erlichman ¢ecs.01-o100 (916) 558-5821 Mark Erlichman Phone Number Deputy Director Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Division Department of Rehabilitation mark.erlichman@dor.ca.gov Email Address Sulakshna Chauhan Sulakshna Chauhan Chief Administrative Officer Santa Clara County Superior Court Capit emontoya@occourts.org Erhest Montoya Staffing Classification ae) Compensation Officer Orange County Superior Court schauhan@scscourt.org

IV. SIGNATURES This Agreement shall remain in effect until such time as the Courts and DOR have jointly agreed in writing to terminate this Agreement. Upon signing below, all parties indicate agreement with this Agreement. February 21, 2023 Reb&cca ting Date Chief Exetytive Officer Santa Clara County Superior Court [kaebLrmevet — Seifoss David Yamasaki Date Chief Executive Offie Orange County Superior Court Mark ieuetes Erlichman pee cece 2/21/2023 Mark Erlichman Date Deputy Director, Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Division Department of Rehabilitation

Superior Court of California County of Santa Clara INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ABOUT THE COURT REPORTER POSITION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION

COURT REPORTER POSITION Court reporters ensure accurate legal records by capturing spoken testimony and creating official transcripts using stenography or voice writing. Stenography » Record Proceedings Live

• Transcribe Using Voice Notes e Ensure Accuracy of the typed transcripts Voice Writing e Capture Spoken Words
• Produce Verbatim Transcripts « Provide Immediate Access to typed transcripts FOR MORE INFORMAITON ABOUT THE COURT REPORTER POSITION: recruitment@scscourt.org

HIGHLIGHTS OF EMPLOYMENT Attractive salary: Six-figure income and a signing bonus.

• Comprehensive health insurance: fully covered medical coverage for you and your dependents when choosing Kaiser Permanente. a Additional plans through HealthNet and Valley Health Plan.

• Flexible work options: Part-time and full-time positions available. Time off to recharge: generous time off package. Rewarding your commitment: longevity pay And more! A variety of perks to support your well-being and career development. a FOR MORE INFORMAITON ON THE COURT REPORTER POSITION BENEFITS: https://www.sesco urt.org/jobs

Frequently Asked Questions (Court Reporter Position) Becoming a Court Reporter Educational Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent is required. Training Timeline: Court reporting programs typically range from one to four years in duration. Santa Clara Court Reporter Salary and Benefits: Salary range: $120,884.00 upto $139,936.00! Hiring Bonus: $7,500 bonus? CalPERs Retirement Plan Longevity Pay? ‘ Deferred compensation plans Court Reporting Certification Differential Reimbursements up to $2,000 for qualified equipment expenses Paid Holidays: 14 days Vacation: 214 days of personal time off and includes a birthday holiday Sick: Accrued at the rate of 100 hours per year titi blidtdd Court Reporter’s Role: Court reporters ensure accurate legal records by capturing spoken testimony and creating official transcripts using stenography or voice writing. Difference between Voice Writing and Stenographic court reporting methods: Voice writers and stenographers are both responsible for verbatim, or word-for-word, transcription of court and deposition proceedings. The only difference in the two types of court reporters is the actual method of take-down. Both types of reporters produce the exact same end product, the written transcript of proceedings. Court Reporter Test: As per the California Court Reporter's Board: To pass the exam, all three parts must be passed within a three-year period. If the candidate fails to pass all three parts within this time, it will be necessary to retake all three parts. The three-year period begins at the date of the first exam scheduled. Court Reporters Board of California Hours of operation: 8:30am — 5pm, Monday through Friday. Types of employment opportunities: Full Time, Part Time, and Extra Help Words per minute requirement About 200 words per minute while maintaining an accuracy of 97.5%. *The contract in effect from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025

• Upon hire, a sign-on bonus of $7,500 shall be offered to all new bargaining unit employees, to be paid out as follows: $4,000 upon beginning work for the Court; $2,000 at the first anniversary of employment; and $1,500 the second anniversary of employment ? After completing 2,611 days of continuous service, the Court provides $50 per pay period as a longevity payment. 16 Vacations days earned during the first year of service , 4 days of personal leave, and 1 birthday holiday.

Court Reporter Certification duration: The timeframe to become a court reporter varies depending on the chosen training method. Voice writer programs typically require less time to complete compared to stenographic court reporting programs. Out of state Court Reporter license applicability: A license or certificate from another state isn't sufficient to be a court reporter in California. Court reporting educational resources: National Court Reporters Association (NCRA): https://www.ncra.org/ (Offers resources and information about the profession, including educational opportunities.) California Court Reporter’s Association: https://www.cal-ccra.org/ National Voice Reporter’s Association: https://nvra.org/ Occupational videos: Stenographic Court Reporter: Federal Judicial Courts - U.S. Courts Voice Writer Court Reporter: NVRA - The Voice of the Future Contact Information for some Court Reporter schools: West Valley College Margaret Ortiz Phone: (408) 741-2559 / Email: margaret.ortiz@wvm.edu College of Marin Indian Valley Campus (IVC) Building 11 — Room 100 Phone: (415) 457-8811 ext. 8200 Generations College Phone: (224) 352-0078 Inquiries: https://www.generations.edu/contact-us South Coast College in Orange County Downey Adult School Kevin Magner Phone: (714) 867-5009 / Email: kimagner@southcoastcollege.edu Phone: (562) 940-6200 Email: DASWeCare@dusd.net Gavilan College Phone: (408) 848-4800 / 1-877-221-5151 Inquiries:www.gavilan.edu/about/contact.php San Jose Evergreen Community College District (Workforce Institute) Phone: (408) 723-4242 / General Email: WI@sjeccd.edu

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Phone: (650) 329-3752 / 1-877-221-5151 Ohlone College Phone: (510) 659-6000 / 1-877-221-5151

e Equal Employment Opportunity : The Santa Clara County Court is committed to equal opportunity and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. The Court values a diverse workforce and ensure fair consideration for employment without regard to: Race Color Religion Sex Sexual Orientation Gender Identity National Origin Veteran Status Disability Status e Applicants with Disabilities: The Court provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). To Request an Accommodation the Court’s Disability Services Representatives: Sorayma Perez Salgado: Sperezsalgado @scscourt.org Call: (408) 882-2745 TDD users: (408) 882-2787

COURT REPORTERS Start your career with a signing bonus, a 6 figure salary, fully-paid health benefits for self and family with Kaiser, and for many other perks... ? eae . Apply now at sescourt.org/ jobs °0"O For more information, please contact Human Resources at Recruitmentescscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Sent: Friday, June 9, 2023 3:57 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Ce: Sulakshna Chauhan; Jennifer Vigna; Sorayma PerezSalgado Subject: Court Reporter Information Packet Attachments: Santa Clara Court Information Packet for DOR 6.9.2023.pdf Importance: High Hello Sean: We are thrilled to commence the pilot for the Court Reporter classification and thank you for the opportunity to share more information. We've included a packet of information that we hope you'll find helpful (attached). It contains the following:

1. Information about the Partnership between the Department Of Rehabilitation (DOR) and Santa Clara Superior Court Court Reporter Job Classification Court Reporter Recruitment flyer Videos highlighting the differences between Stenographic and Voice Writer Court Reporter Santa Clara Superior Court Compensation & Benefits Resources for Aspiring Individuals interested in training as a Court Reporter Court Reporter schools near Santa Clara county and their respective contact information Questions & Answers Identified Next Steps in the Process O° SO oT Bh At the end of last week's info session, you mentioned there may be another opportunity to reach another group of individuals that may be interested in learning more about the Court Reporter classification. We would be delighted to attend another Info Session to reach more individuals, and will have Wednesday, 7/12/23 from 1:30pm — 2:15pm available. Please kindly confirm if this timeframe works. The next step in the process is for DOR to identify a cohort of students who are interested in the Court Reporter classification. We understand that you may need some time to review all the information we've provided and share it with individuals. When you're ready, would you kindly send us a meeting request so that we can discuss next steps together. Thanks, Vilma Vilma Zeta Asst. Human Resources Director

Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County (W) (408) 882-2860 | (M) (408) 483-9435 vzeta@scscourt.org | www.scscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 2:42 PM To: DOR San Jose - All Cc: Hangse, Sorath@DOR; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR; Sulakshna Chauhan; Sorayma PerezSalgado; Naing, KoKo@DOR; Woo, Theresa M@DOR; Chew, Lakeisha@DOR; Hall, Gabrielle@DOR; Fuentes, Leslie@DOR Subject: SCC Court Reporter Information Packet Attachments: Santa Clara Court Information Packet for DOR 6.9.2023.pdf [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Team, Please review the attached, regarding information from the Santa Clara County Court following the recent Court Reporter Information Session in June 2023. Thank you all! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CLARA COUNTY INFORMATION PACKET FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION (DOR) AND SANTA CLARA SUPERIOR COURT The Santa Clara Superior Court serves the public by providing equal justice for all in a fair, accessible, effective, efficient, and courteous manner: by resolving disputes under the law; by applying the law consistently, impartially and independently; and by instilling public trust and confidence in the Court. The Sania Clara Superior Court and The Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) have signed a Partnership Agreement. The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara (Court), and the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) recognize the benefits to partner to support the staffing needs of the Court and the employment needs of individuals with disabilities. The Court and DOR enter into this agreement to memorialize the partnership and detail the commitments each are making toward this partnership and toward the establishment of a formal working relationship. The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is the 7th largest unified trial court in California. Its 77 Judicial Officers work in 7 Courthouses within the County and are supported by close to 600 full-time Court employees.

Identify a cohort of students for employment opportunities. Inform and prepare potential cohort applicants. Participate in meetings with the Court to become informed of the staffing needs. Partner with education training institutions to identify additional potential cohort applicants. Develop a talent pipeline, support with enrollment, training, & job preparation. Coordinate services & referrals with applicable Workforce systems programs. Collaborate in the planning process for informational sessions, tours and job shadowing. Provide DOR with employment opportunities. Provide group information sessions to interested DOR cohort. Provide job shadowing opportunities for DOR students interested in pursuing a career. Court will consult with DOR staff on questions for an individual's plan. Provide job shadowing & mentoring for cohort identified by DOR. The Court continues to share all job announcement notices with DOR. e The Court and DOR are implementing a pilot program to identify applicants (cohort) interested in working at the court as a court reporter.

COURT REPORTER JOB CLASSIFICATION SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA COURT REPORTER DEFINITION: Under direction. this specialized classification stenographically records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested. prepares transcripts. and performs other related duties as required. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: Incumbents in this classification are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing read back of all or portions of the record upon request. REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: e Attends court sessions as assigned and makes verbatim stenographic records of the proceedings, often of a technical nature and at a high rate of speed; Provides immediate read back of all or portions of the record upon request; Prepares printed or magnetic media transcripts of court proceedings:

• Reviews, certifies, and files printed transcripts of court proceedings and provides daily transcripts as needed; ¢ Qualified incumbents may process court information’proceedings by use of tealtime technology: e Incumbents provide. at own expense. all necessary equipment and materials to produce the verbatim record. pursuant to Califomia Rules of Court. Rule 810:
• Maintains a variety of paper and electronic files: e Performs other related duties as required. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS: Certification by the Califomia Department of Consumer Affairs Certified Shorthand Reporters Board is required. Realtime reporting is highly desirable. In order to receive the differential. incumbents must be realtime-certified by either the National Court Reporters Association, or the Deposition Reporters Association. or have successfully passed a realtime test administered by the Court. Incumbents provide and maintain the necessary equipment for the transcription of court proceedings. A California Driver's license may be required. Employees in this classification may be required to use their own vehicle to travel between facilities Knowledge of:
• Legal terminology: basic medical and other specialized and technical terminology required for court proceedings and protocol; e English usage. grammar. punctuation. and spelling: transcript production procedures and practices: office procedures and practices; ¢ Office management principles, methods. and procedures: Superior Court of Califormia. County of Santa Clara Page 1 of 2 Job Code: FOL UMC: 2052 April 1, 2003

Court procedures and protocol. Ability to: Record shorthand at a minimum of 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy; Plan and organize work to meet deadlines: Establish and maintain working relationships with judges. court staff, attomeys. and the public: Ability to comprehend and process varying dialects, accents, and speech peculiarities of the English language: Ability to converse and respond appropriately to inquiries and requests; Ability to work alone and independently as well as working closely with others is required. WORKING CONDITIONS: The work environment is generally clean. inside buildings. with limited exposure to dust. fumes, odors. and noise. Incumbents will be working under sometimes difficult and stressful conditions, with frequent deadlines and the expectation to produce high quality work under limited time constraints. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Specific tasks and duties may vary between assignments. however, the following are considered essential functions expected of the Court Reporter classification: Frequent and ongoing use of stenographic equipment to record verbatim proceedings; Frequent and ongoing use of electronic equipment to produce transcripts and other documents: Read back court proceedings in a clear concise manner in a courtroom or other setting: PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires sitting at a keyboard and using fine hand coordination and with continuous high frequency repetitive motion, for extended periods of time, on a daily basis: Occasional lifting. pushing. carrying of objects up to 15 pounds: Requires walking. some bending. stooping. and squatting: Continuous need for verbal comprehension and retention. Supenor Court of California. County of Santa Clara Page 2 of 2 Job Code: FOL UMC: 203a Apnil 1, 2003

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Visit our website for employment _ Opportunities at @) www.scscourt.org

AND VOICE WRITER COURT REPORTERS COURT REPORTERS are responsible for making verbatim official records of court proceedings in machine shorthand and providing readback of all or portions of the record upon request. Under direction, this specialized classification stenographically / voice writing records and maintains an official record of court proceedings, reads notes as requested, prepares transcripts, and performs other related duties as required. Stenographic Court Reporters are individuals that take spoken words and transcribe them verbatim. These typed out verbatim transcripts of the court proceedings are used throughout the legal process and allows the attorneys and judges to have access immediately to the transcript to go over for any number of reasons. Voice writers use their voices to keep an accurate recording of proceedings equivalent to stenographers who use of their hands to do the same. Voice writers are then able to prepare verbatim transcripts of proceedings by use of their voice notes. Voice notes are not simply just a mimic of words the spoken word. Voice notes contain pertinent information that allows the voice writer to accurately transcribe proceedings and produce a transcript. Links to Court Reporter videos: Stenographic Court Reporter: Federal Judicial Courts - U.S. Courts

SANTA CLARA SUPERIOR COURT REPORTER COMPENSATION & BENEFITS e Annual Compensation: $115,128 - $133,272 e Signing Bonus: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara offers a $7,500 bonus that is fully paid out within two (2) years of employment with the Court e Longevity Pay: After completing 2,611 days of continuous service, the Court provides $50 per pay period as a longevity payment e Deferred compensation plans: Access to deferred compensation plans. © Realtime/CART Court Reporting Certification Differential e Reimbursements up to $2000 from the Court for limited equipment e Fully Covered Health care: Medical, Dental, and Vision e CalPERs Retirement Plan: Specific benefit formula determined per California Public Employees Retirement System regulations. e Leaves: o Four (4) Paid Holidays © 15 Days of Vacation earned within the first year of service o Four (4) days of Personal Leave o Aday off on your birthday o Sick Leave accrued at the rate of 100 hours per year.

RESOURCES FOR ASPIRING INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN TRAINING AS A COURT REPORTER California Court Reporter’s Association: https://www.cal-ccra.org/ National Court Reporter’s Association: htips://www.ncra.org/home National Voice Reporter’s Association: https://nvra.org/ COURT REPORTING SCHOOLS: School Name: West Valley College College of Marin Generations College (formerly MacCormac College) South Coast College in Orange County Downey Adult School Gavilan College San Jose Evergreen Community College District = Workforce Institute Ohlone College Palo Alto Adult School Contact Information Margaret Ortiz Phone: (408) 741-2559 Email: margaret.ortiz@wvm.edu Indian Valley Campus (IVC) Building 11 ~ Room 100 Hours: M—F 8:30 am —4:30 pm Phone: (415) 457-8811 ext. 8200 Phone: (224) 352-0078 Inquiries: https://www.generations.edu/contact-us Kevin Magner Phone: (714) 867-5009 Email: kimagner@southcoastcollege.edu Phone: (562) 940-6200 Email: DASWeCare@dusd.net Phone: (408) 848-4800 / 1-877-221-5151 (State the program you are interested in for this college) Inquiries:www.gavilan.edu/about/contact.php General Email: Wi@sjeccd.edu Phone: (408) 723-4242 Phone: (510) 659-6000 / 1-877-221-5151 (State the program you are interested in for this college) Phone: (650) 329-3752 / 1-877-221-5151 (State the program you are interested in for this school)

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q: What is the salary for a Court Reporter for the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara? A: $115.128 - $133,272 salary per year. Q: Are the voice writer positions posted separately from the stenographer positions as job postings? Or can clients apply for any court reporting position and doing voice writing would be an accommodation? A: The court reporter classification in our county applies equally to stenographers and voice writers. Voice Writer is not an accommodation for someone who is not a stenographer. Q: If they fail the initial test, how many opportunities do they get to re-test? A: Based on the California Court Reporter's Board: https: //www.courtreportersboard.ca.gov/applicants/information.shtml An applicant must take and pass all three parts of the examination within three (3) consecutive years to have passed the examination. \f an applicant fails to pass all three sections of the exam within the three-year period, they will have to take all three ns again, The th Shall begin from the date of the examination for which year the applicant is first scheduled and continues to tall even if you skip one or more exams during the three-year period. Q: What are the general hours of work for the Court Reporting positions? A: Generally, 8:30am — 5pm, Monday - Friday. There are two shifts, 1) 8:30am — 12pm/12:30pm and 2) 1:30pm — 5:30pm. The shifts will depend based on the Court needs and the Judge you will be assigned to. Q: How many words can court reporters write per minute? A: Legal court reporters must have a typing speed of around 200 words per minute with an accuracy rate of 97.5% to be certified. Q: How long does the Court Reporter certification take? A: It will be based on the Court Reporting school you will be attending. Q: Can | use an out of state Court Reporter license or certificate to work in the state of California? A: No, you will need a California state Court Reporter license and or certificate. Q. What is the minimum qualification required to apply for the Court Reporter Program? A. Please reach out to the schools for information. ° Typically, Candidates must be a high school graduate and provide documentary proof of high school graduation, GED or equivalent. e Voice writers can train in one year or less, whereas stenography students take an average of 3-4 years to complete their training. We advise you to get clarification from the program or school you plan to attend to obtain a detailed program plan that will meet your needs. Q. Are there any special arrangements for applicants who need special accessibility? A. Special Accessibility: Special Accessibility for CA Court Reporter's Board Licensure Exams for Applicants With Disabilities: ants/inforimation.shtm! hittos://ww ard.c Special accessibility Applicants with Disabilities: Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, special testing arrangements are available for applicants who can substantiate the need for reasonable accommodation. It is the responsibility of the applicant to notify the CRB of such needs, in writing, when filing each application so that suitable arrangements can be made. Medical verification of the disability must accompany this written notification. The written requests for special arrangements and medical verification must be received with each application in order to receive consideration. No special accommodation will be provided if the required documentation is not submitted with the application. Please contact the CRB to request a special accommodation form to submit with the application.

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Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Vilma Zeta Sent: Friday, July 28, 2023 2:55 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado Subject: RE: Request for a Meeting Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Hello Sean: In our meeting on 7/12/23, the Court and DOR shared our common excitement about our partnership. We know that in our next meeting on Aug. 10th, you will share an update on what Orange County has been doing with the Court Reporter Project and recap what was noted in our last meeting with Olivia and our staff. We thought it might be useful to note down some of our possible next steps: ® The Court will share the Court Reporter Information Packet with DOR so that you are able to share the information and tailor it to suit your audience. e DOR to designate a representative who will lead the webinar and the Court can present the details about the position. We are hoping the DOR is able to put together an outreach strategy (and perhaps a timeline) to begin identifying a group of students keen on participating in the pilot program for Court Reporting. Let us know how we can help you on this. Thanks, Vilma Vilma Zeta Asst. Human Resources Director Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County (W) (408) 882-2860 | (IM) (408) 483-9435 vzeta@scscourt.org | www.scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 4:02 PM To: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Subject: RE: Request for a Meeting [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. 1

Sorayma PerezSalgado SSS a From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 5:41 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado; Bautista~-Goes, Olivia@DOR; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan; Vilma Zeta; Jennifer Vigna Subject: RE: Meeting Summary 8/10/23 [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sorayma, Thank you for this email! The meeting summary and next step items you noted are correct; also, | will begin providing Sulakshna and Denise periodic reports/updates (i.e., monthly and/or sooner if and as needed). The support of the SCCSC is truly appreciated! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 8:13 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR <Olivia.Bautista- Goes@dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Jennifer Vigna JVigna@scscourt.org Subject: Meeting Summary 8/10/23 Good Morning Sean,

Thanks for a productive meeting yesterday afternoon. Let's go over the next steps we talked about: e Wewill be creating a webinar for the Court Reporter Pilot, and we will let you know as soon as it's ready. Once we have it, we'll provide it to you so that you can share the information during your outreach efforts. e As you share information about the webinar during your outreach, we would appreciate it if you could also provide us with a list of the schools, programs, etc. you have shared it with for our records. We appreciated Denise’s helpful contribution during today's meeting and thank you all for your cooperation and participation. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado = sams et From: Salinas, Judith A@DOR Judith.Salinas@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 9:48 AM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Cc: Vilma Zeta; Lim, AuraClaire@DOR Subject: RE: Meeting Summary 8/10/23 [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello,

| have 24 contracts so the meetings are scheduled from early November to mid-

December. | am currently holding meetings for the current quarter through mid- September. Thank you, Judy From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 9:44 AM To: Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Salinas, Judith A@DOR Judith.Salinas@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lim, AuraClaire@DOR AuraClaire.Lim@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: Meeting Summary 8/10/23 Some people who received this message don't often get email from sperezsalgado@scscourt.org. Learn why this is important Good Morning Denise, Thank you for your response. We look forward to being included in your next quarterly meeting in October. @Salinas, Judith A@DOR May | kindly ask when the meeting in October is scheduled for? Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2023 3:43 PM

To: Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org> Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Salinas, Judith A@DOR Judith.Salinas@dor.ca.gov; Lim, AuraClaire@DOR AuraClaire.Lim@dor.ca.gov Subject: Re: Meeting Summary 8/10/23 [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hi Sorayma, Sorry for the delayed response. We will add your program info in our next quarterly meeting agenda. We have meeting scheduled for Oct, Nov, Dec. We are currently meeting with our contract provides now but will add the court info on the next quarterly agenda. Please let me know if you need any additional info and | did add the Contract Administrator to this email. Judy sets up all the meetings and creates the agenda for these meeting and can provide additional information on dates if needed. Thank you again, Denise Dorsey From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2023 12:24 PM To: Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: FW: Meeting Summary 8/10/23 Hello Denise,

| hope all is well. | just wanted to touch base with you about your quarterly meeting you shared with the Court

during our meeting on 8/10/23. May | kindly ask if you could share with us the date of when the meeting is scheduled for this quarter and next quarter? We would really appreciate it as we continue coordinating logistics for the Court Reporter webinar. Thank you so much for your help! Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 8:13 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR <Olivia.Bautista- Goes@dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Jennifer Vigna

JVigna@scscourt.org Subject: Meeting Summary 8/10/23 Good Morning Sean, Thanks for a productive meeting yesterday afternoon. Let's go over the next steps we talked about: e Wewill be creating a webinar for the Court Reporter Pilot, and we will let you know as soon as it's ready. Once we have it, we'll provide it to you so that you can share the information during your outreach efforts. e As you share information about the webinar during your outreach, we would appreciate it if you could also provide us with a list of the schools, programs, etc. you have shared it with for our records. We appreciated Denise’s helpful contribution during today's meeting and thank you all for your cooperation and participation. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 5:26 PM To: Sulakshna Chauhan; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Cc: Sorayma PerezSalgado; Hangse, Sorath@DOR; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Subject: Santa Clara County Superior Court/DOR Partnership Report August 29, 2023 Attachments: SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT AND DOR PARTNERSHIP REPORT.docx [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sulakshna and Denise, As previously promised, sharing a monthly report with you both as found in the attached. Thank you both! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system, If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT/DOR REPORT ON AUGUST 29, 2023 08/10/2023 Meeting Summary (i.e., As Correctly Stated In Sorayma Perez Salgado, Human Resources Analyst with SCCSC’s Recent Email Correspondence): e We will be creating a webinar for the Court Reporter Pilot, and we will let you know as soon as it's ready. Once we have it, we'll provide it to you so that you can share the information during your outreach efforts. e As you share information about the webinar during your outreach, we would appreciate it if you could also provide us with a list of the schools, programs, etc. you have shared it with for our records. Updates: e The RBS notes that Sorayma recently requested the transcript from the June 02, 2023 Santa Clara County Superior Court “Meet and Greet Event” to use when creating the webinar for the Court Reporter Pilot as outlined above. Olivia Bautista-Goes, SSMI/BEL has since provided Sorayma and Vilma from the SCCSC with this transcript. e The RBS connected with the RBS from the Orange/San Gabriel District (i.e., Koko Naing), who noted the staff in the units (i.e., Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Student Services Coordinators, and more) are too now taking tours of the Orange County Superior Court to observe the Court Reporters on the job. e The RBS notes that one member of the RBS’s Job Club Workshop is pursuing the Court Reporter training program at West Valley College; thus, two days ago, while acting on the RBS’s advice, this individual contacted the academic advisors at West Valley College and the SVRC and today this individual is enrolled in Stenographic Machine Theory |, for the Fall 2023 Semester. e The RBS is taking leave through September 11" and will return on September 12" to further assist with this project. --RBS Sean Richardson Page 1of1

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 5:09 PM To: Sulakshna Chauhan; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Ce: Hangse, Sorath@DOR; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR; Naing, KOKO@DOR; Sorayma PerezSalgado; Vilma Zeta Subject: Santa Clara County Superior Court and DOR Partnership Report October 09, 2023 Attachments: SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT AND DOR PARTNERSHIP REPORT OCTOBER 09 2023.docx [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sulakshna and Denise, Attached is the Santa Clara County Superior Court and DOR Partnership Report on October 09, 2023. Thank you both! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed, If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT/DOR REPORT ON OCTOBER 09, 2023 Updates: e The RBS continues to share the job announcements with the Santa Clara County Superior Courts among our staff, stakeholders, and job seekers, which are provided by Julie Pham, Ivory Rachal, and the Human Resources Personnel with the SCCSC (i.e., thank you for sharing these job leads with the DOR). e On October 09, 2023 the RBS connected with the RBS from the Orange/San Gabriel District (i.e., Koko Naing), and the RBS from the San Jose District and the RBS from the Orange San Gabriel District suggest have several new suggestions. First, it is suggested that a Court Reporter Meet and Greet be provided during a Business Specialist Statewide Monthly Meeting/Call, which are offered on the 3 Tuesday of each month at 1 PM. Next, it is suggested that a Court Reporter Meet and Greet be provided (i-e., invitation to attend) to all the counselors in every district throughout California to provide these opportunities to all our job seekers, who if needed may too wish to relocate to benefit with an improved employment outcome. Also, it is suggested that both Orange County Superior Court and Santa Clara County Superior Court participate in these presentations to capture interests in both Southern and Northern California simultaneously. e As noted in the last report, the RBS is providing employment services to a client/member of the Job Club Workshop (i.e., Participant ID: 550983), who is pursuing the Court Reporter/Voice Reporter/Voice Recorder training program at West Valley College; thus, since the semester began, the client has met with the academic advisor and is doing well in the Voice Reporter/Voice Recorder Program at West Valley College during the Fall 2023 Semester. e The RBS suggests exploring some recently noted recommendations from a colleague for a SCCSC/DOR marketing campaign to conduct outreach to the students at West Valley College and/or other colleges/universities, especially but not limited to those who are providing the Court Reporter Programs and Training within the community. For example, placing flyers and posters within certain departments or locations on campus. Also, advertising on the college’s website. --RBS Sean Richardson

Sorayma PerezSalgado —— ee From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 10:44 AM To: Sulakshna Chauhan Cec: Hangse, Sorath@DOR; Dorsey, Denise@DOR; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR; Sorayma PerezSalgado; Vilma Zeta; Jennifer Vigna; Naing, KoKo@DOR Subject: Santa Clara County Superior Court and DOR Partnership Report on January 23, 2024 Attachments: SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT AND DOR PARTNERSHIP REPORT JANUARY 23, 2024.docx [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sulakshna, Sharing my latest Santa Clara County Superior Court and DOR Partnership Report, January 23, 2024. Thank you! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean. richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT/DOR REPORT ON JANUARY 23, 2024 Updates: The RBS continues to share the job announcements with the Santa Clara County Superior Courts among our staff, stakeholders, and job seekers, which are provided by Julie Pham, Ivory Rachal, and the Human Resources Personnel with the SCCSC (i.e., thank you for sharing these job leads with the DOR). As previously noted, the RBS is providing employment services to a client/member of the Job Club Workshop (i.e., Participant ID: 550983), who is pursuing the Court Reporter/Voice Reporter/Voice Recorder training program at West Valley College; thus, since the semester began, the client has met with the academic advisor and is doing well in the Voice Reporter/Voice Recorder Program at West Valley College during the Fall 2023 Semester and Spring 2024 Semester. The RBS requests assistance with an Adult Paid Work Experience opportunity for the previously noted client in the Court Reporter/Voice Recorder training program at West Valley College; thus, the RBS requests using the Santa Clara County Superior Court as the work site for this client's Adult Paid Work Experience, which is fully funded by the Foundation of California Community Colleges (i.e., this will cost the SCCSC no monies and no liability will exist for the SCCSC). If the SCCSC is open to this idea then the RBS suggests having a meeting to explore this possibility in more detail. The RBS is now working with another client who previously completed Court Reporter courses at West Valley College and is considering re-enrollment into the Court Reporter/Voice Recorder training program during the Spring 2024 Semester (i.e., the client is in discussions with Linda who serves as the Chair of the department). The RBS continues to suggest marketing this project to other DOR Districts via a Statewide Business Specialist Call Presentation (i.e., held the 3 Tuesday of each month) by the Orange County Superior Court and Santa Clara County Superior Court (e.g., 30-minute Presentation via Microsoft Teams or Zoom Meeting). Also, the RBS suggests exploring other forms of marketing too at college campuses, social media, and more. --RBS Sean Richardson

Sorayma PerezSalgado SS I SII ISIS IIIT AL A CP PC PO IE OOTP ATT TET From: Julie Pham Sent: Friday, February 16, 2024 2:20 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Ce: Scscourt Recruitment Subject: Job Announcement DOR - Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter 2-16-24.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Court Reporter Continuous recruitment Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 3:28 PM To: Sulakshna Chauhan; Sorayma PerezSalgado; Vilma Zeta; Hangse, Sorath@DOR; Dorsey, Denise@DOR; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Subject: SCCSC and DOR Partnership Report on March 06, 2024 Attachments: Santa Clara County Superior Court and DOR Partnership Report March 06, 2024.docx [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello to All, Attached is an SCCSC and DOR Partnership Report on March 06, 2024. Thank you all! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist. Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

Santa Clara County Superior Court and DOR Partnership Report, 03/06/24 The RBS and BEL/SSMI Olivia Bautista-Goes met with the SCCSC Human Resources Department Personnel via the Microsoft Teams Meeting platform on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 3 PM to review progress and discuss next steps or action items. The SCCSC is currently in the final stages of a video/marketing material for the Court Reporter Program and a finished product is expected soon. The SCCSC will provide something (e.g., a flyer) within roughly a week’s timeframe to allow the DOR to begin marketing the Court Reporter Program during any upcoming contract meetings; so too, the SCCSC will still follow through with the previously planned video/marketing materials as soon as it becomes available. The RBS notes that currently the DOR’s San Jose District has two clients with an Individualized Plan of Employment, where the occupational goal is listed as Court Reporter; specifically, Participant ID: 550983 from Unit 03 and Participant ID: 587306 from Unit 05 (i.e., this client's IPE is currently being revised to reflect the Court Reporter occupational objective that is being pursued at West Valley College). The RBS notes that no other Units in the San Jose District except for Unit 03 and Unit 05 currently have IPE’s written with an occupational goal of Court Reporter therein. The RBS will connect with Sulakshna and the SCCSC for a follow up meeting with the SJD’s DOR in the near future via an email later today. Thank you all! --RBS Sean Richardson

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 6:49 PM To: Sulakshna Chauhan; Sorayma PerezSalgado; Vilma Zeta; Hangse, Sorath@DOR; Dorsey, Denise@DOR; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Subject: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sulakshna,

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Sorayma PerezSalgado Ee eoanaoauauauaqoooeee Sew From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 3:08 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado Cc: Hangse, Sorath@DOR; Dorsey, Denise@DOR; Sulakshna Chauhan; Vilma Zeta; Bautista- Goes, Olivia@DOR Subject: FW: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Attachments: Superior Court of CA, Santa Clara County - Court Reporter Position Flyer (March 2024).pdf; Santa Clara Court Information Packet to Department Of Rehabilitation (Court Reporter Position).pdf [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sorayma,

| just returned from leave and noticed this email. This is excellent material and | will

discuss this in greater detail with my colleagues tomorrow. Thank you Sorayma! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 2:30 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean,

We hope you are well! We would like to follow up to verify you receipt of the materials for the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County — Court Reporter position. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 5:26 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Attached you will find the recruitment flyer for the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County — Court Reporter position. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 4:47 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean,

Kindly find attached the latest version of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Informational packet for the Court Reporter position. This packet packed with comprehensive information about the Court Reporter position, benefits, resources, and other relevant details that you can share with your students and colleagues. Please note that we are currently working on the presentation, and it is not yet available in webinar mode. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 5:03 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Thank you for meeting with Sulakshna, Vilma, and | last week. We appreciate your patience, and we will get you the requested information by end of day tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado @scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 6:49 PM To: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~-Goes@dor.ca.gov Subject: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project

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Sorayma PerezSalgado —— ——— ——S_ From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 8:47 AM To: Hangse, Sorath@DOR; Dorsey, Denise@DOR; Sulakshna Chauhan Ce: Sorayma PerezSalgado; Vilma Zeta Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Partnership Report 03/29/2024 Attachments: SJD DOR STRATEGY AND PLAN WITH THE SCCSC COLLABORATION.docx [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sorath, Denise, and Sulakshna, Resending the revised report, entitled “SUD DOR Strategy and Plan with the SCCSC Collaboration.” Thank you all! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed, If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sent: Friday, March 29, 2024 11:23 AM To: Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan <SChauhan @scscourt.org> Cc: Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org>; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: SCCSC and DOR Partnership Report 03/29/2024 Hello Sorath, Denise, and Sulakshna, Sharing my SCCSC and DOR Partnership Report on March 29, 2024. Thank you all!

Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

SAN JOSE DISTRICT STRATEGY AND PLAN WITH THE SCCSC COLLABORATION The San Jose District's DOR currently has the following Individualized Plans of Employment that align with court related employment, including 3 Stenographers and Court Reporters from Units 03, 08, and C; also, in reality there are really 4 Stenographers and Court Reporters in the SJD at this time, since Participant ID: 587306 is too currently enrolled in West Valley College’s Voice Reporter/Stenographer Program although the IPE is currently written for “Adjudicators, Hearing Officers, and Judicial Reviewers” (i.e., revisions to the IPE are needed). Moreover, there are currently 11 Lawyers and 12 Paralegals and Legal Assistants throughout the SJD. For the question of “how to increase more IPE’s written for Stenographers and Court Reporters in the SUD,” the SJD Leadership Team and the various Qualified Rehabilitation Professionals in all the Units will meet and discuss the occupation in great detail, while planning, organizing, and executing best practices among future DOR Applicants as the IPE’s are initially being created. So too, marketing strategies will be reviewed in those Units (e.g., the lobby, CRPs, etc.). It is suggested that a tour or field trip of the SCCSC with the Team Managers and some of the Qualified Rehabilitation Professionals from the Units should be organized to allow for a better perspective of this occupation, which is something the Orange San Gabriel District has already experienced. The RBS and RD will connect with the schools and colleges in the San Jose District that provide the Stenographers and Court Reporters Training, including with West Valley College, Evergreen Valley College, Gavilan College, etc., while seeking to present among the students within those departments, regarding the Department of Rehabilitation and the services offered therein for any interested applicants. The RBS suggests exploring the idea of a DOR and SCCSC Event and/or Presentation to further promote the occupation of Stenographers and Court Reporters among our consumers and within the community at large. Moreover, it is suggested that Paid Work Experience among DOR consumers be discussed and explored

with the DOR and SCCSC, especially those who are currently pursuing court related occupations and whose interest align.

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Friday, April 12, 2024 12:00 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Cc: Renee A. Hughes Subject: Job Announcement DOR -Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Certified Court Reporter Final filing deadline: Continuous Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:22 AM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Thank you Sorayma! Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited, From: Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:51 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR <Kaney.Thao-Lam @dor.ca.gov>; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Oanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration Hello Sean, We appreciate you and your Team’s flexibility and thank you for confirming a date and time for this meeting.

| will be sending the teams meeting shortly.

Thank you,

Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 4:32 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR Kaney.Thao-Lam@dor.ca.gov; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Oanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sorayma, We (i.e., Michelle Lam, Mary Ventura, myself, and Kaney Thao-Lam) would like to meet with you and/or your team on Tuesday, May 7" at 4 PM. Also, will you please add Oanh Diep and Cynthia Vo as optional attendees for this meeting? Thank you for all the support! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean. richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 9:28 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov 2

Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR Kaney.Thao-Lam@dor.ca.gov; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Qanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration Good Morning Sean, My apologies there seems to be a schedule conflict on 5/10. We can meet earlier next week, if your team is available. Please let us know if any of the following dates/times work for you:

1. Tue: 5/7 from 12pm — 2pm or 4pm — 5pm
2. Wed: 5/8 from 11am — 2pm or 4pm — 5pm
3. Tue: 5/14 (Morning availability) Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 4:23 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR Kaney.Thao-Lam@dor.ca.gov; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR

Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Qanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sorayma, It is the counselors and service coordinators that are most needed for this meeting. Also, | am sure that Michelle Lam and Mary (i.e., Grace) Ventura will share the invite among others in their units if they too are needed for the meeting. You could include me and Kaney Thao-Lam as an optional attendee if you do not mind. Thank you! Best regards, Sean

Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited, From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 4:16 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR <Kaney. Thao-Lam@dor.ca.gov>; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Qanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration Hello Sean, Thank you for confirming a date/time for this meeting. Can you please confirm if all recipients in this email should be included in this meeting? Once we have received confirmation, | will send the Teams link. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 3:57 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR <Kaney.Thao-Lam @dor.ca.gov>; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR 4

Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR OQanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR <Cynthia.Vo @dor.ca.gov>; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sorayma, We would like to meet with you on Friday, May 10" at 1:30 PM. Thank you! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed, If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 2:49 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR Kaney.Thao-Lam@dor.ca.gov; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Oanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR <Denise. Dorsey@dor.ca.gov>; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration Thank you, Sean. We look forward to hearing back from you. If your team has the proposed Paid Work Experience document ready, would you please email us the documentation beforehand, so that we can review it? Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado

Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (0) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 2:25 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR <Kaney. Thao-Lam@dor.ca.gov>; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Oanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Revised From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 2:24 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR Kaney.Thao-Lam@dor.ca.gov; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Oanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@DOR.CA.GOV; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration Hello Sorayma, Thank you for all the support!

| will connect with Grace and Michelle (i.e., the counselors) and respond with a best

date and time for this meeting. | will respond by the COB tomorrow with this information. | like the option of meeting on May 14" at 1:30 PM, since | will be with both of them in the office on this day; however, let me confirm this with them before committing to this date and time. Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868

Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean. richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 1:17 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR Kaney.Thao-Lam@dor.ca.gov; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Qanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration Hello Sean, Thank you for a productive and insightful meeting on Wednesday (4/24). We're very excited to welcome the two students pursuing court reporting education as our first Court Reporter Internship Cohort members! We truly appreciate the Department of Rehabilitation's (DOR) role in supporting these individuals, particularly the enrolled student stipends. To advance our discussion on the internship program, we'd like to propose the following meeting dates and times: e Friday 5/10 at 1:30pm e Monday 5/13 at 11am e Tuesday 5/14 at 1:30pm To ensure a productive discussion during our meeting, kindly email us a copy of the proposed Paid Work Experience documentation beforehand, so that we can review it. If we have any questions or concerns, we will reach out to you promptly. In the meantime, the Court is actively working on the following items:

1. Developing the Cohort Internship Application Process: We're streamlining the application process for the Court Reporter Internship Cohort.
2. Creating an Informative Presentation: We're producing a short presentation showcasing the Court Reporter position to attract potential student interest.
3. Scheduling Counselor Site Tours: We'll finalize some dates for counselor site tours at the court and share them with you soon. Separately as discussed, | am also attaching the Court Interpreter job description for FT/PT positions, to share with your team.

We look forward to continuing this collaboration and thank you for your partnership. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 3:53 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR <Kaney. Thao-Lam @dor.ca.gov>; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Oanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration Hello Sean, I'll be supporting with coordinating this meeting. Please allow us to review our availability and we can get back to you with some proposed dates/times by next week. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 10:29 AM To: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR Kaney.Thao-Lam@dor.ca.gov; Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org>; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Lam, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Lam@dor.ca.gov; Ventura, Mary@DOR Mary.Ventura@dor.ca.gov; Diep, Oanh@DOR Oanh.Diep@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Vo, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Vo@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. 8

Hello Sulakshna,

| feel that we will need to schedule at least one additional meeting for the Paid Work

Experience, where we will meet with the counselor, service coordinator, job seeker, and your team to agree upon a duty statement and to collect a signature for the employer of record (i.e., Foundation of California Community Colleges). We could also provide more information therein on the specifics of the PWE and if everyone agrees move forward accordingly. Are you available for such a meeting in mid or late May? Thank you for any consideration to this request! Best regards, Sean From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 10:02 AM To: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Cc: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR Kaney.Thao-Lam@dor.ca.gov; Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: SCCSC and DOR Collaboration Hello Sulakshna,

| wanted to note that behind the scenes we are working in preparation of a potential

Paid Work Experience for the two students, whom are actively enrolled in the Court Reporter Program at West Valley College. | have Cc’d Kaney Thao-Lam, Staff Services Analyst with the DOS Team and the San Jose District's Timekeeper on this email correspondence. | will ask Kaney to connect with your team to explain and assist with paperwork aspects of the Paid Work Experience as things progress. Please reach out with any questions and/or assistance with this as needed. Thank you! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

Sorayma PerezSalgado SS <= ——— a SSE From: Julie Pham Sent: Friday, June 28, 2024 11:04 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Ce: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement DOR - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous (6-28-24).pdf Hi Sean, Happy Friday! Sending a “refreshed” job positing for the Court Reporter position for circulation. Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Certified Court Reporter Final filing deadline: Continuous Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 3:39 PM To: Dorsey, Denise@DOR; Sorayma PerezSalgado Cec: Vilma Zeta Subject: RE; SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Thank you Denise, Sorayma, and Vilma! Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean. richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 3:22 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org>; Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: Re: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Good afternoon, Team Thank you all for meeting today. Here is a brief recap of what we discussed: A tour for DOR staff to understand and promote court reporting to consumers will take place the week of August 12th. SCCSC will finalize the tour late July early August and contact DOR with updates.

DOR will make in person contact with West Valley Court Reporting program to promote collaboration with the court and DOR by August 26th. DOR and SCCSC will focus on court reporting internship only and work experience discussion for additional support will be discussed later. We will setup a meeting to discuss details in the near future as well as, determine the right time for consumers to participate in the internship. Please let me know if | missed anything in the recap. | appreciate all the effort everyone is dedicating to this collaboration. Have a great weekend! Denise Dorsey MA San Jose District Administrator 2160 Lundy Ave San Jose, Ca 95131 408-277-2427 direct line 408-613-8825 cell phone From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 2:16:38 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: FW: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello, Please see attachments. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 2:30 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, We hope you are well! We would like to follow up to verify you receipt of the materials for the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County — Court Reporter position.

Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 5:26 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath. Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Attached you will find the recruitment flyer for the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County — Court Reporter position. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 4:47 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Kindly find attached the latest version of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Informational packet for the Court Reporter position. This packet packed with comprehensive information about the Court Reporter position, benefits, resources, and other relevant details that you can share with your students and colleagues.

Please note that we are currently working on the presentation, and it is not yet available in webinar mode. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 5:03 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~-Goes@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Thank you for meeting with Sulakshna, Vilma, and | last week. We appreciate your patience, and we will get you the requested information by end of day tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 6:49 PM To: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~-Goes@dor.ca.gov Subject: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sulakshna,

| too wanted to note the contract meetings are ongoing and happening both monthly and quarterly. Thank you!

Best regards, Sean

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Monday, August 26, 2024 10:06 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Cc: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement DOR - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous (8-26-24).pdf Hi Sean, Sending a “refreshed” job positing for the Court Reporter position for circulation. Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Certified Court Reporter Final filing deadline: Continuous Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

From: Richardson, Sean@DOR To: DOR San Jose - All; eila@catholiccharitiesscc.org; Jocelyn Sanchez DeNardo; Angelina Kabahit; Katherine Rougelot; Ivon Perez (ivon@expandability.ora); Steve Garcia; Pablo Gaxiola; Alyssa Ray; bianca huerta@mvla.net; Suarez, Andrew; Stephen Gaitan; mrodriquez@aavilan.edu; gomezk@mhusd.org; derosah@mhusd.ora; rodriguez@aavilan.edu; Luu, Michelle@EDD; Betancur, Jaime; Borelli, John@EDD; Athena Vescott; Chu, Madison@EDD; Ahumada, Daychavon@EDD; Soto, Ruby@cosb; Meehan, Barry@EDD; Bacon, Ryan M,; Chew, Lakeisha@DOR; Hall, Gabrielle@DOR Ce: Dorsey, Denise@DOR; Sulakshna Chauhan; Soravma PerezSalaado; Vilma Zeta; Julie Pham; Renee A, Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: FW: Job Announcement DOR - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Date: Monday, August 26, 2024 10:25:59 AM Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous (8-26-24).pdf {EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello to All, Sharing... Best regards, Sean From: Julie Pham <jhpham @scscourt.org> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2024 10:06 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Cc: Renee A. Hughes RHughes@scscourt.org; Pam McGee PMcGee@scscourt.org; Ivory Rachal lRachal@scscourt.org Subject: Job Announcement DOR - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Hi Sean, Sending a “refreshed” job positing for the Court Reporter position for circulation. Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Certified Court Reporter Final filing deadline: Continuous Thank you, Julie Phan Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado a —=== ————— From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 11:43 AM To: Thao-Lam, Kaney@DOR; Lim, AuraClaire@DOR Cc: Dorsey, Denise@DOR; Turrubiartes, Maria@DOR; Sorayma PerezSalgado; Sulakshna Chauhan; Brian Faraone Subject: FW: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Attachments: Court Photograph Consent Form 1.pdf; 2024.09.11 SCSCC and DOR Site Tour Agenda.pdf [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Kaney and Aura, Will you please forward this email to anyone attending the tour and ask them to complete and return the attached Consent Form to me by the end of the day. Thank you both! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 11:00 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Ce: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Brian Faraone BFaraone@scscourt.org; Turrubiartes, Maria@DOR <Maria. Turrubiartes@dor.ca.gov> Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean & Denise,

Attached you will find the Site Tour Agenda for tomorrow’s site tour, which we will review upon your arrival. In preparation for the tour, we kindly request that you share the attached Court Photograph Consent form with all individuals who will be participating. If any members of your team are unable to sign the waiver, please provide us with their first and last name so that we can account for all attendees. Please ensure that all signed forms are returned to me via email at your earliest convenience or by the end of day, Wednesday, September 11, 2024. We look forward to the site tour and appreciate your cooperation in completing the necessary documentation. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, August 30, 2024 9:32 AM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Brian Faraone BFaraone@scscourt.org; Turrubiartes, Maria@DOR Maria.Turrubiartes@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Thank you too for all the support Sorayma with this request! Enjoy the weekend! Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Friday, August 30, 2024 9:31 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Brian Faraone BFaraone@scscourt.org; Turrubiartes, Maria@DOR Maria.Turrubiartes@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Thank you for confirming, Denise and Sean! We will be sending you detailed information closer to the date. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, August 30, 2024 9:01 AM To: Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Brian Faraone BFaraone@scscourt.org; Turrubiartes, Maria@DOR Maria.Turrubiartes@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Thank you Denise and Sulakshna! From: Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2024 4:57 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Brian Faraone BFaraone@scscourt.org; Turrubiartes, Maria@DOR Maria.Turrubiartes@dor.ca.gov Subject: Re: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Good afternoon, This date is perfect! | am so excited and looking forward to our staff touring the courthouse as wellas, having a better understanding this amazing career opprtunity.

| will send this info to our Managers to inform their staff.

Thank you, Denise From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2024 4:51 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Brian Faraone BFaraone@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project

Hello Sean and Denise,

| hope all is well. We are pleased to communicate we have confirmed a rescheduled date time for the

upcoming site tour with your team. Location: Hall Of Justice located at 190 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA. Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024 Time: 8:30 am — 12:00 pm We kindly ask you to confirm if this date and time works best for you and your team. If there is a schedule conflict, please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 1:52 PM To: Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Thank you Denise, Sorayma, Vilma, and Sulakshna for helping with this request! Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean. richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

From: Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 1:49 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: Re: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Good afternoon, Yes the week of 9/2 and 9/9 would work. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of either week will work. Please let us Know what date you confirm and we will send the invite to staff. | also wanted to add I went to West Valley last week and did not connect with the coordinator. | left my name and number with the admin staff, hopefully, she calls or emails but | will make another trip next week. Thank you in advance. Denise From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 12:40 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, We’re excited to move forward with the site tour, but we’re encountering some challenges for the week of 8/26. Would the week of 9/2 or 9/9 work for you and your team? We’re happy to accommodate whichever week suits you best and look forward to finalizing the arrangements. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:01 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sorayma,

Thank you for helping us with this! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:59 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Thank you for letting us know about the schedule conflict on 8/14. We will look at our schedule for the week of 8/26 and get back to you soon. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 2:52 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender.

Hello Sorayma, Thank you for responding with this email! Unfortunately, this date will not work for us (i.e., August 14""), since Denise is attending a training on this date and two of the Team Managers are scheduled for leave as well: thus, would it be possible to look at some other dates at least 2 weeks out into the calendar, while avoiding August 21, 224, and 23" due to other conflicts? We appreciate the support with this tour! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:24 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, We are pleased to confirm the date and time for the upcoming site tour with your team. Location: Hall Of Justice located at 190 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA. Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Time: 8:00 am — 12:00 pm We will provide a detailed agenda for the site tour shortly. In preparation for the tour, we kindly request that you share the attached Court Photograph Consent form with all individuals who will be participating. If any 7

members of your team are unable to sign the waiver, please provide us with their first and last name so that we can account for all attendees. Please ensure that all signed forms are returned to me via email by Friday, August 9, 2024. We look forward to the site tour and appreciate your cooperation in completing the necessary documentation. Kindly let us know if there is a schedule conflict, as soon as possible. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (0) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado @scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 3:39 PM To: Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Thank you Denise, Sorayma, and Vilma! Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 3:22 PM

To: Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org>; Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: Re: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Good afternoon, Team Thank you all for meeting today. Here is a brief recap of what we discussed: A tour for DOR staff to understand and promote court reporting to consumers will take place the week of August 12th. SCCSC will finalize the tour late July early August and contact DOR with updates. DOR will make in person contact with West Valley Court Reporting program to promote collaboration with the court and DOR by August 26th. DOR and SCCSC will focus on court reporting internship only and work experience discussion for additional support will be discussed later. We will setup a meeting to discuss details in the near future as wellas, determine the right time for consumers to participate in the internship. Please let me know if | missed anything in the recap. | appreciate all the effort everyone is dedicating to this collaboration. Have a great weekend! Denise Dorsey MA San Jose District Administrator 2160 Lundy Ave San Jose, Ca 95131 408-277-2427 direct line 408-613-8825 cell phone From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 2:16:38 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov Cc: Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: FW: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello, Please see attachments. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado @scscourt.org

From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 2:30 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, We hope you are well! We would like to follow up to verify you receipt of the materials for the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County — Court Reporter position. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 5:26 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Attached you will find the recruitment flyer for the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County — Court Reporter position. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 4:47 PM 10

To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Kindly find attached the latest version of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Informational packet for the Court Reporter position. This packet packed with comprehensive information about the Court Reporter position, benefits, resources, and other relevant details that you can share with your students and colleagues. Please note that we are currently working on the presentation, and it is not yet available in webinar mode. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 5:03 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~-Goes@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Thank you for meeting with Sulakshna, Vilma, and | last week. We appreciate your patience, and we will get you the requested information by end of day tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (0) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org li

From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 6:49 PM To: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Subject: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sulakshna,

| too wanted to note the contract meetings are ongoing and happening both monthly and quarterly. Thank you!

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Time SCSCC and DOR Site Tour Agenda — 9/12/2024 Task Facilitated By Location 8:30am — 8:45am DOR Staff Arrival Court Services & HR Court Services to meet DOR by the information booth located near the metal detectors at the 8:45am — 9:00am Welcome & Agenda Overview Court Services & HR Hall of Justice. 1* Floor Public Lobby 9:00am — 10:30am Observing in the Courtroom Court Services HOJ East Depts. 33 and 35 10:30am — 11am Court Reporter’s Office Showing & Court Reporter Weekly Schedule Discussion Court Services Darwin Martinez’s office: Dept. 52 (4" floor HOJ West 1lam— 11:45am Q&A Session & Closing Remarks Court Reporter Supervisor, Josh Zenzen, Court Reporter, Stephanie Carrasco and HR Representative Dept. 54 (4"" floor HOJ West) Revised 9-11-2024

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Jackson, Judith@DOR Judith.Jackson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, September 13, 2024 8:39 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Ce: Sorayma PerezSalgado Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Sorayma, Thank you so much for the informative presentation yesterday! | had no idea about this career before and I'll be sending this info out to our networks of partners to see if we can generate interest and hopefully fill your positions in the future. FYI: The link in the Court Reporter Position Flyer does not work to go to the jobs page but | was able to find the job link here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scscourt/jobs/3146230/certified-court- reporter-open-until-filled? pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs Is this where you'd like us to direct our clients and partners to go to find the application? Judy From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, September 13, 2024 7:55 AM To: Escobedo, Peter@DOR Peter.Escobedo@dor.ca.gov; Liebetrau, LeNae@DOR LeNae.Liebetrau@dor.ca.gov; Cruz, Jose@DOR <Jose.Cruz@dor,ca.gov>; Jackson, Judith@DOR Judith.Jackson@dor.ca.gov; Gatewood, Lisa L@DOR <Lisa.Gatewood @dor.ca.gov>; Zaidi, Fatima@DOR Fatima.Zaidi@dor.ca.gov; Dominguez Gomez, Sandra@DOR Sandra.DominguezGomez@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov; Swartz, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Swartz@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Turrubiartes, Maria@DOR Maria.Turrubiartes@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Butler, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Butler@dor.ca.gov Subject: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello to All, So too, attached are some of the pictures from yesterday’s Santa Clara County Superior Court - Court Reporter Tour. Thank you all! Best regards, Sean

Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2024 1:05 PM To: Escobedo, Peter@DOR Peter.Escobedo@DOR.CA.GOV; Liebetrau, LeNae@DOR LeNae.Liebetrau@dor.ca.gov; Cruz, Jose@DOR Jose.Cruz@dor.ca.gov; Jackson, Judith@DOR Judith.Jackson@dor.ca.gov; Gatewood, Lisa L@DOR Lisa.Gatewood@dor.ca.gov; Zaidi, Fatima@DOR Fatima.Zaidi@dor.ca.gov; Dominguez Gomez, Sandra@DOR Sandra.DominguezGomez@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov; Swartz, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Swartz@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: FW: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Team, Attached are the Santa Clara County Superior Court’s Court Reporter materials that Sorayma discussed during today’s tour. Thank you all! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov

CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 2:30 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, We hope you are well! We would like to follow up to verify you receipt of the materials for the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County — Court Reporter position. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 5:26 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Attached you will find the recruitment flyer for the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County — Court Reporter position. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado

Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (0) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 4:47 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Kindly find attached the latest version of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Informational packet for the Court Reporter position. This packet packed with comprehensive information about the Court Reporter position, benefits, resources, and other relevant details that you can share with your students and colleagues. Please note that we are currently working on the presentation, and it is not yet available in webinar mode. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 5:03 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Thank you for meeting with Sulakshna, Vilma, and | last week. We appreciate your patience, and we will get you the requested information by end of day tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Thank you,

Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado @scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 6:49 PM To: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Subject: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sulakshna,

| too wanted to note the contract meetings are ongoing and happening both monthly and quarterly. Thank you!

Best regards, Sean Get Outlook for iOS

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Zaidi, Fatima@DOR Fatima.Zaidi@dor.ca.gov Sent: Monday, September 23, 2024 12:59 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado; Sulakshna Chauhan Cc: Laurant, Sean R@DOR,; Richardson, Sean@DOR; Brian Faraone Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hi Sorayma, Thank you so much for this detailed and useful guidance. Appreciate your assistance in serving our consumers. Warm Regards Fatima Zaidi Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131 Main- 669-207-0014 Direct- 669-207-0522 Fatima.zaidi(@dor.ca.gov D@R DEPARTMENT of A REHABILITATION Employment, Independence & Equality https://www.dor.ca.gov/ From: Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2024 4:52 PM To: Zaidi, Fatima@DOR Fatima.Zaidi@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Cc: Laurant, Sean R@DOR Sean.Laurant@dor.ca.gov; Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Brian Faraone BFaraone@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Fatima, That’s wonderful news! It’s great to hear you have a consumer ready to start this exciting career! 1

For guidance on class selection for the Voice Writer courses, we recommend visiting the West Valley School website, where they will be able to find detailed information about the program and what classes to take, specifically for Voice Writing. This should provide the consumer with a comprehensive overview. Please share the following links, which includes information about the Court Reporting program at West Valley and contact details for a counselor who can assist with questions, educational planning, and course selection. https://www.westvalley.edu/schools/continuing-education/court-reporting.html https://www.westvalley.edu/faculty/fard_m.html Additionally, if they would like to reach out to Stephanie Carrasco, Santa Clara County Superior Court, Court Reporter, please find her contact information below: SCarrasco@scscourt.org We hope this information if helpful to you and the consumer! Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado @scscourt.org From: Zaidi, Fatima@DOR Fatima.Zaidi@dor.ca.gov Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2024 2:34 PM To: Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org>; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Cc: Laurant, Sean R@DOR Sean.Laurant@dor.ca.gov; Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Some people who received this message don't often get email from fatima.zaidi@dor.ca.gov. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hi Sorayma, Thank you for that informative tour and for sharing detailed information on this project. | have a DOR consumer ready to start his Voice Reporter course at West Valley, but he needs guidance on what classes to choose. Can you share the contact information of the court reporter who assisted us with all our queries so that we can get him started?

Warm Regards Fatima Zaidi Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131 Main- 669-207-0014 Direct- 669-207-0522 Fatima.zaidi(@dor.ca.gov DGR DEPARTMENT of LIUOIN REHABILITATION Employment, Independence & Equality https://www.dor.ca.gov/ From: Zaidi, Fatima@DOR Sent: Friday, September 13, 2024 12:12 PM To: Escobedo, Peter@DOR <Peter.Escobedo @DOR.CA.GOV>; Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Liebetrau, LeNae@DOR LeNae.Liebetrau@dor.ca.gov; Cruz, Jose@DOR Jose.Cruz@dor.ca.gov; Jackson, Judith@DOR Judith.Jackson@dor.ca.gov; Gatewood, Lisa L@DOR Lisa.Gatewood@dor.ca.gov; Dominguez Gomez, Sandra@DOR Sandra.DominguezGomez@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~-Goes@dor.ca.gov; Swartz, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Swartz@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Turrubiartes, Maria@DOR Maria.Turrubiartes@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Laurant, Sean R@DOR Sean.Laurant@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Thank you, Sean and court HR, for hosting us yesterday. The tour was thoroughly engaging and informative and insights provided were invaluable. Sharing few pictures taken.

Warm Regards Fatima Zaidi Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131 Main- 669-207-0014 Direct- 669-207-0522 Fatima.zaidi(@dor.ca.gov DG@R revasiitation Employment, Independence & Equality https://www.dor.ca.gov/ From: Escobedo, Peter@DOR Peter.Escobedo@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, September 13, 2024 11:40 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Liebetrau, LeNae@DOR LeNae.Liebetrau@dor.ca.gov; Cruz, Jose@DOR Jose.Cruz@dor.ca.gov; Jackson, Judith@DOR Judith.Jackson@dor.ca.gov; Gatewood, Lisa L@DOR Lisa.Gatewood@dor.ca.gov; Zaidi, Fatima@DOR Fatima.Zaidi@dor.ca.gov; Dominguez Gomez, Sandra@DOR Sandra.DominguezGomez@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~-Goes@dor.ca.gov; Swartz, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Swartz@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Turrubiartes, Maria@DOR Maria.Turrubiartes@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Butler, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Butler@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Great pictures! Thanks Sean. | really enjoyed that tour. Peter Escobedo Staff Services Manager | Department of Rehabilitation 8060 Santa Teresa Blvd., Suite 200

Gilroy, CA 95020 _—— DEPARTMENT of REHABILITATION Employment, Indepandence & Equality From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Friday, September 13, 2024 7:55 AM To: Escobedo, Peter@DOR Peter.Escobedo@dor.ca.gov; Liebetrau, LeNae@DOR LeNae.Liebetrau@dor.ca.gov; Cruz, Jose@DOR Jose.Cruz@dor.ca.gov; Jackson, Judith@DOR Judith.Jackson@dor.ca.gov; Gatewood, Lisa L@DOR Lisa.Gatewood@dor.ca.gov; Zaidi, Fatima@DOR Fatima.Zaidi@dor.ca.gov; Dominguez Gomez, Sandra@DOR Sandra.DominguezGomez@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov; Swartz, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Swartz@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Turrubiartes, Maria@DOR Maria.Turrubiartes@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Butler, Cynthia@DOR Cynthia.Butler@dor.ca.gov Subject: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello to All, So too, attached are some of the pictures from yesterday's Santa Clara County Superior Court - Court Reporter Tour. Thank you all! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2024 1:05 PM To: Escobedo, Peter@DOR <Peter.Escobedo @DOR.CA.GOV>; Liebetrau, LeNae@DOR LeNae.Liebetrau@dor.ca.gov; 5

Cruz, Jose@DOR Jose.Cruz@dor.ca.gov; Jackson, Judith@DOR Judith.Jackson@dor.ca.gov; Gatewood, Lisa L@DOR <Lisa.Gatewood @dor.ca.gov>; Zaidi, Fatima@DOR Fatima.Zaidi@dor.ca.gov; Dominguez Gomez, Sandra@DOR Sandra.DominguezGomez@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista~Goes@dor.ca.gov; Swartz, Michelle@DOR Michelle.Swartz@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org Subject: FW: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Team, Attached are the Santa Clara County Superior Court’s Court Reporter materials that Sorayma discussed during today’s tour. Thank you all! Best regards, Sean Sean Richardson, M.A. Sociology AGPA - Regional Business Specialist Department of Rehabilitation 2160 Lundy Avenue, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95131-1868 Cell: (831) 233-9421 Front Desk: (669) 207-0014 Fax: (408) 383-9352 Sean.richardson@dor.ca.gov CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: Sorayma PerezSalgado SPerezSalgado@scscourt.org Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 2:30 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, We hope you are well! We would like to follow up to verify you receipt of the materials for the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County — Court Reporter position. Let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado @scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 5:26 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Attached you will find the recruitment flyer for the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County — Court Reporter position. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado @scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 4:47 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Hangse, Sorath@DOR <Sorath.Hangse @dor.ca.gov>; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Cc: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Kindly find attached the latest version of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Informational packet for the Court Reporter position. This packet packed with comprehensive information about the Court Reporter position, benefits, resources, and other relevant details that you can share with your students and colleagues.

Please note that we are currently working on the presentation, and it is not yet available in webinar mode. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado @scscourt.org From: Sorayma PerezSalgado Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 5:03 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov; Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Subject: RE: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project Hello Sean, Thank you for meeting with Sulakshna, Vilma, and | last week. We appreciate your patience, and we will get you the requested information by end of day tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Thank you, Sorayma Perez Salgado Human Resources Analyst Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Human Resources Division Phone: (O) 408-882-2745 | (C) 669-328-1618 E-Mail: sperezsalgado@scscourt.org From: Richardson, Sean@DOR Sean.Richardson@dor.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 6:49 PM To: Sulakshna Chauhan SChauhan@scscourt.org; Sorayma PerezSalgado <SPerezSalgado @scscourt.org>; Vilma Zeta VZeta@scscourt.org; Hangse, Sorath@DOR Sorath.Hangse@dor.ca.gov; Dorsey, Denise@DOR Denise.Dorsey@dor.ca.gov; Bautista-Goes, Olivia@DOR Olivia.Bautista-Goes@dor.ca.gov Subject: SCCSC and DOR Court Reporter Project [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender. Hello Sulakshna,

| too wanted to note the contract meetings are ongoing and happening both monthly and quarterly. Thank you!

Best regards, Sean

Sorayma PerezSalgado SS aE SC —_ From: Julie Pham Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2024 12:15 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Ce: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement DOR - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous (9-26-24).pdf Hi Sean, Sending a “refreshed” job positing for the Court Reporter position for circulation. Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Certified Court Reporter Final filing deadline: Continuous Thank you, Julie Pham Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado _ From: Julie Pham Sent: Friday, October 25, 2024 10:28 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Ce: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement DOR - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous (10-25-24).pdf Hi Sean, Sending a “refreshed” job positing for the Court Reporter position for circulation. Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Certified Court Reporter Final filing deadline: Continuous Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado From: Julie Pham Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 12:11 PM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Ce: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement DOR - Legal Research Attorney - Santa Clara Attachments: Legal Research Attorney Job Description.pdf; Court Reporter Job Description Updated 10-27-22 Continuous.pdf Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Legal Research Attorney - Filing deadline: 11/18/2022 Court Reporter — Continuous until filled Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 Fax: (408) 882-2796

Sorayma PerezSalgado a Ss SaaS SS SESS met From: Julie Pham Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 11:56 AM To: Richardson, Sean@DOR Cc: Renee A. Hughes; Pam McGee; Ivory Rachal Subject: Job Announcement DOR - Certified Court Reporter - Santa Clara Attachments: Job Bulletin - Court Reporter - Continuous (11-13-24).pdf Hi Sean, Sending an updated job positing for the Court Reporter position for circulation. Distributed on behalf of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara: The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Certified Court Reporter Final filing deadline: Continuous Thank you, Julie Phaw Confidential Support Tech II Human Resources Division Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Phone: (408) 882-2725 | Fax: (408) 882-2796

Shorthand Reporters in Cal January 2024 Background The California Supreme Court, in a 2018 opinion, stated that “the absence of a verbatim record of trial court proceedings will often havea devastating effect” ona litigant’s abilityto have an appeal decided on the merits." The verbatim record is captured and transcribed exclusively by certified shorthand reporters (court reporters) in case types where a court reporter is required? and electronic recordingis not authorized.’ Parties may arrange for the services of a court reporter in other case types.* However, a declining number of court reporters threatens access to justice for court users, especially Californians who can’t afford to pay for their own court reporter. Number of Court-Employed Reporters Falls Short of Need According to the fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 Schedule 7A, courts employ approximately 1,200 FTE (full-time equivalent) court reporters. To meet minimum requirements,’ it is estimated that California courts may need up to an additional 650 full-time court reporters.® In addition to courtreporters employed bythe courts, courts also contract with pro tempore’ reporters to help meet the need. California trial courts reported in recent surveys that between January 1 and September 30, 2023: e 43 ofthe 58 courts actively recruited for court reporters; © 69.3 (FTE) court reporters were hired, 16.5 (FTE) of whom came from other courts (23.8% of all hires); and e 84.1 (FTE) court reporters have left employment at the courts, for a net loss of 14.8 (FTE) reporters.® Recruitment and Retention Challenges California courts are challenged to recruit and retain court reporters to meet the needs of court users and legal requirements. These challenges include an ever-decreasing number of California-licensed court reporters and difficulty competing with private employers in the labor market. Declining availability of Catifornia-licensed court reporters There were 4,752 California-licensed court reporters residing in the state as of July 1, 2023.° However, according to the California Department of Consumer Affairs, between FY 2013-14 and FY 2021-22 the total number of licensees declined 19.2% and the number of new license applications declined 70.1%." Potential indicators that the decline will continue include: e Challenging pathwayto licensure: Thirty-five new licenses were issued statewide in 2021-22.""? Ofthe 271 individuals who applied to take theskills (dictation) portion of the past three California certified shorthand reporter exams (held Nov. 2022, Mar. 2023, and July 2023), 31.7% passed. The November 2022 exam was the first to include voice writing; atotal of 17 individuals have since passed the skills exam as voice writers. @ ‘Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594, 622. ? Felony and juvenile cases.

• Electronic recording is not authorized except in limited civil, misdemeanor, and infraction proceedings when a court reporter is unavailable (Gov. Code, § 69957(a)).
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anuaty 2024 ° Court reporters likely nearing retirement: The National Court Reporters Association reported the average age of its court reporter members to be approximately 55 as of December 31, 2022." In California, approximately 44.9% of all active licenses were issued at least 30 years ago."® Compensation Court reporters in California courts are paid, on average, 51% morethan other nonmanager court positions. At the same time, the declining number of court reporters in California has created a tight and competitive labor market, exacerbating compensation pressures. According to the FY 2022-23 Schedule 7A, court-employed reporters’ median total salary plus benefits is estimated to be $183,940." This is significantly lower than the cost to hire a court reporter through a private company: $2,580/day for a deposition and $3,300/dayfor atrial, on average.” Additionally, transcripts must be purchased from court reporters. In 2021, the Legislature increased the statutory transcript fees by approximately 30%." In FY 2022-23, California courts spent $22.6 million on transcripts.” Current Recruitment and Retention Efforts Trial courts are implementing a variety of incentives to recruit and retain court reporters. Between July 1 and September 30, 2023, approximately 82.9% of trial courts that are actively recruiting utilized at least one incentive to recruit and retain court reporters. These incentives included signing bonuses (63.4% of actively recruiting courts offered signing bonuses), retention and longevity bonuses (39.0%), increased salary ranges (41.5%), finder’s fees (39.0%), student loan or tuition reimbursement incentives (29.3%), and more.” For example, the Los Angeles court is offering a $50,000 signingbonus and $25,000 finder’sfee for court employees who refer a court reporter, Riverside offered up to $32,500 inretention payments over three years, and Contra Costa provides a $50,000 tuitionreimbursement fund for existing court employees to use toward pursuing court reporter certification. Importance of the Verbatim Record Between July 1 and September 30, 2023, of 343,200 family, probate, and unlimited civil hearings in California, an estimated 133,000 hearings had no verbatim record (38.8% of reported hearings), and an additional estimated 81,900 hearings (23.9%) had no court-provided reporter and it is unknown whether averbatim record was captured by a private court reporter.” The lack of a verbatim record will “frequently be fatal” to a litigant’s ability to have an appeal decided on the merits.” For example, victims seeking protective orders, such as victims of domestic violence or elder abuse, may have difficulty appealing the denial of a protective order because they don’t have a record. In civil matters, an appellate court may be unable to review a party’s claim of error in the trial court. In criminal proceedings, the lack of a sufficient record may impact a defendant’s constitutional rights of due process and equal protection.” California appellate courts have also ordered new criminal proceedings where a reporter’s notes were destroyed or lost, there were substantial issues on appeal, and there was no adequate substitute for the notes. “National Court Reporters Association, www.ncra.org/home/about-nera/NCRA-Statistics. Department of Consumer Affairs, Licensee List (as of Nov. 2023), Median 5 1 10 3 1 2 233 1835 50 16 96.751274 value 5 1 10 3 1 3 289 1836 19 15 96.912338 of 5 1 10 3 1 4 314 1836 90 16 96.646782 estimated 5 1 10 3 1 5 415 1836 54 20 96.783714 salary 5 1 10 3 1 6 475 1837 34 15 96.894844 and 5 1 10 3 1 7 517 1837 64 16 96.877701 benefit 5 1 10 3 1 8 586 1839 50 13 96.976822 costs 5 1 10 3 1 9 643 1838 87 16 84.928947 statewide 5 1 10 3 1 10 739 1838 22 19 96.364487 by 5 1 10 3 1 11 766 1832 25 29 59.562424 the 5 1 10 3 1 12 797 1839 51 16 59.562424 filled 5 1 10 3 1 13 857 1841 50 14 96.969414 court 5 1 10 3 1 14 913 1842 72 18 83.233475 reporter 5 1 10 3 1 15 992 1841 50 16 88.954002 FTEs. 3 1 10 4 0 0 142 1859 1409 54 -1 4 1 10 4 1 0 143 1859 1408 34 -1 5 1 10 4 1 1 143 1859 58 18 44.380562 Data 5 1 10 4 1 2 210 1862 79 19 96.599266 provided 5 1 10 4 1 3 298 1862 22 20 96.599266 by 5 1 10 4 1 4 326 1867 9 11 80.236137 a 5 1 10 4 1 5 341 1867 61 16 80.236137 survey 5 1 10 4 1 6 410 1855 16 34 96.745430 of 5 1 10 4 1 7 433 1864 18 15 96.745430 49 5 1 10 4 1 8 460 1864 61 19 94.625626 private 5 1 10 4 1 9 527 1868 97 12 0.000000 consumer 5 1 10 4 1 10 629 1866 93 18 0.000000 attorneys. 5 1 10 4 1 11 730 1865 29 16 33.164391 |tis 5 1 10 4 1 12 767 1865 91 17 92.430023 unknown 5 1 10 4 1 13 867 1866 97 17 90.613678 howmuch 5 1 10 4 1 14 966 1855 16 34 93.595268 of 5 1 10 4 1 15 985 1867 40 17 93.595268 the 5 1 10 4 1 16 1032 1866 48 31 88.692558 court 5 1 10 4 1 17 1087 1866 73 31 88.692558 reporter 5 1 10 4 1 18 1167 1872 32 14 95.079308 rate 5 1 10 4 1 19 1208 1870 69 20 95.079308 charged 5 1 10 4 1 20 1285 1871 22 19 97.010452 by 5 1 10 4 1 21 1314 1872 105 20 96.863823 companies 5 1 10 4 1 22 1427 1873 12 15 95.840126 is 5 1 10 4 1 23 1446 1874 81 19 96.408875 provided 5 1 10 4 1 24 1533 1876 18 14 95.055855 to 4 1 10 4 2 0 142 1889 766 24 -1 5 1 10 4 2 1 142 1889 28 15 96.857552 the 5 1 10 4 2 2 177 1891 72 17 94.906624 reporter 5 1 10 4 2 3 257 1890 12 16 96.546013 in 5 1 10 4 2 4 276 1889 31 16 96.546013 the 5 1 10 4 2 5 314 1890 43 16 96.370468 form 5 1 10 4 2 6 365 1890 19 16 96.370468 of 5 1 10 4 2 7 389 1891 136 19 96.062614 compensation 5 1 10 4 2 8 534 1891 33 16 96.399269 and 5 1 10 4 2 9 580 1891 36 16 59.638592 how 5 1 10 4 2 10 623 1885 40 32 59.638592 much 5 1 10 4 2 11 683 1892 12 15 96.523865 is 5 1 10 4 2 12 702 1892 40 20 60.210358 kept 5 1 10 4 2 13 747 1892 23 20 60.210358 by 5 1 10 4 2 14 775 1892 30 16 96.711014 the 5 1 10 4 2 15 812 1897 96 16 96.182915 company. 3 1 10 5 0 0 143 1913 342 22 -1 4 1 10 5 1 0 143 1913 342 22 -1 5 1 10 5 1 1 143 1913 11 9 11.502056 * 5 1 10 5 1 2 161 1916 34 18 74.238815 Sen, 5 1 10 5 1 3 210 1916 20 1

2 much 5 1 10 4 2 11 683 1892 12 15 96.523865 is 5 1 10 4 2 12 702 1892 40 20 60.210358 kept 5 1 10 4 2 13 747 1892 23 20 60.210358 by 5 1 10 4 2 14 775 1892 30 16 96.711014 the 5 1 10 4 2 15 812 1897 96 16 96.182915 company. 3 1 10 5 0 0 143 1913 342 22 -1 4 1 10 5 1 0 143 1913 342 22 -1 5 1 10 5 1 1 143 1913 11 9 11.502056 * 5 1 10 5 1 2 161 1916 34 18 74.238815 Sen, 5 1 10 5 1 3 210 1916 20 18 94.226631 Bill 5 1 10 5 1 4 257 1917 7 17 96.784660 170 5 1 10 5 1 5 289 1917 46 18 96.160965 (Stats. 5 1 10 5 1 6 348 1918 40 17 90.788307 2021, 5 1 10 5 1 7 408 1917 21 18 93.523361 ch. 5 1 10 5 1 8 444 1918 41 17 91.639946 240). 3 1 10 6 0 0 142 1940 956 34 -1 4 1 10 6 1 0 142 1940 956 34 -1 5 1 10 6 1 1 142 1940 91 19 11.073933 182022-23 5 1 10 6 1 2 245 1943 89 17 95.313705 Schedule 5 1 10 6 1 3 340 1944 22 16 95.342865 7A 5 1 10 6 1 4 368 1944 42 16 96.863075 total 5 1 10 6 1 5 419 1936 48 31 96.183853 court 5 1 10 6 1 6 473 1945 86 16 96.183853 statewide 5 1 10 6 1 7 566 1945 90 20 96.852013 transcript 5 1 10 6 1 8 665 1946 124 20 96.642097 expenditures, 5 1 10 6 1 9 799 1947 92 20 96.117592 excluding 5 1 10 6 1 10 897 1948 93 17 96.752762 Electronic 5 1 10 6 1 11 997 1946 101 28 96.344986 Recording. 3 1 10 7 0 0 141 1968 926 27 -1 4 1 10 7 1 0 141 1968 926 27 -1 5 1 10 7 1 1 141 1968 70 18 13.853970 Court Reporter Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition dashboard, www.courts. ca.gov/76328.htm, *' Courts were asked to provide the number of hearings without a verbatim record and the numberof total hearings for each of th ese case types or in the aggregate. Where a court provided the number of hearings without a verbatim record foracase type but not the corresponding total hearings (or vice versa), that case type data was removed from the data set. ? Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.Sth at 608, fn. 1. 73 In re Armstrong (1981) 126 Cal.App.3d 565; March v. Municipal Court (1972) 7 Cal.3d 422. ** People v. Jones (1981) 125 Cal.App.3d 298; Peoplev. Apalatequ/ (1978) 82 Cal.App.3d 970; see Pen. Code, § 1181(9).

SAMANTHA P. JESSNER aS Hy eS DAVID SLAYTON PRESIDING JUDGE (= Bo FAC? & EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ : CLERK OF COURT April 11, 2023 The Honorable Thomas J. Umberg Senate Judiciary Committee Chair 1021 O Street, Room 3240 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Senator Umberg and Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, All stakeholders agree: the current shocking shortfall in the number of Certified Shorthand Reporters (CSRs) in the California trial courts is a constitutional crisis, with tens of thousands of your constituents each month now deprived of the possibility of meaningful access to justice for the lack of a verbatim record of proceedings. In 2018, the California Supreme Court found that the lack of a verbatim record will “frequently be fatal” to a litigant’s ability to have an appeal decided on the merits. This falls heaviest on our communities’ most vulnerable litigants in family law, probate, and unlimited civil cases, where the Government Code now prohibits the Court from using electronic recording to capture a verbatim record. Many of these litigants are self-represented and unable to afford the exorbitant cost of hiring a private CSR, which can cost up to $3,300 a day.? This places a verbatim record out of the reach of those without significant means, resulting in unequal access to justice for the vast majority of litigants in our Court. It is not hyperbole to say: no record, no justice. We, on behalf of the Los Angeles Superior Court, implore the Legislature to fix this problem now via the means set out in Senator Susan Rubio’s proposed bill, SB-662 - Courts: court reporters. We reject that the problem represents a mere temporary market imbalance remediable by higher wages and modified working conditions. It is our experience, and that of virtually every other California Superior Court, that a sufficient number of qualified CSRs are neither available now nor will be into the future. The proposition that the “supply of reporters [is] currently adequate” is wrong.? We would be very pleased if there were such a supply and would gladly welcome them to fill our over 100 CSR vacancies. But there is not, and we all need 1 Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.Sth 594, 608, fn. 1. ? Data provided by a survey of 49 private consumer attorneys. It is unknown how much of the court reporter rate charged by companies is provided to the reporter in the form of compensation and how much is kept by the company. 3 Senate Bill 662 OPPOSE Letter to Senator Susan Rubio from SEIU California, Orange County Employees Association, Deposition Reporters Association, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFCSME, California, CA Court Reporters Association and CA Labor Federation, dated April 3, 2023. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 111 NORTH HILL STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012

SB 662 April 11, 2023 to look that fact squarely in the face. The question is: what are we, collectively, going to do about it? The answer cannot be further “wait and see,” This issue is impacting your constituents now up and down California. A parent needing appellate review now of a family law judge’s decision to allow her three-year-old to move from California to New York (and thus practically eliminating “frequent and continuing contact”) cannot wait and see.’ A parent needing appellate review now of a family law judge’s decision not to permit him to have custody of his eight-year-old daughter because her mother’s living space is larger cannot wait and see. A spouse needing appellate review now of a family law judge’s decision not to modify a large spousal support order which she cannot pay as a result of an injury and lay off from work cannot wait and see. A verbatim transcript of proceedings provides more than potential appellate review. Very often self-represented litigants find themselves baffled or overwhelmed by their court proceedings and eventually obtain counsel, pro bono or otherwise, to aid them. A verbatim record enables the litigant to review what occurred during the proceeding and enables them to show it toa lawyer. Just as litigants in limited civil and misdemeanor proceedings now have the benefit of a verbatim transcript via electronic recording, so, too, should the litigants in the real-life examples above.? In fact, electronic recording for permitted case types is currently installed in over 200 of our courtrooms and provides litigants access to an accurate verbatim transcript of their proceedings. That electronic recording transcripts are not (yet) the equal to one created by a CSR—a proposition that would benefit from more fact-finding in our view—is a classic example of making the perfect the enemy of the good. The alternative is the current situation, where there is no verbatim record at all. It cannot be correct that the answer is simply to deny litigants any verbatim transcript while we engage in a further wait and see process. The shortage of CSRs impacts all 58 counties in California. In Los Angeles County alone, in January and February of 2023, more than 52,000 court proceedings took place without a CSR or electronic recording to capture what occurred during the proceedings. At the current rate, our court projects more than 300,000 cases will be heard in 2023 without any official transcript. SB-662, filed by Senator Susan Rubio and sponsored by the Family Violence Appellate Project, would: e authorize the Court Reporter’s Board of California (the Board) to issue a provisional certificate, that would be valid for three years, to an individual who has passed the Registered Professional Reporter examination administered by the National Court 4 Family Code Section 3020

Government Code Section 69957 currently permits electronic recording in limited civil, infraction, and misdemeanor cases.

SB 662 April 11, 2023 Page 3 0f5 Reporters Association or who is eligible to take the examination to become a certified shorthand reporter approved by the Board; e authorize the Court to electronically record all civil proceedings if approved electronic recording equipment is available; © require the Court to provide a CSR the right of first refusal to transcribe an electronically reported proceeding; and © require the Court to make every effort to hire a CSR before electing to electronically record actions or proceedings. The Court greatly values our CSRs and recognizes their intrinsic role in the justice system. That is why we are grateful for the Court’s share of the $30 million provided by the Legislature this fiscal year to bolster our efforts to recruit and retain CSRs. The Court has undertaken a vigorous and high-profile effort, announcing in February of this year robust signing and retention bonuses, competitive student loan forgiveness and a generous finder’s fee.® We are hopeful these efforts will yield an expanded CSR workforce to fill the existing 100-plus CSR vacancies. Despite our ambitious recruitment and retention efforts, the Court’s CSR vacancy rate has only grown over the last year. In fact, in the over two months since we announced significant recruitment and retention bonuses, the Court’s CSR workforce has continued to decline. This chronic and increasing vacancy rate is the result of several factors: © CSRs can make much more money in the private sector: While the median court- employed CSR salary plus benefits exceeds $183,940 (51% more than other non- manager court positions), as noted earlier, CSRs in the private sector can earn up to $3,300 per day (without leaving their home).” Notwithstanding money for recruitment and retention, California courts cannot pay CSRs the excessive rates they are earning in the private sector. Even if we could do so today, the private sector has such a demand for the CSRs that they would simply pay above whatever amount the Court was paying. © People are not choosing a career as a CSR. The number of licensed CSRs is declining significantly: According to the California Department of Consumer Affairs, between FY 2013-14 and FY 2020-21, the number of total licensees has declined 17.1% and the number of new license applications has declined 67.2%.° The National Court Reporters Association reported that the average age of its court reporters members is approximately 55 years old as of June 30, 2022, and 44% of all active licensed California CSRs were issued at least 30 years ago.!° In fact, one quarter of the our Court’s CSRs have over 25 years of service with the Court, meaning that their tenure with the Court is limited without sufficient replacement CSRs available, previewing a larger crisis on the horizon. 5 Nation’s Largest Trial Court Offers Substantial Incentives to Retrain and Recruit Official Court Reporters Amid Staffing Shortage, February 1, 2023. 7 Government Code Section 69959 prevents court-employee CSRs from reporting remotely. 8 Department of Consumer Affairs: Data portal, www.dca.ca.gov/data/annual_license_stats.shtml. ® National Court Reporters Association, www.ncra.org, home/about-ncra/NCRA-Statistics. 20 Department of Consumer Affairs, Licensee List (as of Jan. 2023). www.dca.ca.gov/consumers/public_info/index.shtm|,

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© The result of decreased interest in the profession is the closure of CSR schools. Since 2011, the number of court reporting training programs in California has decreased from 16 to 9.1! A similar trend has been seen nationwide as the number of open court reporter training programs approved by the National Court Reporters Association has declined from 54 in 2012 to 22 today.” e The CSR licensing exam is notably difficult: Despite having spent years in court reporter training schools at significant expense, fewer than 20% of test-takers have passed the certification test over the past five years, resulting in an average of only 53 newly certified CSRs in the State of California per year.1? e Courts are competing against each other to recruit newly-licensed CSRs: According to a recent survey conducted by the Judicial Council of California, 74.5% of courts are actively recruiting CSRs. Since July 1, 2022, in the California courts, 97 CSRs vacated their positions and only 46 CSRs were hired, representing a net loss of 51 reporters. Of those 46 new hires, 34.8% came from other California courts. The current situation is untenable and unacceptable for courts, judicial officers, attorneys and, most importantly, the litigants we serve and you represent. At the current rate of CSR attrition, our Court projects being unable to provide enough CSRs to cover even statutorily-mandated case types such as felony criminal and juvenile justice proceedings by 2024. SB-662 is the first step in addressing this constitutional crisis. The bill balances the great value of and preference for court-employed CSRs (a goal we all share) with the reality of the supply inadequacy. It cannot be lost on the Committee that the solution to this problem has already been sanctioned by the Legislature in allowing electronic recording in limited civil, certain criminal, and traffic matters. Recognizing that the Legislature endeavors to pass laws that ensure equal access and equal protection to all litigants no matter their income, passing SB-662 expands an already accepted method of capturing court proceedings. By authorizing electronic recording in all civil case types, litigants in family law, probate, and unlimited civil proceedings, who currently do not have access to any verbatim record of their proceedings, will join litigants in limited civil, misdemeanor, and traffic matters who benefit from access to an electronically- produced verbatim record of their proceedings. We implore the Committee to act. Without this legislative solution, the Court cannot uphold our chief mission of providing timely and equal access to justice to all we serve. 4. California Trial Court Consortium, The Causes, Consequences, and Outlook of the Court Reporter Shortage in California and Beyond, https://www.siskiyou.courts.ca.gov/system/files?file=court-reporter-shortage-1-2022.pdf and California Court Reporters Association webpage at https://www.cal-ccra.org/court-reporting-schools ?? National Court Reporters Association: https://www.ncra.org/docs/default-source uploadedfiles/education/2015-ncra-annual- school-report-final.pdf?sfvrsn=fle37372 Qand https://www.ncra.org/home/students-teachers/Schools-and-programs/ncra-approved- court-reporting-programs 3 Court Reporters Board Dictation Examination Statistics

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We are hopeful you and fellow members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will stand with the thousands of litigants — your constituents — who appear in courtrooms every day throughout California, where important and impactful decisions are made about their lives, children, finances, and more, and, yet, they leave without anything approaching a verbatim record of the proceedings. Passage of SB-662 would remedy this obvious manifestation of justice for the rich but not for the poor in our court system. We look forward to your support of this bill during your April 18 hearing. Thank you for continuing to support the Court’s efforts to expand and ensure access to justice for all of your constituents. Sincerely, aur. See Samantha P. Sessner David W. Slayton Presiding Judge Executive Officer/Clerk of Court c: Hon. Susan Rubio Hon. Scott Wilk, Vice Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hon. Benjamin Allen, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hon. Angelique V. Ashby, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hon. Anna M. Caballero, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hon. Maria Elena Durazo, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hon. John Laird, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hon. Dave Min, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hon. Roger W. Niello, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hon. Henry I. Stern, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hon. Scott D. Wiener, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Cory Jasperson, Director of Governmental Affairs, Judicial Council of California Shelley Curran, Chief Policy and Research Officer, Judicial Council of California

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 444 South Flower Street, Suite 2500 Los Angeles, CA 90071 LAC BA Telephone: 213.627.2727 www.lacba.org The Honorable Toni G. Atkins California State Senate President Pro Tempore 1021 O Street, Suite 8518 Sacramento, CA 95814 The Honorable Anthony J. Portantino California Senate Appropriations Committee State Capitol, Room 412 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Letter of Support for SB 662 (Rubio) Dear Senators Atkins and Portantino and Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee: The Los Angeles County Bar Association (“LACBA”), which represents 20,000 lawyers and legal professionals in Los Angeles County, and the undersigned bar associations listed below write to express our strong support for Senate Bill 662. SB 662, authored by Senator Susan Rubio, aims to address the crisis in our California superior courts caused by the shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters (CSRs) available to create a record of court proceedings. This hurts your constituents who are unable to obtain a transcript of their proceedings, because that record is often necessary to protect their rights on extremely significant personal and family matters. In combination with measures being taken by the superior courts to retain and recruit CSRs, SB 662 is necessary to address the constitutional crisis caused by the fact that tens of thousands of Californians each month are currently deprived of the possibility of meaningful access to justice as a result of the lack of a verbatim record of proceedings. The attached letter of Presiding Judge Samantha Jessner of the Los Angeles Superior Court eloquently summarizes the current dire situation. The shortage of CSRs impacts all 58 counties in California. In Los Angeles County alone, in January and February of 2023, more than 52,000 court proceedings took place without a CSR or electronic recording to capture what occurred during the proceedings.

Page 2 At the current rate and under current legal restrictions on electronic recording, the Los Angeles Superior Court alone projects that in 2023 more than 300,000 cases will be heard without any official transcript or record of proceedings. But this is a statewide problem. This shocking shortfall in the availability of CSRs affects most of all the low- and moderate- income litigants who cannot afford the very high costs associated with court reporter fees. Important rights relating to family law matters — including custody, visitation, relocation, and protection of children, protection of victims of domestic violence, rights to alimony, and other matters — are being adjudicated without any verbatim transcript. This adversely affects the parties’ ability to effectively enforce or appeal the court’s determinations. Similarly, important other civil matters relating to probate and resolution of important civil disputes are being adjudicated without any verbatim record of proceedings. The need for SB 662 is urgent. The potential costs of implementing the bill — in comparison to the deprivation of rights currently experienced by those served by our courts who cannot afford court reporters — are minimal. This is especially so where many courtrooms already have the means to electronically record court proceedings, and funds exist to further equip courtrooms with the means to electronically record court proceedings. Accordingly, LACBA and the undersigned bar associations and legal services organizations urge that you release SB 662 from the Appropriations Committee, and use your considerable influence to bring competing views together to reach an effective resolution of, and solution for, the severe shortage of CSRs and the serious impact on constituents who need to use the court system. We are in the process of collecting additional signatories to this letter and will update you as those additional organizations join. Please see also the attached letters from the California Lawyers Association, representing 80,000 attorneys statewide, in support of SB 662. Thank you for your attention to this important issue and for your support in advancing SB 662. Sincerely, Ann |. Park President Los Angeles County Bar Association Jeremy Evans President California Lawyers Association

Silvia R. Argueta Executive Director Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Monica Ramirez Almadani President & CEO Helen & Morgan Chu CEO Distinguished Chair Public Counsel Diego Cartagena President & CEO Bet Tzedek Legal Services Kate Marr Executive Director Community Legal Aid SoCal Betty L. Nordwind Executive Director Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law Ana M. Storey Executive Director LevittQuinn Family Law Center Carmen E. McDonald Executive Director Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice Dennis Smeal Executive Director Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc. and Dependency Legal Services San Diego Connie Chung Joe Chief Executive Officer Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AISOCAL) Minh T. Nguyen President Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Ninos Saroukhanioff President Association of Southern California Defense Counsel Page 3

Magdalena Casas President Mexican American Bar Association Janet Hong President Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Erica Yen President Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County Nina Hong President Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association Monica Min President Korean American Bar Association of Southern California Harumi Hata President Japanese American Bar Association Rudy Sato President Arab American Lawyers Association of Southern California Johnny White President Irish American Bar Association — Los Angeles Mercedes Cook President Philippine American Bar Association Angela Zanin President Italian American Lawyers Association Jasmine Horton President Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Page 4

Janet Inoue President South Bay Bar Association Tracy Nakaoka President Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Association Cinthia N. Flores President Latina Lawyers Bar Association Attachments cc: Hon. Susan Rubio Hon. Brian W. Jones, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Hon. Angelique V. Ashby, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Hon. Steve Bradford, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Hon. Kelly Seyarto, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Hon. Aisha Wahab, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Hon, Scott D, Wiener, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Page 5

iP | ) April 12, 2023 The Honorable Thomas J. Umberg, Chair Senate Judiciary Committee 1021 O Street, Room 3240 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: SB 662 (Rubio), as amended March 20, 2023 - Support Dear Senator Umberg: The California Lawyers Association (CLA) supports SB 662, which authorizes a court to order that, in any civil case, the action or proceeding be electronically recorded if an official reporter or an official reporter pro tempore is unavailable, as specified. In Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594, the California Supreme Court stated that “the absence of a verbatim record of trial court proceedings will often have a devastating effect on a litigant's ability to have an appeal of a trial court judgment decided on the merits.” Even without an appeal, the absence of a verbatim record can have an adverse impact on litigants in the trial court when, for example, a dispute or uncertainty arises about the court's decision or the basis of that decision. Certified shorthand reporters are the preferred way to create a verbatim record. Consistent with this preference, SB 662 requires the court to make every effort to hire a court reporter for an action or proceeding before electing to have the action or proceeding be electronically recorded. If a transcript of court proceedings is requested, the bill requires the court to provide a certified shorthand reporter the right of first refusal to transcribe the electronically recorded proceeding. In addition, the bill takes steps to address the court reporter shortage by permitting the Court Reporters Board to issue a provisional certificate to an individual who has passed the National Court Reporters Association exam or who is eligible to take the examination to become a certified shorthand reporter. The bill also requires the Judicial Council to collect information from courts regarding how they are utilizing funds appropriated to recruit and hire court reporters, and to report to the Legislature the efforts courts have taken to hire and retain court reporters and how the funds appropriated for this purpose have been spent. 400 Capitol Mall. Suite 650 Sacramento, CA 95814 906-516-1760 calarsyers.org)

The Honorable Thomas J. Umberg, Chair Senate Judiciary Committee April 12, 2023 Page 2 Unfortunately, the number of court reporters is not keeping pace with the need, and parties are often left with no verbatim record at all. This threatens access to justice, particularly for those who cannot afford to pay for their own private court reporter when the court does not have enough court reporters for civil cases. SB 662 will increase access to justice by addressing the critical shortage of court reporters. For these reasons, CLA supports SB 662. Sincerely, Jeremy M. Evans President

LAW Y { ASSOCIATIO April 17, 2023 The Honorable Richard Roth, Chair Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development 1021 O Street, Suite 7510 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: SB 662 (Rubio), as amended March 20, 2023 - Support Dear Senator Roth: The California Lawyers Association (CLA) supports SB 662, which authorizes a court to order that, in any civil case, the action or proceeding be electronically recorded if an official reporter or an official reporter pro tempore is unavailable, as specified. In Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594, the California Supreme Court stated that “the absence of a verbatim record of trial court proceedings will often have a devastating effect on a litigant's ability to have an appeal of a trial court judgment decided on the merits.” Even without an appeal, the absence of a verbatim record can have an adverse impact on litigants in the trial court when, for example, a dispute or uncertainty arises about the court’s decision or the basis of that decision. Certified shorthand reporters are the preferred way to create a verbatim record. Consistent with this preference, SB 662 requires the court to make every effort to hire a court reporter for an action or proceeding before electing to have the action or proceeding be electronically recorded. If a transcript of court proceedings is requested, the bill requires the court to provide a certified shorthand reporter the right of first refusal to transcribe the electronically recorded proceeding. In addition, the bill takes steps to address the court reporter shortage by permitting the Court Reporters Board to issue a provisional certificate to an individual who has passed the National Court Reporters Association exam or who is eligible to take the examination to become a certified shorthand reporter. The bill also requires the Judicial Council to collect information from courts regarding how they are utilizing funds appropriated to recruit and hire court reporters, and to report to the Legislature the efforts courts have taken to hire and retain court reporters and how the funds appropriated for this purpose have been spent. 400 Capital Mall, Suite 650 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-516-1760 Calawyens: ong

The Honorable Richard Roth, Chair Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development April 17, 2023 Page 2 Unfortunately, the number of court reporters is not keeping pace with the need, and parties are often left with no verbatim record at all. This threatens access to justice, particularly for those who cannot afford to pay for their own private court reporter when the court does not have enough court reporters for civil cases. SB 662 will increase access to justice by addressing the critical shortage of court reporters. For these reasons, CLA supports SB 662. Sincerely, Jeremy M. Evans President / ps / fy f

DAVID SLAYTON EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ CLERK OF COURT SAMANTHA P, JESSNER PRESIDING JUDGE May 4, 2023 The Honorable Anthony J. Portantino Senate Appropriations Committee Chair State Capitol, Room 412 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: SB 662 — Courts: Court Reporting, as amended April 27, 2023 Dear Senator Portantino and Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, All stakeholders agree: the current shocking shortfall in the number of Certified Shorthand Reporters (CSRs) in the California trial courts is a constitutional crisis, with tens of thousands of your constituents each month now deprived of the possibility of meaningful access to justice for the lack of a verbatim record of proceedings. In 2018, the California Supreme Court found that the lack of a verbatim record will “frequently be fatal” to a litigant’s ability to have an appeal decided on the merits. This falls heaviest on our communities’ most vulnerable litigants in family law, probate, and unlimited civil cases, where the Government Code now prohibits the Court from using electronic recording to capture a verbatim record. Many of these litigants are self-represented and unable to afford the exorbitant cost of hiring a private CSR, which can cost up to $3,300 a day.” This places a verbatim record out of the reach of those without significant means, resulting in unequal access to justice for the vast majority of litigants in our Court. It is not hyperbole to say: no record, no justice. We, on behalf of the Los Angeles Superior Court, implore the Legislature to fix this problem now via the means set out in Senator Susan Rubio’s proposed bill, SB-662 - Courts: court reporters. We reject that the problem represents a mere temporary market imbalance remediable by higher wages and modified working conditions. It is our experience, and that of virtually every other California Superior Court, that a sufficient number of qualified CSRs are neither available now nor will be into the future. The proposition that the “supply of reporters 1 Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594, 608, fn. 1. ? Data provided by a survey of 49 private consumer attorneys. It is unknown how much of the court reporter rate charged by companies is provided to the reporter in the form of compensation and how much is kept by the company. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 111 NORTH HILL STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012

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[is] currently adequate” is wrong.* We would be very pleased if there were such a supply and would gladly welcome them to fill our over 100 CSR vacancies. But there is not, and we all need to look that fact squarely in the face. The question is: what are we, collectively, going to do about it? The answer cannot be further “wait and see.” This issue is impacting your constituents now up and down California. A parent needing appellate review now of a family law judge’s decision to allow her three-year-old to move from California to New York (and thus practically eliminating “frequent and continuing contact”) cannot wait and see.* A parent needing appellate review now of a family law judge’s decision not to permit him to have custody of his eight-year-old daughter because her mother’s living space is larger cannot wait and see. A spouse needing appellate review now of a family law judge’s decision not to modify a large spousal support order which she cannot pay as a result of an injury and lay off from work cannot wait and see. A verbatim transcript of proceedings provides more than potential appellate review. Very often self-represented litigants find themselves baffled or overwhelmed by their court proceedings and eventually obtain counsel, pro bono or otherwise, to aid them. A verbatim record enables the litigant to review what occurred during the proceeding and enables them to show ittoa lawyer. Just as litigants in limited civil and misdemeanor proceedings now have the benefit of a verbatim transcript via electronic recording, so, too, should the litigants in the real-life examples above.° In fact, electronic recording for permitted case types is currently installed in over 200 of our courtrooms and provides litigants access to an accurate verbatim transcript of their proceedings. That electronic recording transcripts are not (yet) the equal to one created by a CSR—a proposition that would benefit from more fact-finding in our view—is a classic example of making the perfect the enemy of the good. The alternative is the current situation, where there is no verbatim record at all. It cannot be correct that the answer is simply to deny litigants any verbatim transcript while we engage in a further wait and see process. The shortage of CSRs impacts all 58 counties in California. In Los Angeles County alone, in January and February of 2023, more than 52,000 court proceedings took place without a CSR or electronic recording to capture what occurred during the proceedings. At the current rate, our court projects more than 300,000 cases will be heard in 2023 without any official transcript. 3 Senate Bill 662 OPPOSE Letter to Senator Susan Rubio from SEIU California, Orange County Employees Association, Deposition Reporters Association, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFCSME, California, CA Court Reporters Association and CA Labor Federation, dated April 3, 2023. 4 Family Code Section 3020

Government Code Section 69957 currently permits electronic recording in limited civil, infraction, and misdemeanor cases.

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SB-662, filed by Senator Susan Rubio and sponsored by the Family Violence Appellate Project, would: e require Court Reporters Board of California (CRB) to evaluate the necessity of requiring applicants who have passed either the National Court Reporters Association’s (NCRA) or the National Verbatim Reporters Association’s (NVRA) certification examination to demonstrate competency as a certified shorthand reporter and to submit its findings to the Legislature during their upcoming regular Joint Sunset Review Oversight Hearings; © authorize the CRB to replace the state-specific examination requirement with the NCRA’s or the NVRA’s certification examination if the CRB concludes that the current state-specific examination is not necessary to establish a minimum level of competency of shorthand reporters and that the examination poses a barrier to licensure as a shorthand reporter; e if aCSR is unavailable, authorize the Court to electronically record all civil proceedings if approved electronic recording equipment is available; e require the Court to provide a CSR the right of first refusal to transcribe an electronically reported proceeding; and © require the Court to make every effort to hire a CSR before electing to electronically record actions or proceedings. The Court greatly values our CSRs and recognizes their intrinsic role in the justice system. That is why we are grateful for the Court’s share of the $30 million provided by the Legislature this fiscal year to bolster our efforts to recruit and retain CSRs. The Court has undertaken a vigorous and high-profile effort, announcing in February of this year robust signing and retention bonuses, competitive student loan forgiveness and a generous finder’s fee.® We are hopeful these efforts will yield an expanded CSR workforce to fill the existing 100-plus CSR vacancies. Despite our ambitious recruitment and retention efforts, the Court’s CSR vacancy rate has only grown over the last year. In fact, in the over two months since we announced significant recruitment and retention bonuses, the Court’s CSR workforce has continued to decline. This chronic and increasing vacancy rate is the result of several factors: e CSRs can make much more money in the private sector: While the median court- employed CSR salary plus benefits exceeds $183,940 (51% more than other non- manager court positions), as noted earlier, CSRs in the private sector can earn up to $3,300 per day (without leaving their home).’” Notwithstanding money for recruitment and retention, California courts cannot pay CSRs the excessive rates they are earning in the private sector. Even if we could do so today, the private sector has such a demand for the CSRs that they would simply pay above whatever amount the Court was paying. e People are not choosing a career as a CSR. The number of licensed CSRs is declining significantly: According to the California Department of Consumer Affairs, between FY 5 Nation’s Largest Trial Court Offers Substantial Incentives to Retrain and Recruit Official Court Reporters Amid Staffing Shortage, February 1, 2023. 7 Government Code Section 69959 prevents court-employee CSRs from reporting remotely.

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2013-14 and FY 2020-21, the number of total licensees has declined 17.1% and the number of new license applications has declined 67.2%.° The National Court Reporters Association reported that the average age of its court reporters members is approximately 55 years old as of June 30, 2022,° and 44% of all active licensed California CSRs were issued at least 30 years ago.?° In fact, one quarter of the our Court’s CSRs have over 25 years of service with the Court, meaning that their tenure with the Court is limited without sufficient replacement CSRs available, previewing a larger crisis on the horizon. e The result of decreased interest in the profession is the closure of CSR schools. Since 2011, the number of court reporting training programs in California has decreased from 16 to 9.11 A similar trend has been seen nationwide as the number of open court reporter training programs approved by the National Court Reporters Association has declined from 54 in 2012 to 22 today.” e The CSR licensing exam is notably difficult: Despite having spent years in court reporter training schools at significant expense, fewer than 20% of test-takers have passed the certification test over the past five years, resulting in an average of only 53 newly certified CSRs in the State of California per year.'3 e Courts are competing against each other to recruit newly-licensed CSRs: According to a recent survey conducted by the Judicial Council of California, 74.5% of courts are actively recruiting CSRs. Since July 1, 2022, in the California courts, 97 CSRs vacated their positions and only 46 CSRs were hired, representing a net loss of 51 reporters. Of those 46 new hires, 34.8% came from other California courts. The current situation is untenable and unacceptable for courts, judicial officers, attorneys and, most importantly, the litigants we serve and you represent. At the current rate of CSR attrition, our Court projects being unable to provide enough CSRs to cover even statutorily-mandated case types such as felony criminal and juvenile justice proceedings by 2024. SB-662 is the first step in addressing this constitutional crisis. The bill balances the great value of and preference for court-employed CSRs (a goal we all share) with the reality of the supply inadequacy. It cannot be lost on the Committee that the solution to this problem has already been sanctioned by the Legislature in allowing electronic recording in limited civil, certain criminal, 5 Department of Consumer Affairs: Data portal, www.dco.ca.gov/data/annual license stats.shtml, ® National Court Reporters Association, www.ncra.org/home/about-ncra/NCRA-Statistics, 1° Department of Consumer Affairs, Licensee List (as of Jan. 2023). www.dca.ca.gov/consumers/public_info/index.shtml. 4 California Trial Court Consortium, The Causes, Consequences, and Outlook of the Court Reporter Shortage in California and Beyond, https://www.siskiyou.courts.ca.gov/system, files ?file=court-reporter-shortage-1-2022.pdf and California Court Reporters Association webpage at https://www.cal-ccra.org/court-reporting-schools 22 National Court Reporters Association: https://www.ncra.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/education/2015-ncra-annual- school-report-final.pdf?sfvrsn=fle37372_Oand https://www.ncra.org/home/students-teachers/Schools-and-programs/ncra-approved- court-reporting-programs 43 Court Reporters Board Dictation Examination Statistics

SB 662 May 4, 2023 and traffic matters. Recognizing that the Legislature endeavors to pass laws that ensure equal access and equal protection to all litigants no matter their income, passing SB-662 expands an already accepted method of capturing court proceedings. In fact, in 2022, over 500 appeals of matters in evictions, criminal cases, and other limited jurisdiction matters were electronically recorded and reviewed and decided by our Appellate Division without incident. By authorizing electronic recording in all civil case types, litigants in family law, probate, and unlimited civil proceedings, who currently do not have access to any verbatim record of their proceedings, will join litigants in limited civil, misdemeanor, and traffic matters who benefit from access to an electronically-produced verbatim record of their proceedings. We implore the Committee to act. Without this legislative solution, the Court cannot uphold our chief mission of providing timely and equal access to justice to all we serve. We are hopeful you and fellow members of the Senate Appropriations Committee will stand with the thousands of litigants — your constituents — who appear in courtrooms every day throughout California, where important and impactful decisions are made about their lives, children, finances, and more, and, yet, they leave without anything approaching a verbatim record of the proceedings. Passage of SB-662 would remedy this obvious manifestation of justice for the rich but not for the poor in our court system, We look forward to your support of this bill during your May 8 hearing. Thank you for continuing to support the Court’s efforts to expand and ensure access to justice for all of your constituents. Sincerely, Maur Sees Samantha P. Jessner David W. Slayton Presiding Judge Executive Officer/Clerk of Court c: Hon. Susan Rubio Hon. Brian W. Jones, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Hon. Angelique V. Ashby, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Hon. Steven Bradford, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Hon. Kelly Seyarto, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Hon. Aisha Wahab, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Hon. Scott D. Wiener, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Cory Jasperson, Director of Governmental Affairs, Judicial Council of California Shelley Curran, Chief Policy and Research Officer, Judicial Council of California

SAMANTHA P. JESSNER SS eR i DAVID SLAYTON PRESIDING JUDGE i (i EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ CLERK OF COURT January 10, 2024 The Honorable Anthony J. Portantino Senate Appropriations Committee Chair State Capitol, Room 412 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: SB 662 (Rubio) Courts: Court Reporters, as amended April 27, 2023 Dear Senator Portantino and Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, The current shortfall in the number of Certified Shorthand Reporters (CSRs) in the California trial courts is a constitutional crisis, with tens of thousands of your constituents each month deprived of the possibility of meaningful access to justice for the lack of a verbatim record of proceedings. We implore this committee to act now to solve this crisis with a readily available solution: pass without haste SB 662 (Rubio) from committee, which would revise the restrictions on electronic recording contained in Government Code section 69957. These restrictions ultimately create a significant equal access to justice issue by permitting litigants in misdemeanor, limited civil and infraction matters to have access to appellate review while denying such review to litigants in family law, probate and unlimited civil cases. Put differently, without this change, a person who is facing eviction is entitled to a record created by electronic recording but a child custody matter in which the child will be allowed to have no or little contact with a parent is not entitled to a record of any sort; only silence. We also want to assure you that our court is not seeking to eliminate court reporters’ jobs; in that regard, look at our actions. The Court greatly values our CSRs and recognizes their intrinsic role in the justice system. That is why we are grateful for the Court’s share of the $30 million provided by the Legislature this fiscal year to bolster our efforts to recruit and retain CSRs. The Court has undertaken a vigorous and high-profile effort, announcing robust signing and retention bonuses, competitive student loan forgiveness and a generous finder’s fee.! Despite our Court’s strident efforts, this crisis has not abated since we last wrote to you regarding this issue in May 2023. In 2023 alone, because of the severe court reporter shortage 1 Nation’s Largest Trial Court Offers Substantial Incentives to Retrain and Recruit Official Court Reporters Amid Staffing Shortage, February 1, 2023. Incentives increased in September 2023: Nation's Largest Trial Court Expands Unprecedented Recruitment and Retention Campaign to Address Chronic Court Reporter Shortage SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 11] NORTH HILL STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012

SB 662 January 10, 2024 and statutory restrictions on electronic recording, over 300,000 hearings took place in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County without a CSR or electronic recording to capture what occurred during the proceedings, leaving litigants without access to a verbatim record of their proceedings. In 2018, the California Supreme Court found that the lack of a verbatim record will “frequently be fatal” to a litigant’s ability to have an appeal decided on the merits.” This falls heaviest on our communities’ most vulnerable litigants in family law, probate, and unlimited civil cases, where the Government Code now prohibits the Court from using electronic recording to capture a verbatim record. Many of these litigants are self-represented and unable to afford the exorbitant cost of hiring a private CSR, which can cost up to $3,300 a day.? This places a verbatim record out of the reach of those without significant means, resulting in unequal access to justice for the vast majority of litigants in our Court. It is not hyperbole to say: No record, no meaningful access to appellate review. We, on behalf of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, implore the Legislature to fix this problem now via the means set out in SB 662. We reject that the problem represents a mere temporary market imbalance remediable by higher wages and modified working conditions. It is our experience, and that of virtually every other California Superior Court, that a sufficient number of qualified CSRs are neither available now nor will be into the future. The proposition that the “supply of reporters [is] currently adequate” is wrong.* We would be very pleased if there were such a supply and would gladly welcome them to fill our over 100 CSR vacancies. But there is not, and we all need to look that fact squarely in the face. The question is: What are we, collectively, going to do about it? The answer cannot be further ‘wait and see.’ This issue continues to impact litigants now up and down California. A parent needing appellate review now of a family law judge’s decision to allow her three-year-old to move from California to New York (and thus practically eliminating ‘frequent and continuing contact’) cannot wait and see.’ A parent needing appellate review now of a family law judge’s decision not to permit him to have custody of his eight-year-old daughter because her mother’s living space is larger cannot wait and see. A spouse needing appellate review now of a family law judge’s decision not to modify a large spousal support order which she cannot pay as a result of an injury and layoff from work cannot wait and see. 2 Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594, 608, fn. 1. 3 Data provided by a survey of 49 private consumer attorneys. It is unknown how much of the court reporter rate charged by companies is provided to the reporter in the form of compensation and how much is kept by the company. 4 Senate Bill 662 OPPOSE Letter to Senator Susan Rubio from SEIU California, Orange County Employees Association, Deposition Reporters Association, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFCSME, California, CA Court Reporters Association and CA Labor Federation, dated April 3, 2023. 5 Family Code Section 3020

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A verbatim transcript of proceedings provides more than potential appellate review. Very often self-represented litigants find themselves baffled or overwhelmed by their court proceedings and eventually obtain counsel, pro bono or otherwise, to aid them. A verbatim record enables the litigant to review what occurred during the proceeding and enables them to show it toa lawyer. Just as litigants in limited civil and misdemeanor proceedings now have the benefit of a verbatim transcript via electronic recording, so, too, should the litigants in the real-life examples above.® In fact, electronic recording for permitted case types is currently installed in hundreds of our courtrooms and provides litigants access to an accurate verbatim transcript of their proceedings. That electronic recording transcripts are not the equal to one created by a CSR — a proposition that is not borne out by modern technology and our experience with over 500 appeals handled by our Court per year derived from electronic recording that are accurate and competent — is a classic example of making the perfect the enemy of the good. The alternative is the current situation, where there is no verbatim record at all. It cannot be correct that the answer is simply to deny litigants any verbatim transcript while we explore all possible avenues for expanding the pool of CSRs to meet the need in our courts today. The shortage of CSRs impacts all 58 counties in California. It’s worth repeating that in Los Angeles County alone, over 300,000 court proceedings took place in 2023 without a CSR or electronic recording to capture what occurred during the proceedings, forcing hundreds of thousands of litigants to leave court without any official transcript of what transpired in their case, effectively eliminating their ability to appeal. SB 662, filed by Senator Susan Rubio and co-sponsored by the Legal Aid Association of California and the Family Violence Appellate Project, would: e require the Court Reporters Board of California (CRB) to evaluate the necessity of requiring applicants who have passed either the National Court Reporters Association’s (NCRA) or the National Verbatim Reporters Association’s (NVRA) certification examination to demonstrate competency as a certified shorthand reporter and to submit its findings to the Legislature during their upcoming regular Joint Sunset Review Oversight Hearings; e authorize the CRB to replace the state-specific examination requirement with the NCRA’s or the NVRA‘s certification examination if the CRB concludes that the current state-specific examination is not necessary to establish a minimum level of competency of shorthand reporters and that the examination poses a barrier to licensure as a shorthand reporter; e if a CSR is unavailable, authorize the Court to electronically record all civil proceedings if approved electronic recording equipment is available; ® Government Code Section 69957 currently permits electronic recording in limited civil, infraction, and misdemeanor cases,

SB 662 January 10, 2024 require the Court to provide a CSR the right of first refusal to transcribe an electronically reported proceeding; and require the Court to make every effort to hire a CSR before electing to electronically record actions or proceedings. Despite our ambitious recruitment and retention efforts, the Court’s CSR vacancy rate has only grown over the last year. In fact, in the 11 months since we announced significant recruitment and retention bonuses, the Court’s CSR workforce has continued to decline. This chronic and increasing vacancy rate is the result of several factors: CSRs can make much more money in the private sector: While the median court- employed CSR salary plus benefits exceeds $183,940 (51% more than other non- manager court positions), as noted earlier, CSRs in the private sector can earn up to §3,300 per day (without leaving their home).” Notwithstanding money for recruitment and retention, California courts cannot pay CSRs the rates they are earning in the private sector. Even if we could do so today, the private sector has such a demand for the CSRs that they would simply pay above whatever amount the Court was paying. People are not choosing a career as a CSR. The number of licensed CSRs is declining significantly: According to the California Department of Consumer Affairs, between FY 2013-14 and FY 2021-22, the number of total licensees has declined 19.2% and the number of new license applications has declined 70.1%. The National Court Reporters Association reported that the average age of its court reporters members is approximately 55 years old as of December 31, 2022, and 44% of all active licensed California CSRs were issued at least 30 years ago.?? In fact, one quarter of the Court’s CSRs have over 25 years of service with the Court, meaning that their tenure with the Court is limited without sufficient replacement CSRs available, previewing a larger crisis on the horizon. The result of decreased interest in the profession is the closure of CSR schools. Since 2011, the number of court reporting training programs in California has decreased from 17 to 8.11 A similar trend has been seen nationwide as the number of open court reporter training programs approved by the National Court Reporters Association has declined from 54 in 2012 to 22 today.” The CSR licensing exam is notably difficult: Of the 271 individuals who applied to take the skills (dictation) portion of the past three California certified shorthand reporter exams (held Nov. 2022, Mar. 2023 and July 2023), only 31.7% passed."* 7 Government Code Section 69959 prevents court-employee CSRs from reporting remotely. 8 Department of Consumer Affairs: Data portal, www.dca.ca.gov, ‘data/annual license stats.shtml. 3 National Court Reporters Association, www.ncra.org/home/about-ncra/NCRA-Statistics. 10 Department of Consumer Affairs, Licensee List (as of Jan. 2023). www.dea.ca.gov/consumers/public_info/index.shtml. 11 Bloomberg Law, Aspiring Court Reporters Wait as California Courts Struggle, December 11, 2023 12 National Court Reporters Association: https://www.ncra.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/education/2015-ncra-annual- school-report-final.pdf?sfvrsn=fle37372_Oand https://www.ncra.org/home/students-teachers, Schools-and-programs/ncra-approved- court-reporting-programs 3 Court Reporters Board, School Examination Statistics, www.courtreportersboard.ca.gov/applicants/examstats.shtml.

SB 662 January 10, 2024 e Courts are competing against each other to recruit newly licensed CSRs: According to a recent survey conducted by the Judicial Council of California, 74% of courts are actively recruiting CSRs. From January 1 — September 30, 2023, 84.1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) CSRs vacated their positions in California courts and only 69.3 FTE CSRs were hired, representing a net loss of 14.8 FTE CSRs. Of those 69.3 new hires, 23.8% came from other California courts.“ The current situation remains untenable for courts, judicial officers, attorneys and, most importantly, the litigants we serve. At the current rate of CSR attrition, our Court projects being unable to provide enough CSRs to cover even statutorily mandated case types such as felony criminal and juvenile justice proceedings within the next year. SB 662 is the first step in addressing this constitutional crisis. The bill balances the great value of and preference for court-employed CSRs (a goal we all share) with the reality of the supply inadequacy. The Committee should be aware that the solution to this problem has already been sanctioned by the Legislature in allowing electronic recording in limited civil, certain criminal, and traffic matters. Passing SB 662 expands an already accepted method of capturing court proceedings. In fact, in 2022, over 500 appeals of matters in evictions, criminal cases, and other limited jurisdiction matters were electronically recorded and reviewed and decided by our Appellate Division without incident. By authorizing electronic recording in all civil case types, litigants in family law, probate, and unlimited civil proceedings, who currently do not have access to any verbatim record of their proceedings, will join litigants in limited civil, misdemeanor, and traffic matters who benefit from access to an electronically-produced verbatim record of their proceedings when a CSR is unavailable. We implore the Committee to act. Without this legislative solution, the Court cannot uphold our chief mission of providing timely and equal access to justice to all we serve. We are hopeful you and fellow members of the Senate Appropriations Committee will stand with the thousands of litigants who appear in courtrooms every day throughout California, where important and impactful decisions are made about their lives, children, finances, and more, and, yet, they leave without anything approaching a verbatim record of the proceedings. Passage of SB 662 would remedy this inequitable situation which results in a record being available only to those who have the means to pay for a private CSR. We strongly urge your support of this bill during your January 18 hearing. Thank you for continuing to support the Court’s efforts to expand and ensure access to justice for all Californians. Sincerely, 14 Court Reporter Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition dashboard, www.courts.ca.pov/76328.htm.

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BEVERLY HILLS BAR ASSOGIATION LEAD = ADVOCATE « SERVE OFFICERS Malcolm S. McNeil Presi ict | Alexander Rufus Isaacs Pissiter | Pe | Nadira T. Imari Fu fen a Pied y D. Storm Alphonse Pro’ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Belincla Macauley BOARD OF GOVERNORS Jelfrey Bils Marge Bouchal Jiana Kang Daniel Kramer Rudolph Lehrer Terry Magady Erin Pro Ishtein Ron § M Rosengar andra Tarissi De Jacobis andra Thomas EX OFFICIO Anthony 2 oss May 17, 2023 Senator Susan Rubio C/O Ms. Krystal Moreno Legislative Director 1021 O Street, Suite 8710 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Senator Rubio: The Beverly Hills Bar Association is an organization of more than 4,000 legal professionals founded in 1931. The mission of the bar is to lead, advocate, and serve the greater Los Angeles legal community, including through legislative advocacy relevant to our members. BHBA has one of the largest Family Law Sections in the country, with that Section representing a significant portion of BHBA’s membership. The recent loss of court reporters provided by the court in Los Angeles county in November 2022 has impacted all such members and litigants in the civil court system, particularly in the family court system. On behalf of the Board of Governors of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, I am writing to express our strong support for SB 662, a bill that will have a significant and positive impact on the civil and family court system in California. By allowing electronic recording in civil courtrooms, including family law courtrooms, and expanding the licensing of court reporters, SB 662 will help ensure that all Californians have access to justice, regardless of their income or location. California's family courts have been grappling with a shortage of court reporters, which has disproportionately affected low-income litigants, many of whom represent themselves in court. The lack of an official record of court proceedings can lead to confusion, miscommunication, and difficulties in enforcing court orders. It also makes it difficult to appeal cases as there is no official record, limiting access to justice. By amending Section 69957 of the Government Code and adding Section 69957.5, SB 662 addresses this issue by permitting the use of electronic recordings when court reporters are unavailable and mandating that the Judicial Council adopt rules and standards for their use. Furthermore, there is roughly a population of 39 million people in California. The lack of court reporters affects approximately well over 13 million people or approximately one third of the population of California. The result of this is that at least a third of the population in the most-populous cities and counties in California will face a different quality of justice without this simple change to electronic recordings than people in the rest of the state. The bill also offers protections to court reporters because electronic recordings are only to be used when there is no availability of an official court reporter, Currently, the average cost of a private court reporter is crippling (the only option for many civil litigants). The appearance fee just to show up is up to

• SERVE LEAD * ADVOCATE OFFICERS Malcolm S MeMeil Pew dert der Rufus Isaacs thet Nadira T Imam Fat St Flew Anthony D. Storm Alphonse Provinziano lary Pear EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Belnde Macauley BOARD OF GOVERNORS Jeffrey Bils Margo Bouchal Vince Ferhat Tiffiny Fox Neville Jinna Kang Danie! Kramer Rudolph Lehrer Terry Magady Erin Prouty Ron Raitshtein Mathew Rosengart Alessandra Tarissi De Jacobis Kendra Thomas Siephen Weaver ver Youngman EX-OFFICIO Antheny [) Reis $3200 a day depending on the court reporter firm and their availability. As there is a shortage of court reporters, this fee may only increase in time. This does not include the cost for the preparation of transcripts which can cost as much as several hundred dollars to several thousand dollars depending on the length of the proceedings, as court reporters often charge by the page and by word and based off of the amount of time that the document needs to be prepared. This places it out of the price of many people — the average minimum wage job in Los Angeles county earns only $2600 a month, The inability to have a court reporter disproportionally affects low income litigants, who are mostly in pro per and already at a disadvantage by representing themselves (which is at least 70% of all family law cases). It is an even more impossible choice for families to make to choose between having a lawyer or having a court reporter in their family law matter. The existing technology and infrastructure in the Los Angeles County court system can address this issue. The courts have an LACC court system which has almost all civil proceedings available for remote appearances through use of video and audio technology. This is a system with pre-existing infrastructure in the courtrooms, and can be adapted, if not already in place, for judicial council approved use to record proceedings. SB 662 is a vital piece of legislation that will help level the playing field for Californians navigating the civil and family court system. It will provide an adequate record for all litigants, which is essential for the enforcement of court orders, including those related to domestic violence and child custody. By addressing the court reporter shortage and enabling the use of electronic recordings, this bill will make the pursuit of justice more accessible and equitable for all Californians. Thank you for your time and consideration, and for your commitment to improving access to justice in our state. Sincerely, (plate Ipane MALCOLM MCNEIL Partner, ArgentFox Schiff LLP President , Beverly Hills Bar Association ALPHONSE F. PR ZIANO, ESQ. Certified Family Law Specialist Chairperson, Solutions for Family Law Committee Secretary-Treasurer, Beverly Hills Bar Association Board of Governors

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IP January 8, 2024 The Honorable Anthony Portantino Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee California State Capitol Building, Room 412 Sacramento CA 95814 RE: SB 662 (Rubio) Court Record SUPPORT Dear Senator Portantino: California Protective Parents Association is a non-profit organization focused on protecting abused children in family court custody disputes through research, education and advocacy. We are writing in strong SUPPORT of SB 662 Court Record bill by Senator Susan Rubio. It is a common sense response to a crisis in our courts. A national survey by Geraldine Stahly PhD found that over half (57%) of California family courts hearings were held without court reporters. The lack of court reporters in California courts affects the safety and rights of survivors of domestic violence who rely on the court for critical orders to protect them and their families including restraining orders, child custody and visitation orders, spousal and child support orders, orders declaring debt was caused by domestic abuse, and many others. Court reporters are not required to be at these hearings. However, a record of what happens at these hearings is necessary to have orders enforced by law enforcement and the courts, to challenge wrong or dangerous orders, and because these cases often last years in the courts. There are not enough court reporters to cover all the courts. Litigants must pay high prices for a live court reporter which creates a two-tiered justice system. Rich people get the gold standard of live court reporters. The rest of the litigants do not even get a record of their hearing. Electronic recording works. It is being used in evictions, small claims, criminal misdemeanors, and infractions cases. The technology is there now and justice demands we use it. We also need to hold courts accountable to recruit, hire and retain court reporters. SB 662 does both. We urge you to approve SB 662, a critical bill to ensure justice for all. Sincerely, Sandy Ross, President 2938 Adeline Street, Oakland CA 94608 310-910-1380 www.caprotectiveparents.org

May 5, 2023 The Honorable Anthony Portantino Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee 1021 O Street, Suite 7630 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Support Letter SB 662 (Rubio) Universal Access to Court Records: Electronic Recording Dear Chair Portantino: Family Violence Appellate Project, co-sponsor of SB 662, along with 14 other organizations serving domestic violence survivors writes in enthusiastic support of SB 662. As organizations that supports survivors of domestic violence, we know the importance of a verbatim record of court proceedings. Our clients rely on the court for critical orders to protect them and their families including restraining orders, child custody and visitation orders, spousal and child support orders, orders declaring debt was caused by domestic abuse, and many others. Court reporters are not required to be at these hearings. However, a record of what happens at these hearings is necessary for many important reasons. First, there is a particular need for a reporter's transcript in family law proceedings involving domestic violence issues because law enforcement officers are often called upon to enforce domestic violence restraining orders, or child custody and visitation orders that address family violence issues. In these cases, transcripts are needed to craft an accurate post-hearing written order that can be enforced by law enforcement officers. Second, in custody and visitation cases where the issues are litigated and revisited over many years, transcripts are needed for the court to assess whether there have been significant changed circumstances since the initial determination. Having the transcript from the initial custody or visitation determination provides the court with a factual baseline of the parties’ previous behavior to help the judge assess whether alterations to custody or visitation schedules are warranted. Third, in many California counties, judges serve only one or two years in family court before moving on to another courtroom assignment. As a result, domestic violence survivors are assigned to multiple judges if the case spans more than one or two years, which happens frequently as parents request revisions to custody and visitation determinations over time. Without a transcript detailing the precise basis for 449 15" Street, Suite 104, Oakland, CA 94612 | Business Tel: (510) 858-7358 | Helpline: (510) 380-6243 Fax: (866) 920-3889 | www.fvaplaw.org

Support for SB 662 May 5, 2023 Page 2 the original order, the new family law judge is at a disadvantage in assessing and handling the case. Fourth, the lack of a reporter's transcript is a particularly severe problem for appeals in family violence cases where the volume of family law and domestic violence cases means that written opinions are the exception, not the rule. As a result, it is nearly impossible to appeal wrong or dangerous decisions since a party may not raise evidentiary issues, or other issues dependent on trial court proceedings or rulings not included in a written order, unless there is a reporter's transcript. (See Jameson v. Desta (2015) 241 Cal.App.4th 491, 504 [holding that because “the record on appeal does not contain a reporter's transcript,” Jameson was “precluded from obtaining a reversal of the trial court's ruling granting Desta’s motion for nonsuit’]; Foust v. San Jose Construction Co. (2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 181, 185-186) [“In numerous situations, appellate courts have refused to reach the merits of an appellant’s claims because no reporter's transcript of a pertinent proceeding or a suitable substitute was provided.”].) Since 2015 people who qualify for a fee waiver have had the right to request a free court reporter. However, what we know from experience is that courts often have to continue our clients’ cases for weeks or months before a court reporter is available. Preparing to go to court repeatedly is traumatic for our clients and stretches our agencies resources unnecessarily. It also unnecessarily strains courts resources. SB 662 has the capacity to change this dynamic, even with no or few additional financial resources. Our best information is that nearly half of the courts in California are already equipped with electronic recording equipment, because there are many types of cases that can be electronically recorded already. SB 662 will allow courts to turn on this equipment in other civil cases, including domestic violence and family law matters, when a court reporter is not available. The additional costs to monitor the equipment, store the digital record, and respond to requests for these records will be minimal, and well worth the results. In addition, 51 of California’s 58 courts use Zoom for remote hearings. SB 662 could allow the 51 of 58 county courts that use zoom for remote hearings to record via zoom, subject to the existing electronic recording requirements and rules. While dedicated funds for court reporters can never be used for electronic recording costs, courts could use other parts of their budgets to equip additional hearings or to hire recording equipment monitors, technicians, and clerks to properly store and control access to electronic recordings. Finally, it is important to acknowledge the costs to California as a whole, when verbatim records are not available. Gender-based violence is a leading cause of homelessness." Likewise, domestic violence survivors often lose employment as a 1(McLaughlin, 2017). 449 15" Street, Suite 104, Oakland, CA 94612 | Business Tel: (510) 858-7358 | Helpline: (510) 380-6243 Fax: (866) 920-3889 | www.fvaplaw.org

Support for SB 662 May 5, 2023 Page 3 result of abuse.” California has strong laws to protect survivors from experiencing homelessness and economic deprivation as a result of abuse. However, those laws cannot be implemented if wrong decisions are insulated from appeals and right decisions cannot be enforced because of a lack of a record. Without a record litigants will have no choice but to return to court repeatedly and courts will bear the cost of numerous trial court hearings to rehash already determined questions of fact and law, or to try and enforce unrecorded decisions. For these reasons we strongly support SB 662 and urge this committee's aye vote on SB 662. Sincerely, FAMILY VIOLENCE APPELLATE PROJECT TALK oy a Jerinafer Dorfman Wagner, Esq. Director of Programs / — a Erin Scott Family Violence Law Center Carmen McDonald Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice Lynnette Irlmeier Empower Yolo Mary Culver Central California Family Crisis Center, Inc. Orchid Pusey Asian Women's Shelter Jennifer Adams Lumina Alliance 2U. J. of Gender, Soc. Policy & the L. 987, 996-997 (2011). 449 15 Street, Suite 104, Oakland, CA 94612 | Business Tel: (510) 858-7358 | Helpline: (510) 380-6243 Fax: (866) 920-3889 | www.fvaplaw.org

Support for SB 662 May 5, 2023 Page 4 Aylin Acikalin ADZ Law LLC Christy Turek Rials A Window Between Worlds May Rico Healthy Alternatives to Violent Environments (HAVEN) Colsaria Henderson Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence Vaughn Villaverde, MPH Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) Kristin Aster The People Concern Melissa Knight-Fine Legislative Coalition To Prevent Child Abuse Christine Smith California Partnership to End Domestic Violence CC: Honorable Members, Senate Committee on Appropriations Senator Brian W. Jones Senator Angelique V. Ashby Senator Steven Bradford Senator Kelly Seyarto Senator Aisha Wahab Senator Scott D. Weiner Matthew Fleming, Consultant Janelle Miyashiro, Consultant 449 15" Street, Suite 104, Oakland, CA 94612 | Business Tel: (510) 858-7358 | Helpline: (510) 380-6243 Fax: (866) 920-3889 | www.fvaplaw.org

Legal Aid Fights for Justice. We Fight for Them. L AA C Se Legal Aid Association of California April 11, 2023 The Honorable Thomas J. Umberg Chair, Senate Committee on Judiciary 1021 O Street, Suite 6730 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Support Letter SB 662 (Rubio) Universal Access to Court Records: Electronic Recording Dear Chair Umberg: The Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC) writes to express our strong support, along with the support of the undersigned organizations, for SB 662 (Rubio), a bill which we are proud to cosponsor. SB 662 will ensure due process to low-and moderate- income litigants disproportionately affected due to a lack of certified shorthand court reporters (CSRs). It will do so by providing an option for electronic recording—in the absence of an available court reporter—to produce a record of the proceeding. In addition, this bill will help build a workforce pipeline for CSRs by establishing a provisional certificate and creating a pathway for court reporters to enter into the field and court system, LAAC is a statewide membership association of over 100 nonprofits that provide free civil legal services to low-income people and communities throughout California. LAAC member organizations provide legal assistance on a broad array of substantive issues, ranging from general poverty law to civil rights to immigration, and also serve a wide range of low-income and vulnerable populations, LAAC serves as California’s unified voice for legal services and is a zealous advocate advancing the needs of the clients of legal services on a statewide level regarding funding and access to justice. The California Supreme Court ruled in Jameson v. Desta’ that all people have a right to a verbatim record of their proceeding. Right now, that right is being denied to thousands of Californians every day. While the number of cases filed in California courts increases every year, the number of certified shorthand reporters in California has decreased by over 17% in the past decade.? Most shorthand “Accordingly, we conclude that . . . an official court reporter, or other valid means to create an official verbatim record for purposes of appeal, must generally be made available to in forma pauperis litigants upon request.” 5 CAL.5TH 594, 599 (Cal. 2018). 2 Department of Consumer Affairs: Data portal, www.dca.ca.gov/data/annual_license_stats.shtml. The same data shows that new license applications have declined 67.2 in that same period, only 39 new licenses were issued in 2020-21, and the exam pass rate in California hovers around 25%. In addition, the average age of court reporters nationally was 55 as of June 30, 2022 (National Court Reporters Association, www.ncra.org/home/about- ncra/NCRA-Statistics).

Legal Ald Fights for Justice. We Fight for Them. J © @ Legal Aid Association of California reporting takes place outside the courtroom in depositions, administrative hearings, and other private litigation proceedings. This has resulted in a statewide shortage of court reporters, and consequently, litigants being unable to access a verbatim record of their case. This statewide shortage has severely affected family law matters, where 75% of cases involve self-represented litigants.3 This bill’s opponents argue that no shortage of court reporters exists. But to argue that the supply of court reporters is adequate is to ignore mountains of evidence to the contrary.* e CEOs of every court in the state have made abundantly clear that they do not have the court reporters they need.° They report that over 50% of California courts are routinely unable to cover civil, family law, and probate cases.® © Empirical evidence regarding the number of court reporters licensed in the state indisputably demonstrates the shortage as well.’ e Perhaps the clearest evidence of the shortage of all is the sheer volume of proceedings for which no record is currently being made. For example, 52,000 proceedings were held without a record in LA in January and February of this year. Court staff estimates this number will exceed 300,000 this year if nothing is changed. And this figure does not account for the huge volume of cases that have been repeatedly continued for lack of an available reporter. SB 662 will allow electronic recording, only in cases where no CSR is available, protecting the rights of court users while also supporting the CSR pipeline. Electronic recording of court proceedings is already widely used and is a viable option to address the crisis we currently face. It is used in California-based federal courts, in state criminal courts, and widely throughout the rest of the country. In fact, California is one of only three states in the country that 3 JAMESON, supra note 1 at 240. 4 See, e.g., JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA, FACT SHEET: SHORTAGE OF CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTERS IN CALIFORNIA(Mar. 2023), https://www.kern.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/fact-sheet-shortage-certified-shorthand-reporters- california-002.pdf; SUPERIOR COURTS OF CALIFORNIA, THERE IS A COURT REPORTER SHORTAGE CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA (Nov. 2, 2022), https://www.saccourt.ca.gov/general/docs/superior-courts-of-california-news-release-statement-re-court- reporter-shortage.Pdf; THE Causes, CONSEQUENCES, AND OUTLOOK OF THE COURT REPORTER SHORTAGE IN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND (Jan. 25, 2022), Prepared for California Trial Court Consortium, https://www.siskiyou.courts.ca.gov/system/files ?file=court-reporter-shortage-1-2022, pdf/. 5 See, e.g., THERE IS A COURT REPORTER SHORTAGE CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA, Press Release, November 2, 2022, https://www.sierra.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/court-reporter-shortage. pdf. Fld. at 2. 7 JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA, supra note 4. 350 Frank H. Opawa Plaza Swite 701 | Oakland, CA S4G12 | (510) 893-3000 LAAConiineong: CawHelpCA.ong

LAAC ¢° Legal Aid Fights for Justice. We Fight for Them. @ Se, Legal Aid Association of California makes minimal use of electronic recording in state courts. There is no better evidence that electronic recording is a workable solution than that, where it is already allowed, it is utilized effectively and without major incident. This bill’s opponents argue that electronic recording is imperfect and court reporters have an incomparable advantage. We agree that a court reporter is preferable to an electronic recording but, ultimately, what matters most is not how the record produced, just that it is produced. In fact, we believe that a certified shorthand reporter is the gold standard in creating a verbatim record. However, an electronic recording being less desirable than a record taken by a court reporter does not mean that an electronic recording is unusable or that it jeopardizes the integrity of the court process in any way. Pointing out isolated examples of problems with electronic recording does not change that. This bill’s opponents argue that allowing electronic recording creates a two-tiered system with one standard for those who have and another for those who do not. But the status quo is already a two- tiered system and one that is infinitely more harmful. Right now, those who can afford to hire a court reporter get a record of their case, and those that cannot get no record at all. SB 662 will bring these two existing tiers closer together by providing a verbatim record for tens of thousands of people where none currently exists. By providing an electronic recording, at least all people will have a record of their case, A lack of a verbatim record has a profoundly negative impact on court users, A verbatim record of what happens at hearings is crucial to understanding what the judge has ordered and is essential to appeal the outcome of a proceeding. As the California Supreme Court wrote in Jameson v. Desta in 2018: “[T]he absence of a verbatim record of trial court proceedings will often have a devastating effect on a litigant's ability to have an appeal of a trial court judgment decided on the merits.”9 The lack of a verbatim record also makes appealing a wrong or dangerous decision nearly impossible. For example, child custody and visitation orders should be modified when there is a change in circumstances that affects a child’s best interest, but a record is necessary to establish what the original circumstances were. This also comes at a tremendous burden and financial cost for missed work, childcare, transportation, etc. For domestic violence survivors of abuse, the emotional toll is also 8 NATIONAL CouRT REPORTERS ASSOC., COURT REPORTING INDUSTRY OUTLOOK (2013-14), https://www.ncra.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/education/schools/2013-14_ncra_-industry_outlook- (ducker)8ef018c4b8ea486e9f8638864df79109.pdf?sfvrsn=c7a531e2_0. 35 CAL.STH 594, 622 (Cal. 2018), See also COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA’S COURT SYSTEM, REPORT TO THE CHIEF Justice 240 (2017) (“Providing an official record is essential to equal access, transparency, and fundamental fairness.”). 350 Frank 4. Ogawa Plaza Suite 701 | Oakland, CA 94612 | (510) 8593-3000 LAAConMine.cnm LawHelpCA.org

Legal Aid Fights for Justice. We Fight for Them. @ @ Legal Aid Association of California significant and can be detrimental to their individual circumstance. Importantly, even when a court user does not seek to appeal, having a transcript helps them understand what happened during the case and what the result is. This bill’s opponents argue that before electronic recording is allowed, we should give the Legislatures financial investments time to play out. But it is unacceptable to continue to deny hundreds of thousands of people, most of them low-income and/or unrepresented, their right to a verbatim record while we wait. SB 662 offers a solution to prevent irreparable harm while we continue to work toward better CSR availability. SB 662 is uniquely positioned to be successful because of its two-pronged approach: it addresses the problem both by increasing the supply of court reporters available AND by providing a solution for the thousands of people not currently getting any record of their case. This bill’s opponents argue that it will eliminate court reporter jobs. But the bill’s unique approach will do precisely the opposite. There is no logical basis to assume that allowing electronic recording, only when there is no other option, will lead to a loss of court reporter jobs. In fact, this bill will force courts to hire more reporters and lessen the need for electronic recording. Unlike any previous bill that attempted to repeal the statutory prohibition on electronic recording, SB 662 goes much further. In an effort to help people in need, while also supporting the CSR community, SB 662 makes specific efforts to increase the supply of CSRs in courts. Not only does it create a provisional licensing program so that more CSRs will be available for courts to hire, it also creates accountability for courts in their recruitment and hiring practices. For the first time in the many years that the legislature has allocated millions of dollars to courts to hire court reporters, SB 662 would require courts to report back to the legislature on how that money is or isn’t being spent, increasing transparency. Again, we agree that the ideal situation is to have a certified shorthand reporter in every proceeding. That is why this bill takes important steps to increase the supply of reporters in courts. But, until those impacts can be felt, something must be done to protect the people that are currently suffering the abridgement of their ability to use the court system by failing to give them what they need to appeal as well as understand the outcome of their case. LAAC has been involved in advocacy around this topic for several years, from Jameson to now. It is an important issue to us, and we see SB 662 as the solution we have been looking for to ensure universal access to a record. SB 662 is a critical measure that will ensure individuals and families receive due 350) Frank H, Ogawa Plaza Suite 701 | Oalkland, CA 94612 | (510) 893-3000 4 LAAConline.org LawitelpCA.org

Legal Aid Fights for Justice. We Fight for Them. LAAC @. Legal Aid Association of California process and access to justice. We respectfully ask for your “AYE” vote when this bill comes before your committee. Sincerely, Ree! Lorin Kline, Director of Advocacy Jeffrey Webb Bet Tzedek Maura Gibney California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform Monique Berlanga Centro Legal de la Raza Kate Marr Community Legal Aid SoCal Melissa Brown Community Legal Services, McGeorge School of Law Eric Harris Disability Rights California Claudia Center Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Brooke Weitzman Elder Law and Disability Rights Center Teddy Basham-Witherington Impact Fund 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Suite 701 | Oakland, CA 94612 | (510) 893-3000 Mahdi Manji Inner City Law Center Stephanie Davidson Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Josh Sullivan Legal Aid of Marin Gregory E. Knoll, Esq. Legal Aid Society of San Diego Thomas Drohan Legal Assistance to the Elderly Skyler Rosellini National Health Law Program Minyong Lee Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County Leigh Ferrin OneJustice Betsy Butler The California Women's Law Center Tina Rosales Western Center on Law and Poverty LAAConline.org LawHelpCA.ong

Legal Aid Fights for Justice. We Fight for Them. @ [) Legal Aid Association of California EG: Honorable Members, Senate Committee on Judiciary Senator Scott Wilk Senator Benjamin Allen Senator Angelique V. Ashby Senator Anna M. Caballero Senator Maria Elena Durazo Senator John Laird Senator Dave Min Senator Roger W. Niello Senator Henry I. Stern Senator Scott D. Wiener Allison Whitt Meredith, Staff Counsel 350 Frank A. Ogawa Plaza Suite 701 | Onwklandl, CA 94612 | (510) 893-3000 LAAConhine.cng LawHelpCA.org

Legislative Coalition to Prevent Child Abuse EI Dorado Hills, California 95762 Jan 11, 2024 Honorable Anthony Portantino Senate Appropriations Committee Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Support for SB 662 (Rubio) Access to Court Records Honorable Chairman Portantino,

| write as director of the Legislative Coalition to Prevent Child Abuse to express our

organization’s support of SB 662. This bill will improve access to court recordings in cases involving family violence. We work with cases where children have been left unprotected from abuse or murder in custody proceedings. Court reporters are not required to be at all hearings that pertain to child safety. However, a record of what occurs at these hearings is essential if children and families are to be protected. The bill is sponsored by the Family Violence Appellate Project. They have expertise in the area of domestic violence and court proceedings and have worked with stakeholders to craft this needed solution. The lack of a reporter’s transcript makes it impossible to appeal cases where the court has overlooked extensive evidence of severe danger to children. Lower court rulings could not be appealed in many cases that have resulted in predictable and preventable homicides after family members begged the courts for protection. SB 662 will be one step toward better protection for children. Importantly, this bill would require the Judicial Council to collect information from courts and report to the legislature regarding how they are utilizing funds appropriated to recruit and hire court reporters. SB 662 promotes child and family safety, equity, proper case management and court accountability. We ask for your aye vote. On behalf of the Coalition, Melissa Knight-Fine Legislative Coalition to Prevent Child Abuse melissaknightfine@yahoo.com 916-203-1234

BOUCHERLLP 21600 Oxnard Street, Suite 600 Woodland Hills, California 91367 Telephone 818.340.5400 Facsimile 818.340.5401 January 8, 2024 Via Electronic Submission Only Senate Appropriations Committee Link: https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/ Re: Letter of Support for SB 662 (Sen. Rubio) Dear Senator Atkins, Senator Portantino, and Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee: I write to urge your support for SB 662 to address the certified shorthand reporter (CSR) crisis that is impacting California trial courts, authored by Senator Susan Rubio. By expanding the courts’ ability to implement electronic recording of court hearings in civil cases where a CSR is unavailable, the bill will help ensure access to justice for all California citizens who are involved in civil litigation. As a lawyer, I understand the importance of having a transcript of court proceedings. It enables my clients to sufficiently request reconsideration of a trial court ruling, to request immediate review of a trial court decision to a court of appeal, or to appeal certain decisions or the judgment entered in the case. Without a record of court hearings, there is a much lower chance of having a trial court decision reviewed or reversed. I have observed the shortage of CSRs. It has driven up the cost of having a court reporter present for civil case court hearings and depositions, which unfortunately impacts my clients by making civil lawsuits more expensive. I have observed difficulties with reserving a court reporter for court hearings in my complex, civil cases due to the shortage. I have also conducted depositions with an electronic recorder, then engaged the court reporter business to transcribe the recording with no issues. As Californians, we have to embrace facts and make provisions for the future. Especially so, where the issue impacts civil justice and the third branch of government.

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BOUCHERLLP California Senate Appropriations Committee January 8, 2024 Page 2 = Fact: Electronic recordings of depositions in civil cases are already taking place in California. So, too, are electronic recordings of certain court hearings in both LA County Superior Courts and in certain United States District Courts in the Central District of California, as permitted by law. All to good use and effect. = Fact: Jobs are created by permitting qualified individuals to set up and oversee the electronic recorders, and to transcribe the electronic recordings when requested. In truth, SB 662 simply expands the categories of civil case types where electronic recordings are permitted, where CSRs are not available. CSRs will retain the right of first refusal for transcription of electronic recordings. It also provides a mechanism to help the California Legislature evaluate the need for requiring new applicants who have already passed other certification exams to pass the California exam. Civil litigants who can afford to, or prefer to, use a CSR will retain the right to do so in depositions and at court hearings. Please strongly consider taking SB 662 out of “suspense” this month and permitting the bill to move forward towards passage, Thank you. Sincerely, BOUCHER LLP By: SPS es Shehnaz M. Bhujwala, Esq. (Bio)

Mothers of Lost Children January 8, 2024 The Honorable Anthony Portantino, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee California State Capitol Building Room 412 Sacramento CA 95814 RE: SB 662 (Rubio) Court Record SUPPORT Dear Senator Portantino: Mothers of Lost Children are a group of mothers whose children are forced to visit unsupervised or live with their identified perpetrators through failures in the family and juvenile courts. Our children have disclosed abuse, and have not been protected or believed. The agencies designed to protect children have not helped, and in many cases have done harm. We have done everything we, as individuals, could do to protect them, yet have been unable to keep them safe. We are writing in strong SUPPORT of SB 662 Court Record bill by Senator Susan Rubio. It is a common sense response to a crisis in our courts. A national survey by Geraldine Stahly PhD found that over half (57%) of California family courts hearings were held without court reporters. The lack of court reporters in California courts affects the safety and rights of survivors of domestic violence who rely on the court for critical orders to protect them and their families including restraining orders, child custody and visitation orders, spousal and child support orders, orders declaring debt was caused by domestic abuse, and many others. Court reporters are not required to be at

these hearings. However, a record of what happens at these hearings is necessary to have orders enforced by law enforcement and the courts, to challenge wrong or dangerous orders, and because these cases often last years in the courts. There are not enough court reporters to cover all the courts. Litigants must pay high prices for a live court reporter which creates a two-tiered justice system. Rich people get the gold standard of live court reporters. The rest of the litigants do not even get a record of their hearing. Electronic recording works. It is being used in evictions, small claims, criminal misdemeanors, and infractions cases. The technology is there and justice demands we use it. We also need to hold courts accountable to recruit, hire and retain court reporters. SB 662 does both. We urge you to approve SB 662, a critical bill to ensure justice for all. Sincerely, Sarah Kerlow, President 2513 Tamarisk Dr. Santa Rosa, CA 95405 https://www.mothersoflostchildrenmovement.org

The nation’s largest pro bono law firm January 14, 2024 Via Email and Position Letter Portal The Honorable Anthony Portantino, Chair Senate Appropriations Committee California State Capitol, Room 412 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: SB 662 (Rubio), Universal Access to Court Records — Support Dear Senator Portantino: 1 am writing on behalf of the Consumer Rights and Economic Justice (CREJ) project at Public Counsel to express our strong support for Senate Bill 662, authored by Senator Rubio. The bill seeks to address the critical shortage of court reporters in our judicial system. CREJ represents and assists low-income individuals facing debt-collection lawsuits, and involved in other consumer litigation. Many, if not most, of our clients qualify for fee waivers, which entitle them to court-appointed official court reporters. Our experience — and the experiences of the pro per litigants whom we assist —have repeatedly highlighted the detrimental impact of the current shortage of court reporters. This scarcity has created a two-tier justice system, depriving of equal justice those who cannot afford live private court reporters. We have witnessed firsthand how this situation has infringed upon the legal rights and fair trial opportunities of our clients, For example, we are often constrained in assisting individuals when they come to us for help after having proceeded in hearings and trials without a court reporter. The lack of a verbatim record limits their options, particularly in appeals or subsequent legal actions. In contrast, where electronic reporting has been available, the records enable us to thoroughly evaluate our clients’ cases and more effectively guide them through their legal options. Electronic recording, as proposed in SB 662, is a viable and necessary solution. It is already effectively used in various judicial proceedings, such as evictions, small claims, and misdemeanors. Implementing electronic recording in all civil cases will ensure a more equitable 610 South Ardmore Ave | Los Angeles, CA 90005 | www.publiccounsel.org | 213 385 2977

January 14, 2024 Page 2 justice system, where access to accurate records is not a privilege of the wealthy but a standard for all. Moreover, SB 662's provisions to encourage the hiring and retention of court reporters are crucial. The bill's requirement for the Judicial Council to report annually on its efforts towards this goal ensures accountability and progress in addressing this crisis. SB 662 represents a balanced approach to a pressing issue, ensuring both technological adaptation and the continued importance of court reporters in our legal system. We urge your support for SB 662 so that we can move towards a more just and equitable legal system for all Californians. Sincerely, Ghirlandi Guidetti Staff Attorney Consumer Rights and Economic Justice Via Email only to: Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom, Legislative Affairs (leg.unit@gov.ca.gov; Nick Hardeman, Chief of Staff (nick.hardeman@sen.ca.gov); Kimberly Rodriguez, Policy Director (kimberly.rodriguez@sen.ca.gov); Matthew Fleming, Consultant on Judiciary/Public Safety (Matthew.Fleming@sen.ca.gov); and Craig Wilson, Chief of Staff (craig.wilson@sen.ca.gov).

CALIFORNIA DEFENSE & CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA April 11, 2023 The Honorable Thomas J. Umberg Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee 1021 O Street, Suite 3240 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: SB 662 (Rubio): SUPPORT Dear Senator Umberg: Senate Bill 662 (Rubio) is scheduled for hearing in the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. On behalf of the combined memberships of the Consumer Attorneys of California, the California Defense Counsel, and the California Judges Association, we are writing in support of the measure and to respectfully request your “AYE” vote. SB 662 addresses a growing crisis in our court system relating to the unavailability of court reporters. The inability of courts to fill positions for Certified Shorthand Reporters literally represents a denial of due process and access to justice, particularly for low-income litigants without the resources to hire private court reporters to act as reporters pro Tem. In response to this growing problem, SB 662 proposes a multifaceted, balanced approach which authorizes the California Court Reporters Board to issue provisional licenses to reporters who have passed a national court reporters exam, and broadens the existing authority for courts to order electronic recording in limited jurisdiction civil cases to all civil cases. In order for courts to order electronic recording under the bill, the court must make every effort to hire a reporter for the proceeding, and offer a right of first refusal for existing court reporters to transcribe any proceeding recorded electronically. Importantly, SB 662 also requires the California Judicial Council to adopt rules and standards for the use of electronic recording, to ensure that recordings are able to be easily transcribed, and to report to the Legislature about progress in hiring court reporters from previously approved budget funds. Unfortunately, every reliable metric has shown that there is a large and growing shortage of licensed Certified Shorthand Reporters in California. It is indisputable that the numbers of licensed Certified Shorthand Reporters has been declining for years, with court reporting

Re: SB 662 (Rubio) — SUPPORT Page 2 schools closing, and a very small number of new admittees joining the profession, Court executives confirm that there are far more court reporters leaving their positions than they can replace. Individual courts are now offering very substantial signing bonuses and referral fees in an attempt to fill their depleted court reporter ranks. Practitioners have been hiring private court reporters for court proceedings for years as the courts could not provide them. Additionally, now in an attempt to cover criminal proceedings, where liberty interests are at stake, increasingly courts are not providing court reporters for additional civil proceedings, including family law where unrepresented litigants literally are at risk of losing custody of their children. Because of the supply-demand imbalance, court reporter fees for court proceedings where court reporters are not provided are skyrocketing. Lawyers have reported paying thousands of dollars per day in “appearance fees.” A few years ago, a one day deposition might have cost $600 - $1,000. Now $5,000 a day is not uncommon. This is simply not affordable for all but the wealthiest. Worse, practitioners report that increasingly court proceedings are being postponed due to the lack of Certified Shorthand Reporters. Please be assured that our concerns do not arise from any hostility to court reporters. To the contrary, Certified Shorthand Reporters play a critical role in the judicial system. Court reporting is a difficult, arduous and intense activity requiring great skill. We have enormous respect for individuals who can create a verbatim record of contentious and often emotional proceedings, with lawyers and parties talking over each other, frequently involving interpreters and non-English speaking witnesses, objections and the specialized language of the law. Simply put, it is past time for the Legislature to address the growing unavailability and unaffordability of court reporters. Because due process and access to justice issues are at stake, we would again express support for the balanced approach in SB 662 and respectfully request your “AYE” vote. Sincerely, Greg Rizie David Rosenberg Greg Rizio, President The Honorable David Rosenberg Consumer Attorneys of California President, California Judges Association John Cotter John Cotter, President California Defense Counsel cc: The Honorable Susan Rubio Members, Senate Judiciary Committee Allison Meredith, Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee Morgan Branch, Consultant, Senate Republican Caucus

Weanen Lawvers oF Los ANGELES $34 S_ SpainG ST. Suite 902 Los Ancetes, CA 90014 TéL: 213.892.8982 Fax: 213.892.8948 WES! WWW.WLALA.ORG E-MAIL: INFO@WLALA.ORG OFFICERS 2023-2024 PRESIDENT JEANNINE Y. TavLca PRESIDEN ELECT Noeue Mt. NaTou Past Vick PRESIDENT Farax TABiBKHCEt Secon Vice Peescenn? TTREASLFER JER WANG VCARCANUON CCaMenicey Leathe S. Tania [nmr Ezs cbse ies Via Email and US Mail January 12, 2024 The Honorable Toni G. Atkins California State Senate President Pro Tempore 1021 O Street, Suite 8518 Sacramento, CA 95814 The Honorable Anthony J. Portantino California Senate Appropriations Committee State Capitol, Room 412 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Letter of Support for SB 662 (Rubio) Dear Senators Atkins and Portantino and Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee: I write on behalf of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA) to express our strong support for Senate Bill 662, authored by Senator Susan Rubio, which aims to address the crisis in our California superior courts, resulting from the inability to provide a court record for those least able to afford one. There is an increasing shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters (CSRs) available to create a record of court proceedings and the problem is only getting worse. This hurts your constituents who are unable to obtain a transcript of their proceedings, because that record is often necessary to protect their rights on extremely significant personal and family matters as described below. In combination with measures being taken by the superior courts to retain and recruit CSRs, SB 662 is necessary to address the constitutional crisis caused by the fact that tens of thousands of Californians each month are currently deprived of the possibility of meaningful access to justice as a result of the lack of a verbatim record of proceedings. As a result of the severe court reporter shortage and statutory restrictions on electronic recording, over 300,000 hearings took place this past year alone in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County without a court reporter, leaving litigants without access to a verbatim record of these proceedings. Court Reporter recruitment and retention incentives first announced in February, and increased in September, were generous, but barely enabled the Los Angeles Superior Court to maintain its current CSR staffing. Since the LA Court announced a recruitment and incentive package in February, 18 court reporters have left court

service and 11 court reporters have joined court service (including one voice writer), resulting in a net loss of 7 court reporters. This increasing number of uncovered hearings and the decreasing number of CSRs heavily impacts low- and moderate- income litigants who cannot afford the very high costs of obtaining a court reporter, when their ranks are shrinking. Important rights relating to family law matters — including custody, visitation, relocation, and protection of children, protection of victims of domestic violence, rights to alimony, and other matters — are being adjudicated without a transcript. This hurts the parties’ ability to enforce or appeal the court’s decisions. Similarly, important other civil matters relating to probate and resolution of important civil disputes are being adjudicated without any transcript of proceedings. The need for SB 662 is urgent. The potential costs of implementing the bill — in comparison to the deprivation of rights currently experienced by those served by our courts who cannot afford court reporters — are minimal. This is especially so where many courtrooms already have the means to electronically record court proceedings, and funds exist to further equip courtrooms with the means to electronically record court proceedings. Accordingly, WLALA urges that you pass SB 662 from the Appropriations Committee, and use your considerable influence to bring competing views together to reach an effective solution for the severe shortage of CSRs and the serious impact on constituents who need to use the court system. Thank you for your attention to this important issue. Sincerely, Jeannine Y. Taylor President, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

Judicial Council of California 520 Capitol Mall, Suite 600 - Sacramento, California 95814-4717 Telephone 916-323-3121 - Fax 916-323-4347 PATRICIA GUERRERO SHELLEY CURRAN Chief Justice of California Administrative Director Chair of the Judicial Council January 8, 2024 Hon. Anthony Portantino, Chair Senate Appropriations Committee 1021 O Street, Suite 7630 Sacramento, California 95814 Subject: Senate Bill 662 (Rubio), as amended April 27, 2023 — Support Dear Senator Portantino: The Judicial Council supports SB 662, which permits a court to electronically record any civil case if an official reporter or an official reporter pro tempore is unavailable, as specified. The bill requires that the court make every effort to hire a court reporter before electing to electronically record the action or proceedings pursuant to these provisions. It requires a court to provide a certified shorthand reporter, as specified, the right of first refusal to transcribe an electronically reported proceeding. In addition, the bill requires the Court Reporters Board to review its licensing examination to determine whether it is necessary to require applicants who have passed the National Court Reporters Association’s or the National Verbatim Reporters Association’s certification examination, to demonstrate competency as a certified shorthand reporter. The bill requires the Board to evaluate whether the California-specific examination should be replaced with acceptance of the National Court Reporter’s Association’s or the National Verbatim Reporter’s Association’s certification examination to establish proficiency in machine shorthand reporting or voice writing. It requires the Board to submit its findings to the Legislature by June 1, 2024, during its regular Joint Sunset Review Oversight Hearings. Finally, the bill requires the Judicial Council to collect information from courts regarding how they are utilizing funds appropriated to recruit and hire court reporters. It requires, beginning January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until all such funds are expended, the Council to report to the Legislature the efforts courts have taken to hire and retain court reporters and how the funds appropriated for this purpose have been spent.

Hon. Anthony Portantino January 8, 2024 Page 2 In expanding electronic reporting to all civil case types, SB 662 is consistent with the Council’s adopted 2023 Legislative Priorities that include “Continu[ing] to promote the availability of verbatim records of court proceedings by working collaboratively to address court reporter shortages and exploring innovations in technology.” Due to the well documented court reporter shortage, the prohibitive cost of hiring a private court reporter, and existing statutory restrictions on the use of electronic reporting, many parties today lack access to a verbatim record. ! The California Supreme Court, in a 2018 opinion, stated that “the absence of a verbatim record of trial court proceedings will often have a devastating effect” on a litigant’s ability to have an appeal decided on the merits.” Without an accurate and complete transcript, these parties are for all practical purposes unable to meaningfully exercise their right to appeal. Removing the statutory case type restrictions and expanding the use of electronic reporting, which increases access to a verbatim record, promotes access to justice. Next, SB 662 demonstrates a clear policy preference for court reporters by explicitly requiring that courts make every effort to hire a court reporter before permitting electronic recording. The bill also provides a right of first refusal to certified shorthand reporters if a transcript of an electronic recording is requested. Notably, under SB 662, these requirements would apply to both the civil cases added by the bill as well as existing case types in which electronic recording is already currently authorized.? SB 662 also takes steps to address the court reporter shortage by requiring the Court Reporters Board to review its licensing requirements. It is hoped that this will help ease the critical shortage by expanding the pool of court reporters. Finally, the bill requires the Council to track and report to the Legislature on funds appropriated to recruit and hire court reporters. This reporting requirement is similar to other reporting requirements already in statute. Because the Council is already tracking the purchase and lease of ER equipment by trial courts and providing semiannual reports to the Legislature pursuant to section 69958 of the Government Code, it is anticipated that the bill’s reporting requirement would not be unreasonably burdensome. ! Fact Sheet: Shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters in California, Judicial Council of California, January 2024. There were 4,752 California-licensed court reporters residing in the state as of July 1, 2023. However, according to the California Department of Consumer Affairs data portal, between FY 2013-14 and FY 2021-22, the number of total licensees has declined 19.2 percent and the number of new license applications has declined 70.1 percent. Just 35 new licenses were issued statewide in 2021-22. 2 Jameson v, Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594, 622. 3 Electronic recording is currently authorized in limited civil, misdemeanor, and infraction proceedings when a court reporter is unavailable (Gov. Code, § 69957(a)).

Hon. Anthony Portantino January 8, 2024 Page 3 During July-September 2023 alone, an estimated 133,000 family, probate, and unlimited civil hearings were held in California with no verbatim record. This represents 38.8 percent of reported hearings in these case types. An additional 81,900 hearings in these case types had no court-provided reporter and it is unknown whether a verbatim record was captured by a private court reporter, representing 23.9 percent of reported hearings in these case types. Certified Shorthand Reporters are the preferred way to provide a record; however, the number of court reporters is not keeping pace with the need. This threatens access to justice for all Californians, especially those who cannot afford to pay thousands of dollars for their own private court reporter when the court does not have enough court reporters to staff civil courtrooms. As noted in Jameson, the lack of a verbatim record will “frequently be fatal” to a litigant’s ability to have an appeal decided on the merits.* Victims seeking protective orders, such as victims of domestic violence or elder abuse, may have difficulty appealing the denial of a protective order because they don’t have a record. In civil matters, an appellate court may be unable to review a party’s claim of error in the trial court. In criminal proceedings, the lack of a sufficient record may impact a defendant’s constitutional rights of due process and equal protection.* For these reasons, the Judicial Council supports SB 662. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Aviva Simon at 916-323-3121. Sincerely, Cory T. JaSperson Director Governmental Affairs CTJ/AS/emu Attachment oe: Members, Senate Appropriations Committee Hon. Susan Rubio, Member of the Senate, 22"! District Ms. Christy Bouma, Legislative Affairs Secretary, Office of the Governor Ms, Shelley Curran, Administrative Director, Judicial Council of California

• Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at 608, fn. 1. 3 In re Armstrong (1981) 126 Cal.App.3d 565; March v. Mun. Ct. (1972) 7 Cal.3d 422.

Fact Sheet: Shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters in California January 2024 Background The California Supreme Court, in a 2018 opinion, stated that “the absence of a verbatim record of trial court proceedings will often havea devastating effect” ona litigant’s abilityto have an appeal decided on the merits." The verbatim record is captured and transcribed exclusively by certified shorthand reporters (court reporters) in case types where acourt reporter is required’ and electronic recordingis not authorized.° Parties may arrange for the services of a court reporter in other case types.‘ However, a declining number of court reporters threatens access to justice for court users, especially Californians who can’t afford to pay for their own court reporter. Number of Court-Employed Reporters Falls Short of Need According to the fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 Schedule 7A, courts employ approximately 1,200 FTE (full-time equivalent) court reporters. To meet minimum requirements,’ it is estimated that California courts may need up to an additional 650 full-time court reporters. In addition to courtreporters employed bythe courts, courts also contract with pro tempore’ reporters to help meet the need. California trial courts reported in recent surveys that between January 1 and September 30, 2023: e 43 ofthe 58 courts actively recruited for court reporters; e 69.3 (FTE) court reporters were hired, 16.5 (FTE) ofwhom came from other courts (23.8% of all hires); and © 984.1 (FTE) court reporters have left employment at the courts, for a net loss of 14.8 (FTE) reporters.® Recruitment and Retention Challenges Californiacourts are challenged to recruit and retain court reporters to meet the needs of court users and legal requirements. These challenges include an ever-decreasing number of California-licensed court reporters and difficulty competing with private employers in the labor market. Declining availability of California-licensed court reporters There were 4,752 California-licensed court reporters residing in the state as of July 1, 2023.° However, according to the California Department of Consumer Affairs, between FY 2013-14 and FY 2021-22 the total number of licensees declined 19.2% and the number of new license applications declined 70.1%." Potential indicators that the decline will continue include: © Challenging pathwayto licensure: Thirty-five new licenses were issued statewide in 2021-22." Ofthe271 individuals who applied to take the skills (dictation) portion of the past three California certified shorthand reporter exams (held Nov. 2022, Mar. 2023, and July 2023), 31.7% passed. The November 2022 exam was thefirst to include voice writing; atotal of 17 individuals have since passed the skills exam as voice writers. ‘Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594, 622. ? Felony and juvenile cases. 3 Electronic recording is not authorized except in limited civil, misdemeanor, and infraction proceedings when a court reporter is unavailable (Gov. Code, § 69957(a)).

• Courts must also provide an official court reporter in civil cases when a party with a fee waiver requests one, and the proceeding cannot otherwise be electronically recorded. ® Covering all case types where a court reporter is required or electronic recording is not authorized. 5 “Need” is calculated by applying the Resource Assessment Study estimate of court reporter need of 1.25 times the assessed judicial need for each included case type, www,courts.ca,.gov/29305,him. 7 Refers to an individual who is retained by the courton an intermittent or contractual basis. 5 Court Reporter Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition dashboard, www.courts.ca, g0v/76328.htm.
• Court Reporters Board: December 13, 2023, Board Meeting Packet, www.courtreportersboard.ca.goV/about-us/20231213 packet.odf. 1 Department of Consumer Affairs data portal, www.dea,ca,gov/data/annual license stats,shtml.

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Fact Sheet: Shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters in Cal January 2024 ° Court reporters likely nearing retirement: The National Court Reporters Association reported the average age of its court reporter members to be approximately 55 as of December 31, 2022." In California, approximately 44.9% of all active licenses were issued at least 30 years ago. Compensation Court reporters in California courts are paid, on average, 51% morethan other nonmanager court positions. At the same time, the declining number of court reporters in California has created a tight and competitive labor market, exacerbating compensation pressures. According to the FY 2022-23 Schedule 7A, court-employed reporters’ median total salary plus benefits is estimated to be $183,940." This is significantly lower than the cost to hire a court reporter through a private company: $2,580/dayfor a deposition and $3,300/dayfor atrial, on average.” Additionally, transcripts must be purchased from court reporters. In 2021, the Legislature increased the statutory transcript fees by approximately 30%.'? In FY 2022-23, California courts spent $22.6 million on transcripts.” Current Recruitment and Retention Efforts Trial courts are implementing a variety of incentives to recruit and retain court reporters. Between July 1 and September 30, 2023, approximately 82.9% of trial courts that are actively recruiting utilized at least one incentive to recruit and retain court reporters. These incentives included signing bonuses (63.4% of actively recruiting courts offered signing bonuses), retention and longevity bonuses (39.0%), increased salary ranges (41.5%), finder’s fees (39.0%), student loan or tuition reimbursement incentives (29.3%), and more.” For example, the Los Angeles court is offering a $50,000 signing bonus and $25,000 finder’s fee for court employees who refer a court reporter, Riverside offered up to $32,500 inretention payments over three years, and Contra Costa provides a$50,000 tuitionreimbursement fund for existing court employees to use toward pursuing court reporter certification. Importance of the Verbatim Record Between July 1 and September 30, 2023, of 343,200 family, probate, and unlimited civil hearings in California, an estimated 133,000 hearings had no verbatim record (38.8% of reported hearings), and an additional estimated 81,900 hearings (23.9%) had no court-provided reporter and it is unknown whether averbatim record was captured by a private court reporter.”' The lack of a verbatim record will “frequently be fatal” to a litigant’s ability to have an appeal decided on the merits.” For example, victims seeking protective orders, such as victims of domestic violence or elder abuse, may have difficulty appealing the denial of a protective order because they don’t have a record. In civil matters, an appellate court may be unable to review a party’s claim of error in the trial court. In criminal proceedings, the lack of a sufficient record may impact a defendant’s constitutional rights of due process and equal protection.” California appellate courts have also ordered new criminal proceedings where a reporter’s notes were destroyed or lost, there were substantial issues on appeal, and there was no adequate substitute for the notes.” “National Court Reporters Association, www.ncra.org/home/about-ncra/NCRA-Statistics. '® Department of Consumer Affairs, Licensee List (as of Nov. 2023), www.dca.ca.gov/consumers/public infofndex.shtml. '® Median value of estimated salary and benefit costs statewide by the filled courtreporter FTEs.

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• Court Reporter Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition dashboard, www. courts. ca. g0v/76328.htm. *! Courts were asked to provide the number of hearings without a verbatim record and the number of total hearings for each of th ese case types or in the aggregate. Where a court provided the number of hearings without a verbatim record fora case type but notthe corresponding total hearings (or vice versa), that case type data was removed from the data set. 2 Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at 608, fn. 1.
• In re Armstrong (1981) 126 Cal.App.3d 565; March v. Municipal Court (1972) 7 Cal.3d 422.
• People v. Jones (1981) 125 Cal.App.3d 298; People v. Apalatequi (1978) 82 Cal.App,3d 970; see Pen. Code, § 1181(9).

. Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Inc. PO BOX 2488, VALLEY CENTER, CA 92082-2488 Phone: 760-644-4781 Web: www. strongheartednativewomen. .org © Facebook:www.facebook.com/SHNWCInc April 27, 2023 The Honorable Thomas J. Umberg Chair, Senate Committee on Judiciary 1021 O Street, Suite 6730 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Support for SB 662 (Rubio) Universal Access to Court Records Honorable Senator Umberg, Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Inc. writes in enthusiastic support of SB 662. As an organization that supports survivors of domestic violence, we know the importance of a verbatim record of court proceedings. Our clients rely on the court for critical orders to protect them and their families including restraining orders, child custody and visitation orders, spousal and child support orders, orders declaring debt was caused by domestic abuse, and many others. Court reporters are not required to be at these hearings. However, a record of what happens at these hearings is necessary for many important reasons. First, there is a particular need for a reporter’s transcript in family law proceedings involving domestic violence issues because law enforcement officers are often called upon to enforce domestic violence restraining orders, or child custody and visitation orders that address family violence issues. In these cases, transcripts are needed to craft an accurate post-hearing written order that can be enforced by law enforcement officers. Second, in custody and visitation cases where the issues are litigated and revisited over many years, transcripts are needed for the court to assess whether there have been significant changed circumstances since the initial determination. Having the transcript from the initial custody or visitation determination provides the court with a factual baseline of the parties’ previous behavior to help the judge assess whether alterations to custody or visitation schedules are warranted. Third, in many California counties, judges serve only one or two years in family court before moving on to another courtroom assignment. As a result, domestic violence survivors are assigned to multiple judges if the case spans more than one or two years, which happens frequently as parents request revisions to custody and visitation determinations over time. Without a transcript detailing the precise basis for the original order, the new family law judge is at a disadvantage in assessing and handling the case.

2 SEE SS SSS SS a eS, Fourth, the lack of a reporter’s transcript is a particularly severe problem for appeals in family violence cases where the volume of family law and domestic violence cases means that written opinions are the exception, not the rule. As a result, it is nearly impossible to appeal wrong or dangerous decisions since a party may not raise evidentiary issues, or other issues dependent on trial court proceedings or rulings not included in a written order, unless there is a reporter's transcript. (See Jameson v. Desta (2015) 241 Cal.App.4th 491, 504 [holding that because “the record on appeal does not contain a reporter's transcript,” Jameson was “precluded from obtaining a reversal of the trial court's ruling granting Desta’s motion for nonsuit’]; Foust v. San Jose Construction Co. (2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 181, 185-186) [“In numerous situations, appellate courts have refused to reach the merits of an appellant's claims because no reporter's transcript of a pertinent proceeding or a suitable substitute was provided.”].) Since 2015 people who qualify for a fee waiver have had the right to request a free court reporter. However, in our county, the court often has to continue our clients cases for weeks or months before a court reporter is available. Preparing to go to court repeatedly is traumatic to our clients and stretches our agency resources unnecessarily. We believe this bill will ensure our clients are able to access safety and justice in a timely manner which is very important. For these reasons, Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Inc. strongly supports SB 662 and thanks you for authoring this important bill. Sincerely, as inton “6 Executive Director Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Inc. cc: Family Violence Appellate Project, sponsor (info@fvaplaw.org)

MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO JUSTICE: PROTECTING A LITIGANT’S EQUAL ACCESS TO THE RECORD

• Access to justice means having a record of the court proceedings. A transcript is fundamental to our system of justice. ° Every year, appellate courts evaluate and sometimes overturn trial court decisions. Appellate courts exist to correct legal errors, but without an official record of the previous proceedings, there can be no justice. ° Asaresult of the ongoing court reporter staffing shortage crisis, courts are unable to provide reporters in all case types, including family law, probate and civil matters. Litigants in these case types have no transcript of significant decisions being made impacting their lives. In 2023 over 300,000 hearings took place in Los Angeles County without any transcript, rendering review on appeal impossible. These hearings involve some of the most critical and life-altering legal issues, such as divorce, child custody and domestic violence.

• Despite spending millions to recruit and retain official court reporters, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County continues to experience a vacancy rate of over 100 court reporters. ° But there is an answer: SB 662, filed by Senator Susan Rubio, would expand the use of electronic recording, which is already permitted and used in some case types with little or no issues. In fact, our Appellate Division handles over 500 matters per year using electronic transcripts without complaint. ° This is a constitutional crisis. To achieve equal justice, SB 662 must be passed to expand electronic recording to provide fair and equal justice for all. 1 BL EES QUICK FACTS WHY ARE TRANSCRIPTS IMPORTANT? As the California Supreme Court has explained, the lack of a verbatim record will “frequently be fatal” to a litigant’s ability to have an appeal decided on the merits.* A parent needing appellate review of a family law judge’s custody decision may be denied review all together for lack of a transcript. A domestic violence survivor may have difficulty obtaining an enforceable protective order without a transcript. An employee suing for wrongful termination may be denied an appeal of the matter due to lacking a transcript. WHERE ARE ALL THE COURT REPORTERS? Fewer than 32% of aspiring court reporters passed the three most recent certification exams. Only 35 new official court reporters entered the workforce in FY 2021/22 to cover the entire state of California. The average age of current court reporters is 55 years old. WHY CAN’T COURTS RECRUIT FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR? Private-sector court reporters earn $3,300/day — over $850,000 annually, on average. Compare that to the median court-employed reporter salary + benefits of $183,940 plus income from selling transcripts. Lf ea. : eS

  where they will likely leave without a verbatim record.

THE COURT’S $10M+ CAMPAIGN TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN COURT REPORTERS IS NOT WORKING February 2023: Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner and Executive Officer/Clerk of Court David W. Slayton announce plans to use nearly $10 million in state funding to address a court reporter staffing shortage. September 2023: The Court doubles down on its efforts, describing the court reporter shortage as a “constitutional crisis” and announcing substantially increased recruitment/retainment bonuses, including:

• $50,000 signing bonus over 2 years; generous school student loan and equipment allowances for court reporter schools; $5-$10,000 in retention bonuses; $25,000 finder’s fee for court employees who bring court reporters to the court; 5% floater bonus per pay period and more. ° High-profile recruitment ads in LA Times, USA Today, plus bus ads and billboards across LA County. These abundant outlays of cash have barely allowed the Court to maintain its current CSR staffing. Since the Court announced its robust recruitment and incentives in February 2023... o 18 court reporters have left court service o 11 court reporters have joined court service, resulting in a o Net loss of 7 court reporters (as of December 31, 2023 RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE COURT REPORTER SHORTAGE (— San Francisco Public Press, November 14, 2023 a: “California’s Court Reporter Shortage Limits Access to Justice in Domestic Violence Cases” Bloomberg Law, September 22, 2023 “Break the Law or Leave No Record, California Courts Face Dilemma” LAist, September 14, 2023 “Court Reporters are Crucial Part of the Justice System. Here’s How a Shortage is Impacting LA County” Los Angeles Times, July 27, 2023 “Extensive staffing crisis at L.A. County courts puts vulnerable defendants in dire straits” ey,

Genevieve Richardson Executive Director ep BAY AREA LEGAL AID October 10, 2024 VIA U.S. MAIL & EMAIL Hon. Beth McGowen, Presiding Judge Hon. Julie A. Emede, Presiding Judge-Elect Rebecca Fleming, Chief Executive Officer Superior Court of Santa Clara County 191 N. First Street San Jose, California 95113 BMcGowen @scscourt.org JEmede@scscourt.org RFleming@scscourt.org Re: Use of Electronic Recording to Create an Official Verbatim Record in the Absence of a Court Reporter Dear Judge McGowen, Judge Emede, and Ms. Fleming: This letter is sent on behalf of Bay Area Legal Aid (“BayLegal”) and Family Violence Appellate Project (“FVAP”). BayLegal is the largest provider of free civil legal services in the San Francisco Bay Area. The vast majority of BayLegal’s clients are indigent, earning less than 200% of the federal poverty guideline. BayLegal represents clients throughout Santa Clara County at the trial court and appellate level across a wide range of areas, including family law, probate, and unlimited civil proceedings. FVAP is a non-profit organization that represents clients in appeals involving domestic violence and similar issues throughout the state. FVAP’s core mission is to promote the safety and well-being of survivors of domestic violence and other forms of intimate partner, family, and gender-based abuse by appealing dangerous and wrong decisions, and by ensuring all survivors have access to justice at the trial court level through published case law, training, policy advocacy, and legal technical assistance. In 2022, the Superior Courts of California sounded the alarm about the “chronic” court reporter shortage. BayLegal and FVAP appreciate that this Court faces an unprecedented dilemma in triaging its court reporter staff across its courtrooms. However, BayLegal and FVAP are deeply concerned that no verbatim record exists in an estimated 483,500 family, probate, and unlimited civil hearings in California courts heard between October 1, 2023 and March 31, ‘ Superior Courts of California, “There is a Court Reporter Shortage Crisis in California,” (Nov. 2, 2022), available at https://www.lacourt.org/newsmedia/uploads/14202211213124511.02.2022JOINTCEOSTATEM ENTRECOURTREPORTERSHORTAGE. pdf. Santa Clara County Regional Office * 4 N 2nd St #600, San Jose, CA 95113 * www.BayLegal.org Bay Area Legal Aid serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties iLISC

2024,? and the crisis has only worsened. Despite this Court’s statement that “[cJourt reporters will be provided by the Court in all . .. cases in which an official court reporter is required by the Supreme Court opinion in the case of Jameson v. Desta,”3 according to a review of BayLegal’s own cases and publicly available data, approximately half of family, probate, and other unlimited civil proceedings are unreported, even when an indigent litigant with a fee waiver has submitted an official request for a court reporter. While indigent civil litigants are offered continuances or the opportunity to hire a private court reporter when they have requested a court reporter and one is unavailable, that is an inadequate remedy. It is BayLegal’s experience and the experience of their clients that in many cases these continuances can go on for several months. The length and number of continuances and the prohibitive costs of hiring a private reporter for indigent litigants leads many to proceed to a hearing or trial without a court reporter. Because this Court’s policies do not provide electronic recording for the purposes of securing a verbatim record of a proceeding in unlimited civil, probate, and family law matters, these litigants then are left without any means of securing a record. Access to a verbatim record of court proceedings is a cornerstone of justice. It ensures transparency, accountability, and the right to appeal—fundamental elements of our legal system. The lack of a verbatim record will (1) undercut consistency in cases that may involve multiple hearings over extended periods of time and/or involve multiple judges, (2) undermine litigants’ ability to understand and communicate what has happened at a hearing and what orders were issued, and (3) jeopardize litigants’ ability to challenge erroneous orders on appeal. In fact, BayLegal and FVAP have seen first-hand how the “lack of a verbatim record ... will frequently be fatal to a litigant’s ability to have [their] claims of trial court error resolved on the merits by an appellate court.” (Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594, 608.) The California Supreme Court’s decision in Jameson requires this Court to provide an official verbatim record to indigent litigants.4 (Jameson, supra, 5 Cal.5th at 605-606.) This Court’s failure to provide verbatim recording to the indigent litigants appearing before it is a direct violation of this Court’s obligations under Jameson. Moreover, as the Los Angeles Superior Court stated in its September 5, 2024 General Order on this subject, failure to provide a free verbatim record to litigants who cannot retain a private court reporter will often violate these litigants’ constitutional rights.5 Indeed, the California Court of Appeal has recognized that “the absence of a verbatim record can preclude effective appellate review, cloaking the trial court’s actions in an impregnable presumption of correctness regardless of what may have actually transpired. Such a regime can raise grave issues of due process as well as equal protection in light of its disparate impact on litigants with limited financial means.” (In re Marriage of Obrecht (2016) 245 Cal.App.4th 1, n.3.) ? Judicial Council of California, “Fact Sheet: Shortage of Certified Shorthand Reporters in California,” (June 2024), available at https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/Fact-Sheet- Shortage-of-Certified-Shorthand-Reporters-June2024.pdf. 3 Superior Court of Santa Clara County, “Official Court Reporter Availability,” (Oct. 13, 2020), available at https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-reporter-information. 4 Indigent litigants, as used herein, is any litigant who is eligible for a fee waiver for court fees and costs pursuant to Government Code section 68632. 5 Superior Court of Los Angeles County, General Order re Operation of Electronic Recording Equipment for Specified Proceedings Involving Fundamental Liberty Interests in the Absence of an Available Court Reporter (Sept. 5, 2024). Page 20f3

If this Court cannot provide free court reporters for indigent litigants, it must use electronic recording to make the verbatim record. While we understand the tension with the apparent limitations on electronic recording set forth in Government Code section 69957, we believe the Court’s obligation to uphold litigants’ constitutional rights and to follow Jameson requires such a solution.® We ask that this Court move forward expeditiously to use electronic recording to create official verbatim records for indigent litigants in all civil proceedings (including family and probate proceedings) when a court reporter is not available. We would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss this issue in greater depth. We ask that you please contact Lisa Newstrom at newstrom@baylegal.org as soon as possible to arrange this, but no later than October 25, 2024. We look forward to your response. Respectfully, Lisa Newstrom : Managing Attorney, Santa Clara County Office Kemi Mustapha Supervising Attorney for Family Law Bay Area Legal Aid © The Presiding Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, the largest trial court in the nation, issued a General Order on September 5, 2024 that permits electronic recording in family law, probate, and civil proceedings, notwithstanding Government Code section 69957. While the Los Angeles Superior Court’s order is an important first step, it does not fully protect the constitutional rights of indigent litigants, as only certain indigent litigants will have access to a verbatim record created by electronic recording under the General Order.

AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 27, 2023 AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 20, 2023 SENATE BILL No. 662 Introduced by Senator Rubio February 16, 2023 An act to add Section-8628 8023.3 to the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 69957 of, and to add Section 69957.5 to, the Government Code, relating to courts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST SB 662, as amended, Rubio. Courts: court reporters. Existing law establishes the Court Reporters Board of California to license and regulate shorthand reporters. Existing law establishes that a person who holds a valid certificate as a shorthand reporter shall be ecw 3 as a woertiied fiona 9 eas Phe Res wn! Meo ie napsisdeenesines 5 pegiiien ee ” Bxisting lan Hepiiees an individual to have satisfactorily passed an examination, as prescribed by the board, in order to be certi Hie’ as a a shin chia report ‘ter. 97

SB 662 —2— This bill would require the board, in consultation with the Office of Professional Examination Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs, to evaluate the necessity of requiring applicants who have passed either the National Court Reporters Association's or the National Verbatim Reporters Association's certification examination to demonstrate competency as a certified shorthand reporter. The bill would require the board to submit its findings to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature on or before June 1, 2024. The bill would authorize the board to replace the state-specific examination requirement with the National Court Reporters Association's or the National Verbatim Reporters Association's certification examination if the board concludes that the current state-specific examination is not necessary to establish a minimum level of competency of shorthand reporters and that the examination poses a barrier to licensure as a shorthand reporter. Existing law authorizes a superior court to appoint official reporters and official reporters pro tempore as deemed necessary for the performance of the duties of the court and its members. Existing law also authorizes a court to use electronic recording equipment to record an action or proceeding in a limited civil case, or a misdemeanor or infraction case, if an official reporter or an official reporter pro tempore is unavailable. This bill would instead permit a court to electronically record any civil case if approved electronic recording equipment is available. The bill would require a court to provide a certified shorthand reporter, as defined, the right of first refusal to transcribe an electronically reported proceeding. The bill would additionally require that the court make every effort to hire a court reporter before electing to electronically record the action or proceedings pursuant to these provisions. Existing law appropriated $30,000,000 in both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 fiscal years to the Judicial Council to be allocated to courts to increase the number of official court reporters in family and civil law cases, as specified. The bill would require the Judicial Council to collect information from courts regarding how they are utilizing funds appropriated to recruit and hire court reporters. The bill would require, beginning January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until all such funds are expended, the Judicial Council to report to the Legislature the efforts courts have taken to hire and retain court reporters and how the funds appropriated for this purpose have been spent. 97

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• D Hor 41 eee +de+1 patssa La. +4 geod yx tt 4 To WOtiher proviae tiict HOt CHiOursement 18 TeqiiTree By its Ae Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: -yes-no. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) There is a fundamental right to a verbatim record of any court proceeding because without an accurate record, litigants may not understand what the judge has ordered. (b) The lack of a verbatim record of court proceedings may result in attorneys declining to take cases on appeal or may result in law enforcement being unable to enforce, among others, active restraining orders or child custody and visitation orders. (c) Many Californians, regardless of income, are navigating critical civil legal issues without legal representation or meaningful ' legal assistance, Nearly 90 percent of people facing eviction are unrepresented, and one or both parties are unrepresented in 70 percent of family law cases. The problem is worse for low-income Californians, particularly communities of color, tribal communities, rural Californians, those with disabilities, those who are limited English proficient, seniors, and people who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault. (d) Under existing law, the verbatim record may only be captured and transcribed by a certified shorthand reporter (CSR) in California courts, however, since 2013, an exception has been made to allow electronic recording in eviction cases, small claims court, traffic court, and misdemeanor criminal cases. (ec) A CSR is required to be provided in felony criminal cases and juvenile justice and dependency cases. In all other types of cases, the court is not required to provide a CSR, except upon the request of an indigent litigant. Parties may arrange for the services of a court reporter in all other cases, at an average cost of $3,300 per day. 97

SB 662 —4— 1 2 3 Jl 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 (f) California courts currently employ about 1,200 full-time court reporters. To provide CSRs in mandated cases, courts estimate they will need to hire approximately 650 new court reporters. Over 50 percent of California courts have reported that they do not have CSRs to routinely cover nonmandated cases, including civil, family law, and probate cases, and over 30 percent can never provide CSRs in those cases. Currently, 74.5 percent of courts are actively recruiting official court reporters to fill vacancies throughout California, with 102 court reporter vacancies for the Los Angeles County Superior Court alone. (g) Although indigent litigants are entitled to a CSR free of charge, courts are increasingly unable to fulfill those requests. Instead, indigent litigants, including those seeking domestic violence restraining orders, emergency custody orders, and elder abuse and civil harassment protection orders, are forced to choose whether to proceed with their matter without a verbatim record or to return to court at a later date when a CSR may be available. (h) In 2022, the Legislature appropriated $32,000,000 for courts to recruit, hire, and retain CSRs. These funds are meant for courts to offer salary raises, bonuses, and educational benefits to incentivize becoming a court reporter. According to the preliminary fiscal year 2022-23 Schedule 7A, court-employed reporters’ median total salary and benefits4s ave an estimated $184,184. This is significantly lower than the cost to hire a court reporter through a private company at $2,580 per day for a deposition and $3,300 per day for a trial, on average. Additionally, transcripts must be purchased from court reporters. In 2021, the Legislature increased the statutory transcript fees by approximately 30 percent. In the 2021-22 fiscal year, California courts spent $18,400,000 on transcripts. (i) Courts must compete with the private market for CSR services and these services are required, on a daily basis, for thousands of non-court proceedings, including depositions, administrative hearings, arbitration hearings, and cases being heard by private judges. (j) In 2022, there were 5,605 active CSRs of whom 4,829 listed an address in California. The number of licensed CSRs has been steadily dropping from 8,004 in 2000, to 7,503 in 2010, to 6,085 in 2020, representing a 30-percent decline since 2000. 97

= SB 662 (k) According to the National Court Reporters Association, the average court reporter is 55 years of age. In California, 44 percent of all licenses were issued 30 years ago or more. (J) Applications to take the CSR licensing exam have declined, and the passage rate is low. In 2018, 369 individuals took the licensing exam, and in 2021, only 175 individuals took the exam. Of those, only 40 individuals passed. In 2015, 96 licenses were issued, and in 2021, only 39 licenses were issued. Currently, only 8 court reporter training programs remain in California, down from 16 programs in 2011. (m) In January and February of 2023 alone, the Los Angeles County Superior Court was unable to provide a CSR in 52,000 nonmandated civil, family, and probate cases. According to calculations by the court, this will result in over 300,000 cases going without a record this year. (n) Where electronic recording is permitted, California has implemented stringent technical standards to ensure the recordings are of high quality and can be transcribed for use to craft orders, provide meaningful access to an appeal, and for use in future proceedings to enforce or modify a court’s prior orders. (0) Electronic recordings are subject to the same privacy, protection protection, and storage requirements as all other digital records held by California courts, and all California courts are required to maintain digital court files. (p) The Court Reporters Board of California should allocate funding toward recruitment and retention by publicizing the profession to high schools, vocational schools, and higher education institutions. (q) Courts are encouraged to provide senior CSRs as mentors to provisionally licensed CSRs until the expiration of the provisional license and ensure that courts continue to recruit, hire, and retain CSRs to the fullest extent possible. ca oy ale | cal em QAI + ddedisthe RP. + Jd Def, Pa DLC 2. OCCron SUz0 18 tea 16 He DUSiness Hitt t TOTeSStOns 97

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• japoto thas fi. tha dot ce A + 1s vermittate three years 1Ponr tie latte -Of Tssttanee “aie Titel y Trt Ue renewed: SEC. 2. Section 8023.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 8023.3. (a) The board, in consultation with the Office of Professional Examination Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs, shall conduct a review of the examination required for licensure, including all three parts required under Section 2420 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations to evaluate the necessity of requiring applicants who have passed either the National Court Reporters Association's or the National Verbatim Reporters Association's certification examination to demonstrate competency as a certified shorthand reporter. (b) The board shall evaluate whether the examination pursuant to Section 2420 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations should be replaced with acceptance of the National Court Reporters Association’s or the National Verbatim Reporters Association's certification examination to establish proficiency in machine shorthand reporting or voice writing required for licensure. (c) The board shall submit its findings to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature on or before June 1, 2024, during its regular Joint Sunset Review Oversight Hearings. (d) Notwithstanding any other law, if the board, following the evaluation conducted pursuant to subdivision (a), concludes that the California-specific examination is not necessary to establish a minimum level of competency of shorthand reporters and that the examination poses a barrier to licensure as a shorthand reporter, the board may vote to replace the examination with the National Court Reporters Association's or the National Verbatim Reporters Association's certification examination. Until that time, the board may otherwise revise its examination requirements based on the evaluation conducted pursuant to subdivision (a). SEC. 3. Section 69957 of the Government Code is amended to read:

69957. (a) If an official reporter or an official reporter pro tempore is unavailable to report an action or proceeding in a court, 97

a SCOMAANIDNAHBRWNH SPWHWWWWWWWWWNHNYNNYNNYNNHNNE EE HEE eee SOSMAADMEWNKFCOOMDIADANABRUYUNKEOOCMIDARWONE —7— SB 662 subject to the availability of approved equipment and equipment monitors, the court may order that, in any civil case, or a misdemeanor or infraction case, the action or proceeding be electronically recorded, including all the testimony, the objections made, the ruling of the court, the exceptions taken, all arraignments, pleas, and sentences of defendants in criminal cases, the arguments of the attorneys to the jury, and all statements and remarks made and oral instructions given by the judge. A transcript derived from an electronic recording may be utilized whenever a transcript of court proceedings is required. Transcripts derived from electronic recordings shall include a designation of “inaudible” or “unintelligible” for those portions of the recording that contain no audible sound or are not discernible. The electronic recording device and appurtenant equipment shall be of a type approved by the Judicial Council for courtroom use and shall only be purchased for use as provided by this section. A court shall not expend funds for or use electronic recording technology or equipment to make an unofficial record of an action or proceeding, including for purposes of judicial notetaking, or to make the official record of an action or proceeding in circumstances not authorized by this section. (b) Ifa transcript of court proceedings is requested, the court shall provide a certified shorthand reporter the right of first refusal to transcribe the electronically recorded proceeding. For the purposes of this section, “certified shorthand reporter” means the same as in Section 8018 of the Business and Professions-Gedeand ineludes-anindividual with «provisional certificate isstied pursuant to-Seetion $028 ofthe Business and Professions-Code-; Code. (c) The court shall make every effort to hire a court reporter for an action or proceeding before electing to have the action or proceeding be electronically recorded pursuant to subdivision (a). (d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a court may use electronic recording equipment for the internal personnel purpose of monitoring the performance of subordinate judicial officers, as defined in Section 71601 of the Government Code, hearing officers, and temporary judges while proceedings are conducted in the courtroom, if notice is provided to the subordinate judicial officer, hearing officer, or temporary judge, and to the litigants, that the proceeding may be recorded for that purpose. An electronic recording made for the purpose of monitoring that performance 97

SB 662 —8— — SOANIDANBPWNEH WWWWWWWWWWNNYNNNNNNN NK SMSIADARBHOHKSSHRUAARDESONASSCSZIAGDEDONEH shall not be used for any other purpose and shall not be made publicly available. Any recording made pursuant to this subdivision shall be destroyed two years after the date of the proceeding unless a personnel matter is pending relating to performance of the subordinate judicial officer, hearing officer, or temporary judge. (ce) Prior to purchasing or leasing any electronic recording technology or equipment, a court shall obtain advance approval from the Judicial Council, which may grant that approval only if the use of the technology or equipment will be consistent with this section. (f) The Judicial Council shall adopt rules and standards regarding the use of electronic recordings to ensure recordings are able to be easily transcribed. SEC. 4. Section 69957.5 is added to the Government Code, to read: 69957.5. (a) The Judicial Council shall collect information from courts regarding how they are utilizing funds appropriated to recruit and hire court reporters. Courts shall include whether the court reporters they have hired are court reporters that are returning to court reporting after having left the profession, coming from another court, coming from the private market, or are new to the profession in California. (b) Beginning January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until all such funds are expended, the Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature the efforts courts have taken to hire and retain court reporters and how the funds appropriated for this purpose have been spent. The report shall include whether the court reporters that have been hired are court reporters that are returning to court reporting after having left the profession, coming from a different court, coming from the private market, or are new to the profession in California. The report shall comply with Section 9795 of the Government Code. j : B-of the California Constitit +1 a 4 thot To 4. ts: 1 1 1. 1 tie oihy costs tat may Ve Thetiiee Uy a toed deeney oT sumour 97

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11/14/24, 12:46 PM Bill to Allow Electronic Recording in Civil Cases Dies in California Legislature January 19, 2024 at 11:25 AM © 3 minute read Legislation By Cheryl Miller California legislation that would have allowed courts to electronically record civil proceedings when no certified reporters are available died in a fiscal committee Thursday amid opposition from organized labor. The Senate Appropriations Committee did not call SB 662 for a vote, effectively killing the bill before a procedural deadline Friday. The bill's author, Sen. Susan Rubio, D-Baldwin Park, did not respond to a message seeking comment. SB 662's demise marked the latest failed attempt to expand the use of electronic recording in courtrooms as many trial courts struggle to find enough certified shorthand reporters to cover proceedings. Approximately three-quarters of the state's courts were actively recruiting licensed reporters last year between July and September, according to the most recent figures posted by the Judicial Council. Politically influential labor groups representing licensed court reporters have successfully fought back any attempt to expand what's now the limited use of electronic recording in courthouses, arguing that the technology is unreliable, a potential privacy risk and a threat to a well- paying profession dominated by women. Court reporters say court administrators haven't recruited effectively to fill vacancies or haven't offered competitive salaries to attract freelancers. But more money hasn't solved the shortages. https://www.law,.com/therecorder/2024/01/19/bill-to-allow-electronic-recording-in-civil-cases-dies-in-california-legislature/ 2/10

11/14/24, 12:46 PM Bill to Allow Electronic Recording in Civil Cases Dies in California Legislature In 2021, the Legislature and governor gave trial courts $30 million to increase the number of certified reporters in family law and civil cases. The number of court reporters retiring or resigning, however, continues to outpace the number of new hires, according to the Judicial Council. San Francisco County Superior Court leaders announced this week that they still have 15 court reporter vacancies despite their efforts to entice applicants with a $30,000 signing bonus and a top-step salary of nearly $150,000. It 5 1 4 1 1 2 250 647 24 27 88.998528 is 5 1 4 1 1 3 289 646 156 29 95.786453 essential 5 1 4 1 1 4 459 649 33 26 96.471886 to 5 1 4 1 1 5 506 646 64 29 96.457954 find 5 1 4 1 1 6 585 654 17 21 96.415123 a 5 1 4 1 1 7 618 647 133 36 96.415123 remedy 5 1 4 1 1 8 763 649 33 26 96.869202 to 5 1 4 1 1 9 811 647 92 29 96.781273 close 5 1 4 1 1 10 916 647 61 29 96.633774 this 5 1 4 1 1 11 991 648 113 28 95.493401 chasm 5 1 4 1 1 12 1120 648 36 29 95.493401 of 5 1 4 1 1 13 1167 649 143 36 96.944962 injustice 5 1 4 1 1 14 1323 649 68 28 96.623604 that 5 1 4 1 1 15 1403 649 69 29 96.213654 fails 4 1 4 1 2 0 203 708 1226 40 -1 5 1 4 1 2 1 203 708 136 37 96.301880 litigants 5 1 4 1 2 2 352 709 75 29 96.509956 who 5 1 4 1 2 3 442 711 119 27 96.509956 cannot 5 1 4 1 2 4 575 709 100 29 96.147469 afford 5 1 4 1 2 5 689 711 33 27 96.838310 to 5 1 4 1 2 6 738 709 65 29 95.836136 hire 5 1 4 1 2 7 816 710 80 28 96.308144 their 5 1 4 1 2 8 909 718 71 21 96.782158 own 5 1 4 1 2 9 996 710 74 29 96.214249 CSR 5 1 4 1 2 10 1084 711 152 37 96.336601 (certified 5 1 4 1 2 11 1252 711 177 30 96.471542 shorthand 4 1 4 1 3 0 203 771 1245 39 -1 5 1 4 1 3 1 203 771 153 37 96.653595 reporter) 5 1 4 1 3 2 370 772 92 28 96.364799 while 5 1 4 1 3 3 475 772 143 36 96.629303 favoring 5 1 4 1 3 4 633 772 110 28 96.173927 others 5 1 4 1 3 5 757 772 71 29 96.173927 with 5 1 4 1 3 6 842 773 56 28 96.572304 the 5 1 4 1 3 7 911 773 145 29 96.228012 financial 5 1 4 1 3 8 1073 781 116 21 96.716454 means 5 1 4 1 3 9 1201 776 34 26 96.185318 to 5 1 4 1 3 10 1251 781 61 29 96.195961 pay 5 1 4 1 3 11 1325 782 17 21 96.777016 a 5 1 4 1 3 12 1358 777 90 26 96.338028 court 4 1 4 1 4 0 203 834 1291 40 -1 5 1 4 1 4 1 203 836 144 33 96.872292 reporter 5 1 4 1 4 2 359 836 33 26 96.153763 to 5 1 4 1 4 3 405 834 76 29 96.609253 take 5 1 4 1 4 4 496 842 16 21 96.417000 a 5 1 4 1 4 5 527 834 152 29 96.072845 verbatim 5 1 4 1 4 6 696 835 113 28 96.297539 record 5 1 4 1 4 7 824 835 36 28 96.746513 of 5 1 4 1 4 8 869 835 80 29 96.571587 their 5 1 4 1 4 9 962 836 63 36 96.571587 day 5 1 4 1 4 10 1039 837 26 27 96.418938 in 5 1 4 1 4 11 1081 836 110 33 93.580322 court, Presiding Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said in a statement endorsing SB 662. SB 662 was co-sponsored by the Family Violence Appellate Project and the Legal Aid Association of California, groups whose leaders say the lack of a verbatim court record makes it difficult for litigants who cannot afford a court reporter to enforce a court order or appeal a decision. Among the 2024 legislative priorities the Judicial Council is expected to endorse at its meeting Friday is fixing the court reporter shortage and pursuing related innovations 5 1 6 1 3 4 738 1386 26 28 96.108398 in 5 1 6 1 3 5 779 1386 218 37 96.164757 technology. In other action Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee also declined to take up SB 581, which would have created a regulatory system for nonrecourse financiers that provide up-front money to small- scale litigants to cover personal expenses in exchange for a percentage of any future judgments or settlements. NOT FOR REPRINT © 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to asset-and-logo-licensing@alm.com. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing. https://www.law.com/therecorder/2024/01/19/bill-to-allow-electronic-recording-in-civil-cases-dies-in-california-legislature/ 3/10

LAO March 5, 2024 Hon. Thomas J. Umberg Senator, 34" District 1021 O Street, Suite 6530 Sacramento, California 95814 Dear Senator Umberg: At the end of December, you requested that we examine the current and future availability of court reporters in the trial courts and provide information no later than March 5, 2024. In addition to any information we deem to be relevant and important, you specifically asked that we provide data and findings in the following key areas: e Existing policies related to the provision of court reporters across case types and specific proceedings, including how courts are operationally making use of their existing court reporter workforce, the extent to which electronic recording is being utilized because court reporters are not available, and the extent to which there is a lack of record because electronic recording is not permitted by law and a court reporter is not available. e Existing court reporter levels, the extent to which there is a shortage, and potential factors contributing to a shortage. e Future availability of court reporters, including the impact of the authorization of voice reporting as a means of producing a verbatim record and trends related to the number of people becoming newly certified. e Use and impact of the additional ongoing funding provided to increase the number of court reporters in family and civil cases. LAO Summary. In this letter, we provide background information on court reporting, and information on the current and future overall availability of court reporters in California, as well as their specific availability and use in the trial courts. This includes information on how the availability of court reporters in the trial courts has (1) affected how courts use court reporters and electronic recording, (2) affected the production of records of proceedings, and (3) created operational challenges for the courts. We then provide information on how much is currently spent to support court reporter services as well as how the trial courts have made use of the $30 million in additional General Fund support provided annually to increase the number of official court reporters in family and civil law proceedings. In addition, we discuss how trial courts are competing with the private sector for court reporters. Finally, we provide key questions for legislative consideration related to the availability of court reporters. To prepare this letter, we evaluated data collected from and/or provided by the Court Reporters Board Legislative Analyst’s Office California Legislature Gabriel Petek, Legislative Analyst 925 L Street, Suite 1000, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-4656

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 2 March 5, 2024 (CRB), Judicial Council, and trial courts, and consulted relevant papers and studies. We also consulted with numerous key stakeholders—notably CRB, trial court administrators, and court reporters—to obtain a diverse range of perspectives and insights, BACKGROUND Court Reporters Licensed by State Court Reporters Create Records of Legal Proceedings. Court reporters create records in court proceedings as well as non-court proceedings (such as depositions). Court reporters can be public employees hired by the courts, private contractors who can be hired individually by the courts or lawyers, or private employees who work for a private firm which can contract with the courts or lawyers to provide services. Court Reporters Licensed by State to Create Records in Different Ways. State law requires CRB to oversee the court reporter profession. This includes the licensing of court reporters, the registration of all entities offering court reporting services, and the enforcement of related state laws and regulations. Prior to September 2022, court reporters were generally licensed to produce an official verbatim record via a stenographic machine—a specialized keyboard or typewriter used to capture their typed shorthand. These court reporters are generally known as “stenographers.” Chapter 569 of 2022 (AB 156, Committee on Budget) authorized voice writing as an additional valid method of creating such a record beginning September 2022 and authorized CRB to issue licenses for court reporters—known as “voice writers”—who use voice writing. Voice writers make verbatim records by using a machine to capture their verbal dictation of shorthand. Court reporters can also be requested to produce transcripts. This requires them to transcribe the shorthand records they produce into a specific written format that can be read by untrained individuals. Chapter 569 also required that licensees—whether they produced arecord via stenography or voice writing—be treated the same by CRB and public employers. This specifically includes prohibiting public employers from providing different compensation purely based on the manner in which the licensee produces the record. Court Reporters Must Qualify for and Pass a Licensing Examination. To receive a court reporter license, individuals must pass a licensing examination, be over the age of 18, and have a high school education or its equivalent. Individuals may qualify for the examination in various ways, such as successfully completing a court reporting school program or having a license from another state. In a May 2023 Occupational Analysis conducted by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), a survey of select court reporters indicated that 90 percent of licensees qualified for the court reporter licensing examination by completing a course of study through a California recognized court-reporting school. The court reporter licensing examination consists of three parts: (1) a written, computer-based English grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary test; (2) a written, computer-based professional practice test evaluating knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements as well as key legal and medical terminology; and (3) a practical dictation and transcription test in which individuals must be able to transcribe a ten-minute simulated court proceeding at 200 words per minute and with a minimum 97.5 percent accuracy rate.

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 3 March 5, 2024 Court Reporter Licenses Valid for One Year. Court reporter licenses are valid for one year, require the payment of an annual fee, and indicate whether licensees are certified in stenography and/or voice writing. CRB can suspend or revoke licenses if professional standards are not met as well as reinstate them if appropriate. Licensees who fail to pay their fees for three consecutive years are required to retake the licensing examination. Additionally, licensees are required to notify CRB of any name or address changes within 30 days. Court Reporters Provide Service to Trial Courts Records of Court Proceedings Are Important for Due Process. A record in court proceedings is important to ensure due process. For example, a lack of a record can mean that not all parties in a case have the same understanding of what occurred in the proceeding (such as the specific conditions of a restraining order), It can also make it difficult for an appeal to succeed, In addition, a record is often necessary to substantiate a claim of judicial misconduct. This is because, without a record, it can be difficult for the Commission on Judicial Performance—which is responsible for adjudicating claims of judicial misconduct—to investigate and resolve such claims. Court Reporters Required to Make Records in Certain Court Proceedings. State law mandates court reporters prepare official verbatim records of certain court proceedings. This includes felony and misdemeanor, juvenile delinquency and dependency, and select civil case proceedings. However, even in non-mandated proceedings, trial courts may choose to provide a court reporter if one is available. If the trial courts are unable to (or choose not to) provide court reporters in non-mandated proceedings, litigants are allowed to hire and bring their own private court reporters to make a record of proceedings at their own expense. State law generally requires that court reporters provided by the trial courts be present in person. Court Reporters Paid for by Courts or Litigants Depending on Various Factors. The trial courts bear the costs for providing court reporters in mandated proceedings and may choose to bear the cost in cases where they elect to provide court reporter in certain non-mandated proceedings. However, for non-mandated civil proceedings, state law generally requires a $30 fee be charged for proceedings lasting an hour or less and that actual costs generally be charged for proceedings lasting more than an hour. Because the actual cost is charged, the amount paid can vary by court. Despite this general policy, trial courts are required to provide and pay for court reporters in non-mandated civil proceeding for those individuals who request one and are low income enough to qualify for and be granted a fee waiver by the courts (known as Jameson cases). Court reporters separately charge courts (generally in mandated proceedings) and litigants (generally in non-mandated proceedings) for the costs of preparing transcripts. Electronic Recording Used in Lieu of Court Reporters in Certain Proceedings. If a court reporter is not available, state law authorizes trial courts to use electronic recording to make a record in infraction, misdemeanor, limited civil, and Jameson civil case proceedings. When electronic recording is used in lieu of a court reporter, the proceedings are recorded by equipment in the courtroom. Courts may charge a fee to provide a copy of a recording to a litigant—typically to cover the court’s cost of providing the recording. In some cases, electronic

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 4 March 5, 2024 recordings can be used in lieu of a record produced by a court reporter. In other cases, an electronic recording must be transcribed to produce a transcript. OVERALL AVAILABILITY OF COURT REPORTERS IN CALIFORNIA Current Availability of Court Reporters Declining and Geographically Concentrated Number of Licensed Court Reporters Declining. The number of court reporters with active licenses has steadily declined over the last 14 years. As shown in Figure 1, the number of court reporters with active licenses declined from 7,503 licenses in 2009-10 to 5,584 licenses in 2022-23—a decline of 1,919 licenses (26 percent). Of the 5,584 active licensees in 2022-23, 4,752 (85 percent) reported being in state and 832 (15 percent) reported being out of the state or out of the country. (The number of active in state licensees is particularly relevant as state law generally requires that court reporters provided by the trial courts be present in person.) We would also note that the number of active licensees reporting being out of the state or out of the country has increased in recent years. Specifically, 188 more active licensees reported being out of state or out of the county in 2022-23 than in 2019-20—an increase of 29 percent. Figure 1 Number of Active Licenses Has Steadily Declined Annually 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 4,000 Number of Licenses T r T T T T 2009-10 2011-12 2013-14 201546 2017418 2019-20 2021-22 Fiscal Year Many Existing Court Reporters Could Be Approaching Retirement. In examining court reporter licensee data as of January 2024, there were 5,444 active court reporter licensees—of which 4,618 were in state and 826 were out of the state or out of the country. As shown in Figure 2 on the next page, about two-thirds of active in-state licensees (3,115 individuals) received their initial license prior to 2001—more than 23 years ago. Additionally, the number of licensees receiving their initial license in recent years has declined. This suggests that the existing court reporter licensee population is generally older and that a major share of them could be eligible for retirement in the near future. Further supporting this conclusion, the data reflected

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 5 March 5, 2024 about 990 delinquent or expired licenses as of January 2024. As shown in Figure 3, 86 percent of these licensees (851 individuals) received their initial license prior to 2001. This suggests that it is possible that many of the individuals who allowed their license to become expired or go delinquent did so due to retirement. Finally, the DCA May 2023 Occupational Analysis indicated that about 40 percent of court reporter survey respondents self-reported being ten years or less from retirement. Figure 2 Two-Thirds of Active In-State Licenses Started Prior to 2001 2 1,400 1,200 1,000 The Before 1991 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005 2006-2010 2011-2015 2016-2020 2021 or Later Number of Licensee: Year Original License Issued Figure 3 Over Four-Fifths of Delinquent or Expired Licenses First Issued Before 2001 i i te

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Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 6 March 5, 2024 New Licenses Generally Decreasing in Years Before the Authorization of Voice Writin 1g. As shown in Figure 4, the number of new licenses issued by CRB has generally declined in recent years. It is important to note, however, that this data does not reflect the time period after the authorization of voice writing in September 2022. The number of new licenses issued has fluctuated between 2009-10 and 2021-22—ranging from a high of 117 licenses in 2013-14 to a low of 32 licenses in 2018-19. In the two years just prior to the authorization of voice writing, there were relatively few new licenses. Specifically, there were 39 new licenses in 2020-21 and 35 new licenses in 2021-22, which could reflect the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Figure 4 Fewer New Licenses Issued in Recent Years (Before Authorization of Voice Writing) 140 8 8 3 Number of Licenses 20 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 201213 2013-414 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Fiscal Year Court Reporters Geographically Concentrated. As of January 2024, active licensees are physically located in 54 out of the state’s 58 counties. Consistent with the state’s overall population distribution, licensees tend to be geographically concentrated in certain counties. Specifically, out of the 4,618 in-state active licensees, nearly 38 percent were located in two counties—1,101 licensees (24 percent) in Los Angeles County and 654 licensees in Orange County (14 percent). Another ten counties had between 100 to 355 active licensees each— representing about 39 percent of the active licensee population. In total, this means that a little more than three-quarters of the active in-state licensees are located in 12 counties. This is notable as court reporters provided by the courts are generally required to appear in person at court facilities. As such, certain courts may have more difficulty than others in meeting their need. Future Availability of Court Reporters May Increase Due to Voice Writing Voice Writing Could Increase Licensing Examination Passage Rates. As voice writing was authorized as a valid method for producing a record only in September 2022, there is currently limited data to assess its impact. However, there are some early promising signs that voice writing could help increase the number of individuals passing the licensing examination. In conversations with stakeholders, our understanding is that the dictation skills portion of the licensing examination is easier to pass for voice writers than stenographers. This is because

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 7 March 5, 2024 individuals generally speak naturally at a faster rate than they can type, which can make it easier for voice writers to complete their court reporting school programs and meet the minimum speed and accuracy thresholds to pass the dictation portion of the exam. As shown in Figure 5, the overall pass rate for the dictation skills portion of the court reporter examination has increased in the two most recent tests offered in July and November 2023—the first two months in which voice writers from court reporting school programs took the test. Specifically, the pass rate for all test-takers increased from 29 percent in the March 2023 test to 45 percent in the November 2023 test. The idea that the overall higher passage rates in July and November 2023 are potentially due to the high passage rates of voice writers is supported by data on dictation skills test results for those coming out of a court reporter school program. Specifically, in looking at the July 2023 results, voice writers (all first-time test-takers) averaged a pass rate of 50 percent and stenographers averaged a pass rate of 23 percent. Similarly, in looking at the November 2023 results, voice writers averaged a pass rate of 73 percent and stenographers averaged a pass rate of 13 percent. Figure 5 Pass Rate for Dictation Skills Portion of Court Reporter Examination Increasing in Recent Tests 90%. 80 or a Ss, © 60 ~~ : SS oe 2 > = = — @ 50 ’ SJ a a 40 _ ye 30

All Test-Takers Jul-t9 Novt9 Mar-20 Jul20 Nov-20 Mar-21 Jub21 Nov21 Mar22 Jub22 Nov-22 Mar-23 dul-23 Nov-23 Test Period Voice Writing Could Increase Number of Individuals Pursuing Court Reporting Careers. In conversations with stakeholders, the seemingly higher pass rate for voice writers and the shorter time needed to complete court reporting school programs for voice writers could result in more people seeking to become court reporters. (As mentioned above, most individuals qualify for the court reporting licensing examination by completing a school program.) Stakeholders shared that court reporting schools have begun offering voice writing programs and indicated that at least some schools now have wait lists of students. Supporting this perspective, since the authorization of voice writing in September 2022, four out of eight registered California reporting schools have had voice writing students from their programs taking the dictation portion of the court reporter examination. Additionally, as of January 2024, CRB reports 30 individuals being licensed as voice writers and 4 being licensed as both stenographers and voice writers. In addition, with shorter program lengths and higher passage rates for voice

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 8 March 5, 2024 writing, it could be fiscally beneficial for more schools to offer voice writing or for schools to offer more slots or classes in voice writing as more students can be processed at a lower cost compared to stenography. As such, the authorization of voice writing could help increase the total number of active court reporter licensees in the near future. AVAILABILITY OF COURT REPORTERS IN CALIFORNIA TRIAL COURTS Number of Court Reporters Below Reported Need and Declining Actual Number of Court Reporters Less Than Need Identified by Judicial Branch. Using 2022-23 data, the judicial branch indicates that 1,865.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) court reporter staff would be needed for trial courts to provide court reporters in all proceedings—except for infractions, misdemeanors, and limited civil proceedings in which electronic recording is authorized. (For the purposes of counting FTEs, two half-time employees are counted as one FTE.) This estimate was reached by assuming the courts would need 1.25 FTE court reporters for each judicial officer. The trial courts also report that about 1,164 FTE positions (69 percent) were filled in 2022-23—which leaves 691 FTE positions (37 percent) that the judicial branch estimates would need to be filled to provide court reporters in all proceedings where electronic recording is not authorized. (We note that this difference may actually be greater. After comparing conversations with certain court administrators with data, we believe that some FTE positions reported as filled may not actually be regularly filled. This is because some FTE positions may have been reported as filled despite court reporters having retired or being out on the leave for part or most of the year.) The specific need, however, varies by court. For example, the Kings court reports having filled FTEs sufficient to meet only 15 percent of its estimated need. In contrast, the San Mateo court reports having filled FTEs sufficient to meet 84 percent of its estimated need. As shown in Figure 6, most courts currently have less than 80 percent of their estimated need met. Figure 6 Most Courts Have Less Than 80 Percent of Estimated Court Reporter Need Met 20 Number of Courts nek oo SRE 9 2 ae Percent of Court Reporter Need Met

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 9 March 5, 2024 Increased Vacancies at Courts. Through a survey we administered with nearly all trial courts responding, trial courts have reported a marked increase in the number of court reporter FTE vacancies they are experiencing. (We would note trial courts, in contrast to state agencies, have greater flexibility in the creation and elimination of positions. Trial courts individually may also treat position counts differently. As such, the actual number of vacancies could be higher or lower than reported.) As shown in Figure 7, court reporter FTE vacancies have increased from 152 FTE positions as of July 2020 (a 10 percent vacancy rate) to 400 FTE positions as of July 2023 (a 25 percent vacancy rate). This is despite increased efforts by trial courts to actively recruit new court reporters—including by offering significant compensation-related benefits beginning in 2022-23. (These benefits, which are partially or fully supported by $30 million in dedicated annual state funding, are discussed in more detail later in this letter.) Figure 7 Number of Court Reporter Vacancies Reported Has Grown 1,800 @ Vacant 4,800 filled 1,400 1,200 4,000 800 600 400 200: As of July 2020 As of July 2021 As of July 2022 As of July 2023 Departures Not Offset Despite Increased Hiring. While nearly all trial courts responded to the survey we administered, not all courts were able to provide the data we requested related to new hires and departures. The data received, however, indicate that the number of court reporter FTEs leaving courts has not been offset by increased FTE hiring numbers. Trial courts reported roughly between 150 to 200 departures each year between 2020-21 and 2022-23. In contrast, trial courts reported hiring 71 new FTEs in 2020-21, which increased to 104 new FTEs in 2022-23. However, as shown in Figure 8 on the next page, these new hires were not sufficient to replace the departures—leading to a net loss of court reporter FTE positions—consistent with the increased vacancies described above. The number of courts actively recruiting for new court reporter employees also increased from 29 courts in 2020-21 to 42 courts in 2022-23—an increase of 45 percent. Courts indicated that some common reasons for departures included retirement, going into the private market, and resignation.

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 10 March 5, 2024 Figure 8 New Hires Unable to Offset Departures : 2020-21 2021-22) 2022-23 Departures (FTE) 152 200 149 New hires (FTE) 7 88 104 Net loss (FTE) 81 1 45 Number of courts who actively recruited 29 39 42 for new court reporters FTE = full-time equivalent. Courts Starting to Hire Voice Writers. To date, seven courts have reported hiring voice writers. In examining data from courts that were able to provide hiring data, about 9.3 FTE out of 60.5 FTE new hires (15 percent) were voice writers. In addition, about 80 percent of trial courts expressed no preference between court reporters creating a record via stenography versus voice writing. The remainder who expressed a preference for stenography generally indicated that, for most of them, the preference was due to a current lack of familiarity with voice writing. It seems as if this can be easily overcome by demonstrations and education to make courts more knowledgeable and confident in voice writing. This suggests the authorization of voice writing could have a positive impact in helping the trial courts address their identified court reporter need, Current Availability of Court Reporters Has Impacted Courts in Various Ways Availability of Court Reporters Has Affected How Courts Assign Court Reporters to Proceedings. Existing trial court polices for use of court reporters varies by court based on operational and budgetary choices, as well as on the overall availability of court reporter employees and private court reporters. In the past, when court reporter availability was sufficient, our understanding was that court reporters were generally assigned to a specific courtroom or judge. Over time, due to the decline in the availability of court reporters at the trial courts, this policy has changed. Now, some courts assign their court reporters to specific courthouse locations, courtrooms, or calendars. Other courts place their court reporters in a pool by case type or location and assign them out as needed. Still other courts have some court reporters that are designated as “floaters” who are available to be assigned to any proceeding or location as needed. Courts may also use a combination of these methods. For example, a court may assign court reporters to criminal and juvenile courtrooms as those generally have mandated proceedings and pool court reporters available for civil cases to assign them out for specific proceedings that may need to be covered, Court reporters who finish their assignment earlier than expected may then be assigned to another courtroom. Finally, trial courts may contract with a private firm or hire private court reporter contractors to cover vacancies, scheduled or unscheduled court reporter absences, and unexpected demand for court reporter services. Availability of Court Reports Has Limited the Types of Proceedings Court Reporters Are Provided in. The availability of court reporters in each trial court also shapes what types of proceedings a court reporter may be provided for. All trial courts typically provide court reporters in felony and juvenile proceedings as mandated by law. While court reporters are also generally

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 1] March 5, 2024 mandated in misdemeanor proceedings, some courts use electronic recording in these proceedings when a court reporter is not available as allowed by law (this is discussed in greater detail below). Courts generally do not provide court reporters in infraction cases. There are more significant differences in civil case types—including general civil, family, probate, and mental health proceedings, While a select number of civil proceedings are required to be covered by a court reporter, trial courts have more discretion in whether other civil proceedings are covered, This leads to more significant differences between trial courts. For example, courts differ in whether court reporters are provided in restraining order proceedings and conservatorship proceedings. However, over time, courts have slowly withdrawn court reporters from various civil proceedings. For example, the Santa Cruz court stopped regularly providing court reporters in probate cases in 2018, in Department of Child Support Services proceedings in 2021, and civil and family restraining orders in 2023. Most courts currently do not provide court reporters in non-mandated civil proceedings, but may attempt to do so if court reporter resources are available. For example, one court reported attempting to ensure a court reporter was available to cover domestic violence restraining order proceedings after the court ensured that all mandated proceedings were covered. Availability of Court Reporters Has Resulted in Courts Using More Electronic Recording. The availability of court reporters has resulted in more courts turning to electronic recording to create records in misdemeanor and limited civil (including eviction cases that fall within the threshold) proceedings. Electronic recordings may also be used in other civil proceedings, such as those subject to a Jameson request or at the direction of the court. For example, the Presiding Judge in the Ventura court issued an administrative order in February 2023 specifying that (1) court reporters will no longer be provided in family law contempt proceedings given the lack of available court reporters and (2) electronic recording was authorized to create the record instead as such proceedings were quasi-criminal in nature. Limited Data on Extent to Which Availability of Court Reporters Affects Whether Records Are Created. Due to technological constraints, trial courts generally had some difficulty providing comprehensive information on the number of proceedings (1) in which records were created in 2022-23, (2) that were statutorily required to have a record made, (3) in which a record was made because it was requested by one of the participants, (4) in which electronic recording is being utilized because court reporters are not available, and (5) in which there is a lack of record because electronic recording is not permitted by law and a court reporter is not available. About two-thirds of the trial courts were able to provide some data, but with varying levels of completeness. Based on this data, the trial courts reported: e 5.1 million proceedings across all case types in 2022-23 had a record created. Of this amount, 2.1 million were made via electronic recording—1.9 million in criminal proceedings, about 350 in juvenile proceedings, and about 185,100 in civil proceedings. The remaining 3 million records were made by a court reporter— 2.2 million in criminal proceedings, about 390,300 in juvenile proceedings, and about 409,500 in civil proceedings. e 1.6 million proceedings across all case types in 2022-23 had no record created. This consisted of about 717,700 criminal proceedings (of which about 60 percent were infraction proceedings), nearly 22,700 juvenile proceedings (of which about

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 12 March 5, 2024 89 percent were dependency proceedings), and about 864,100 civil proceedings lacking records. For the civil proceedings lacking records, the most common proceedings lacking records were unlimited civil proceedings (44 percent), non-child support family law proceedings (33 percent), and probate proceedings (14 percent). Availability of Court Reporters Has Created Operational Challenges. As noted above, the judicial branch estimates that only 62 percent of total court reporter need was met in 2022-23. However, the estimated need differs significantly by court. Based on data provided by trial courts, as well as conversations with stakeholders, the diminished availability of court reporter employees and private court reporters has presented the following key operational challenges: e Staff Time and Resources Being Used to Manage Court Reporter Coverage. Trial courts frequently need to spend staff time and resources placing calls to find private court reporters to cover planned and unplanned absences as well as any increased demand (such as if more criminal cases than expected are going to trial). They also must routinely spend staff time assigning court reporters to different courtrooms multiple times in a day. For example, a court reporter covering a calendar which ends before noon may then get assigned to another courtroom to provide coverage on another calendar or a particular case. Similarly, staff must spend time facilitating the presence of private court reporters hired by attorneys and litigants to cover specific cases. For example, when multiple private court reporters are present in a single courtroom for a particular calendar, court staff must dedicate time to scheduling the proceeding to accommodate them (such as to ensure that they can be physically or remotely present to make a record of the proceedings). e Delays and Changes to Court Schedules and Calendars. Courts also can be forced to adjust schedules and calendars to account for the availability of court reporters. This can include starting a calendar later as well as delaying or continuing cases. Courts indicate that Jameson cases are examples of key cases that may get continued or delayed if court reporters are not available. © Competition Between Courts for Court Reporters. The decline in court reporter employees has led to courts competing with one another to hire court reporters. Our understanding from conversations with stakeholders is that this has prompted differences in the amount of benefits (such as signing bonuses) offered to incentivize court reporters to be employed directly by the trial courts (which we discuss in more detail below) as well as the total compensation packages offered by trial courts. Additionally, key stakeholders indicated that the rates paid to private court reporters to provide coverage have also increased over time. Since private court reporters are able to choose whether they accept a particular assignment or not, differences in the amounts courts are willing to pay can also result in courts competing with one another for private court reporter services. In conversations with stakeholders, it appears that court reporters are generally aware of the compensation offered by courts—as well as how courts generally use and treat their court reporters.

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 13 March 5, 2024 e Pay for Non-Court Reporting Positions. Based on conversations with stakeholders, certain court administrators are considering how court reporter compensation compares to compensation for other positions within the court (such as managers or information technology administrators). Some concern was expressed that increases in court reporter compensation caused by competition for court reporters could result in their pay exceeding those of managers and other professional classifications. This could put pressure on administrators to increase compensation for those positions— and thus overall operational costs. TRIAL COURT SPENDING ON COURT REPORTERS Amount Spent by Trial Courts to Support Court Reporter Services More Than $200 Million in Estimated Court Reporter Expenditures Annually. The judicial branch estimates that more than $200 million is spent annually on court reporters or to create a record in trial court proceedings. (This does not include the $30 million provided annually beginning in 2021-22 to increase court reporters in family and civil cases, which are discussed later in this letter.) As shown in Figure 9, an estimated $237 million was spent on such services. Of this amount, $214 million was estimated to be spent on court reporter services—$209 million budgeted for court employees and $5 million actually spent on private contract services. (Due to information technology system constraints, the judicial branch was not able to provide data on the specific amount actually spent on court employees.) The remaining $23 million was spent on transcript costs as well as costs related to electronic recording. Between 2020-21 and 2022-23, the amount spent on court employees has decreased, while the amount spent on contract services as well as transcripts and electronic recording has increased. Figure 9 Estimated Amount Spent on Court Reporters and Creating a Record: (In Millions) 2020-21 2021-29 2022-23 | Court employees (budgeted) $227.4 $221.8 $209.1 Contract services (actuals) 2.8 3.8 5.1 Subtotals ($229.9) ($225.6) ($214.4) Transcripts and electronic recording (actuals) S127 $18.0 $22.6 Subtotals ($12.7) ($18.0) ($22.6) Totals $242.7 $243.5 $236.8 ? Does nat include expenditures of $30 million pravided annually to increase caurt reparters in family and civil cases beginning in 2021-22. Fees Authorized Only Offset a Portion of Civil Court Reporter Expenses. State law authorizes $30 of certain civil filing fees be set aside as an incentive for courts to provide court reporters in civil proceedings. This funding is only available to trial courts who actually provide such services. (We note that Judicial Council has the authority to use these revenues to help support trial court operations.) Additionally, as noted above, state law generally requires a

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 14 March 5, 2024 $30 fee be charged for proceedings lasting an hour or less and that actual costs generally be charged for proceedings lasting more than an hour in non-mandated civil proceedings. As shown in Figure 10, nearly $22 million in fee revenue was collected from the authorized fees. Of this amount, $18 million came from the share of filing fees set aside as an incentive to provide court reporter services in civil cases. The remaining $4 million came from fees charged for non-mandated civil proceedings lasting less than one hour ($2 million) and those lasting more than one hour ($2 million). The judicial branch estimates that $80 million was spent on providing court reporter services in civil proceedings generally in 2022-23. (We note that, because trial courts do not track court reporter time by individual case type, the judicial branch estimates that about 37.5 percent of court reporter time is spent on civil proceedings. This percentage was then applied to the total amount spent on court reporter services.) Accordingly, if this full $22 million in fee revenue was used to offset court reporter costs in civil proceedings, it left a net cost of $59 million to be supported by trial court operational funding. Figure 10. About One-Quarter of Civil Court Reporter Costs Offset by Fee Revenue (In Millions) Estimated Offsetting Fee Revenue for Court Reporters in Civil Proceedings Share of certain civil filing fees $16.7 $16.0 $17.5 Proceedings lasting more than one hour 24 2.0 19 Proceedings lasting less than one hour 3.7 3.3 24 Subtotals ($22.5) ($21.3) ($21.5) Civil Costs Not Offset by Fees Estimated costs of court reporters in civil cases $86.2 $84.6 $80.3 Estimated offsetting revenue 22.5 21.3 21.5 Net Cost $63.7 $63.3 $58.8 Impact of Dedicated Funding for Increasing Court Reporters in Family and Civil Proceedings State Provided Funding to Increase Court Reporters in Family and Civil Law Proceedings. Beginning in 2021-22, the state budget has annually included $30 million from the General Fund to be allocated by Judicial Council to the trial courts to increase the number of court reporters in family and civil law proceedings. The budget prohibits the funding from supplanting existing monies used to support court reporter services in such cases and required any unspent monies revert to the General Fund. Judicial Council allocated the funding to individual trial courts proportionately based on the level of judicial workload in noncriminal cases, but ensured that the smallest courts received a minimum of $25,000 in order to be able to support a 0.25 FTE court reporter position. Amount Reyerted Initially High, but Now Declining. As shown in Figure 11 on the next page, only $1.1 million of this allocation (4 percent) was spent in 202 1-22—tesulting in the reversion of $28.9 million (96 percent). In conversations with stakeholders, the lack of expenditures seems attributable to differences in the interpretation of budget bill language specifying how the monies could be used. The 2022-23 budget package included amended

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 15 March 5, 2024 budget bill language to provide greater clarification on how this dedicated $30 million could be used. (This language is also included in the 2023-24 budget and in the proposed 2024-25 budget.) Under the amended language, trial courts are specifically authorized to use the money for recruitment and retention, filling existing vacancies, converting part-time positions to full-time positions, increasing salary schedules, and providing signing and retention bonuses in order to compete with the private market. As shown in Figure 11, the amount spent increased substantially to $20.3 million of the allocation (68 percent) in 2022-23— resulting in the reversion of $9.7 million (32 percent). Additionally, the number of courts making expenditures using this money increased from 8 courts in 2021-22 to 44 courts in 2022-23. Through the first half of 2023-24, 26 courts have already reported using a share of this funding. Figure 11 Amount of Dedicated $30 Million Spent and Reverted ee | 2023-24 (Through ta 2021-22 2022-23 December 2023) Number of courts making 8 44 26 expenditures Budget allocation $30,000,000 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 Expenditures 1,125,140 20,282,279 3,634,589 Amount Reverted $28,874,860 $9,717,721 = Amounts Spent on Similar Categories of Benefits. As shown in Figure 12, trial courts spent their monies in similar categories. In 2021-22, the most common expenditures were to increase existing employee salaries and to fill existing vacancies. In 2022-23, retention bonuses were the most common expenditure area. Figure 12 Amount of $30 Million Spent by Area: CategoryofSpending _ 7 2021-22 (2022-23 5 1 13 2 1 6 1333 1389 2 37 68.762589 | 4 1 13 2 2 0 476 1445 814 24 -1 5 1 13 2 2 1 476 1448 96 21 96.478859 Increasing 5 1 13 2 2 2 580 1447 74 22 96.889542 Existing 5 1 13 2 2 3 662 1447 94 21 96.052666 Employee 5 1 13 2 2 4 762 1447 75 17 92.560951 Salaries 5 1 13 2 2 5 996 1445 86 22 95.200165 $278,661 5 1 13 2 2 6 1181 1445 109 22 94.360497 $5,048,287 4 1 13 2 3 0 475 1477 812 22 -1 5 1 13 2 3 1 475 1478 52 21 92.041512 Filling 5 1 13 2 3 2 535 1478 72 21 96.200302 Existing 5 1 13 2 3 3 614 1477 99 18 95.843727 Vacancies 5 1 13 2 3 4 1008 1477 77 20 95.925903 976,523 5 1 13 2 3 5 1195 1477 92 20 90.927177 3,920,621 4 1 13 2 4 0 475 1507 815 21 -1 5 1 13 2 4 1 475 1508 89 18 93.158592 Retention 5 1 13 2 4 2 572 1508 85 17 95.990761 Bonuses 5 1 13 2 4 3 1063 1516 17 2 95.854347 = 5 1 13 2 4 4 1198 1507 92 21 85.151909 8,446,147 4 1 13 2 5 0 474 1538 816 22 -1 5 1 13 2 5 1 474 1538 71 22 96.333855 Signing 5 1 13 2 5 2 552 1538 84 17 92.243195 Bonuses 5 1 13 2 5 3 1033 1538 52 19 95.962578 7,000 5 1 13 2 5 4 1210 1538 80 19 95.104370 499,803 4 1 13 2 6 0 475 1564 815 30 -1 5 1 13 2 6 1 475 1564 95 30 96.570900 Recruiting 5 1 13 2 6 2 1022 1568 63 19 95.344406 18,878 5 1 13 2 6 3 1210 1568 80 19 94.769249 346,966 4 1 13 2 7 0 474 1597 815 23 -1 5 1 13 2 7 1 474 1598 104 22 96.597977 Converting 5 1 13 2 7 2 585 1598 92 17 95.819725 Part-Time 5 1 13 2 7 3 685 1598 87 17 96.762726 Positions 5 1 13 2 7 4 778 1599 18 16 95.425194 to 5 1 13 2 7 5 803 1597 84 18 92.891266 Full-Time 5 1 13 2 7 6 1062 1606 18 3 30.775532 - 5 1 13 2 7 7 1271 1607 18 2 59.730827 - 4 1 13 2 8 0 473 1628 818 20 -1 5 1 13 2 8 1 473 1629 55 17 95.099426 Other 5 1 13 2 8 2 1019 1628 62 20 87.816452 48,021 5 1 13 2 8 3 1194 1628 97 20 93.131378 2,264,632 3 1 13 3 0 0 476 1655 837 83 -1 4 1 13 3 1 0 495 1655 798 33 -1 5 1 13 3 1 1 495 1658 66 30 95.128967 Totals 5 1 13 3 1 2 973 1655 114 33 96.049271 $1,329,083 5 1 13 3 1 3 1164 1659 129 23 95.641777 $20,526,456 4 1 13 3 2 0 476 1696 837 21 -1 5 1 13 3 2 1 472 1692 8 29 27.750950 4 5 1 13 3 2 2 492 1700 47 14 72.341713 Totals 5 1 13 3 2 3 545 1699 40 15 88.589348 differ 5 1 13 3 2 4 590 1699 37 15 93.299538 from 5 1 13 3 2 5 633 1699 121 18 64.684090 those-reported 5 1 13 3 2 6 761 1699 12 14 96.983856 in 5 1 13 3 2 7 780 1699 50 18 90.564873 Figure 5 1 13 3 2 8 837 1699 15 14 61.461723 11 5 1 13 3 2 9 861 1702 18 11 90.278412 as 5 1 13 3 2 10 885 1698 30 15 81.045441 this 5 1 13 3 2 11 920 1699 59 14 52.982216 reflects 5 1 13 3 2 12 984 1698 104 18 95.804352 self-reported 5 1 13 3 2 13 1095 1699 37 14 94.822563 data 5 1 13 3 2 14 1137 1699 70 17 96.384384 reported 5 1 13 3 2 15 1213 1700 19 17 96.941643 by 5 1 13 3 2 16 1239 1699 74 15 85.017151 individual 4 1 13 3 3 0 492 1724 89 14 -1 5 1 13 3 3 1 492 1724 28 14 40.902412 inal 5 1 13 3 3 2 525 1724 56 14 87.513916 courts. 2 1 14 0 0 0 230 1789 1285 227 -1 3 1 14 1 0 0 230 1789 1285 227 -1 4 1 14 1 1 0 279 1789 1236 32 -1 5 1 14 1 1 1 279 1791 105 30 96.781776 Specific 5 1 14 1 1 2 391 1791 110 30 96.683983 Benefits 5 1 14 1 1 3 511 1791 101 30 96.487579 Offered 5 1 14 1 1 4 624 1791 60 29 96.487579 Vary 5 1 14 1 1 5 693 1790 30 30 96.516037 by 5 1 14 1 1 6 733 1790 80 24 96.632004 Court. 5 1 14 1 1 7 824 1790 34 23 96.593697 As 5 1 14 1 1 8 869 1789 84 24 96.924599 shown 5 1 14 1 1 9 962 1789 24 24 96.148872 in 5 1 14 1 1 10 994 1789 83 31 96.148872 Figure 5 1 14 1 1 11 1090 1790 26 23 97.010498 13 5 1 14 1 1 12 1128 1797 30 16 96.984276 on 5 1 14 1 1 13 1167 1790 38 23 96.967590 the 5 1 14 1 1 14 1214 1793 56 20 96.984604 next 5 1 14 1 1 15 1278 1798 68 23 96.933899 page, 5 1 14 1 1 16 1357 1798 13 16 96.710724 a 5 1 14 1 1 17 1378 1790 99 24 96.710724 number 5 1 14 1 1 18 1486 1790 29 24 96.878860 of 4 1 14 1 2 0 231 1827 1225 33 -1 5 1 14 1 2 1 231 1833 76 20 96.368950 courts 5 1 14 1 2 2 318 1837 36 16 96.199898 are 5 1 14 1 2 3 364 1829 103 31 96.199898 offering 5 1 14 1 2 4 476 1829 99 24 96.544479 benefits 5 1 14 1 2 5 585 1829 23 23 96.402992 in 5 1 14 1 2 6 618 1836 65 16 96.402992 areas 5 1 14 1 2 7 693 1828 24 24 96.974625 in 5 1 14 1 2 8 726 1828 78 24 96.992577 which 5 1 14 1 2 9 813 1828 37 24 96.931023 the 5 1 14 1 2 10 860 1827 47 25 96.438568 $30 5 1 14 1 2 11 916 1828 94 24 96.438568 million 5 1 14 1 2 12 1019 1828 23 24 96.948792 in 5 1 14 1 2 13 1051 18

476 1829 99 24 96.544479 benefits 5 1 14 1 2 5 585 1829 23 23 96.402992 in 5 1 14 1 2 6 618 1836 65 16 96.402992 areas 5 1 14 1 2 7 693 1828 24 24 96.974625 in 5 1 14 1 2 8 726 1828 78 24 96.992577 which 5 1 14 1 2 9 813 1828 37 24 96.931023 the 5 1 14 1 2 10 860 1827 47 25 96.438568 $30 5 1 14 1 2 11 916 1828 94 24 96.438568 million 5 1 14 1 2 12 1019 1828 23 24 96.948792 in 5 1 14 1 2 13 1051 1828 123 24 96.526253 dedicated 5 1 14 1 2 14 1183 1828 99 31 96.849380 funding 5 1 14 1 2 15 1291 1836 45 16 96.857224 can 5 1 14 1 2 16 1343 1829 30 23 96.857224 be 5 1 14 1 2 17 1383 1832 73 28 96.917442 spent. 4 1 14 1 3 0 230 1867 1267 31 -1 5 1 14 1 3 1 230 1869 124 27 96.781448 However, 5 1 14 1 3 2 363 1867 74 25 96.972115 based 5 1 14 1 3 3 447 1876 30 16 96.818092 on 5 1 14 1 3 4 485 1868 59 23 96.967583 their 5 1 14 1 3 5 552 1867 79 29 96.614441 needs, 5 1 14 1 3 6 642 1867 38 24 96.568947 the 5 1 14 1 3 7 690 1867 61 24 96.848068 local 5 1 14 1 3 8 760 1867 88 24 96.533134 market 5 1 14 1 3 9 857 1867 37 24 96.533134 for 5 1 14 1 3 10 904 1870 65 21 96.881241 court 5 1 14 1 3 11 977 1870 121 28 96.881241 reporters, 5 1 14 1 3 12 1109 1867 44 24 96.438133 and 5 1 14 1 3 13 1162 1867 94 24 97.003296 various 5 1 14 1 3 14 1267 1867 65 24 96.338104 other 5 1 14 1 3 15 1340 1867 62 24 96.299713 local 5 1 14 1 3 16 1411 1867 86 24 96.573189 factors 4 1 14 1 4 0 231 1905 1250 32 -1 5 1 14 1 4 1 231 1907 68 30 96.310936 (such 5 1 14 1 4 2 308 1915 24 15 95.876968 as 5 1 14 1 4 3 342 1906 37 24 95.876968 the 5 1 14 1 4 4 390 1910 50 20 96.742310 cost 5 1 14 1 4 5 450 1907 29 24 96.932304 of 5 1 14 1 4 6 484 1906 90 31 96.905289 living), 5 1 14 1 4 7 584 1906 67 24 96.962311 these 5 1 14 1 4 8 660 1906 115 30 96.642792 offerings 5 1 14 1 4 9 785 1914 43 15 96.865982 can 5 1 14 1 4 10 836 1905 57 24 96.742455 look 5 1 14 1 4 11 902 1914 57 22 96.929588 very 5 1 14 1 4 12 968 1906 116 23 96.698982 different. 5 1 14 1 4 13 1113 1914 26 16 96.930618 For 5 1 14 1 4 14 1148 1906 114 31 96.700569 example, 5 1 14 1 4 15 1273 1906 39 24 96.566368 the 5 1 14 1 4 16 1321 1907 46 23 97.006744 Los 5 1 14 1 4 17 1377 1906 104 31 96.028564 Angeles 4 1 14 1 5 0 231 1944 1245 33 -1 5 1 14 1 5 1 231 1949 64 21 96.669411 court 5 1 14 1 5 2 304 1945 91 25 96.484344 offered 5 1 14 1 5 3 405 1953 29 16 96.484344 an 5 1 14 1 5 4 444 1953 29 24 96.913292 up 5 1 14 1 5 5 483 1949 23 21 96.919624 to 5 1 14 1 5 6 516 1945 102 29 96.919624 $50,000 5 1 14 1 5 7 629 1945 94 31 96.931175 signing 5 1 14 1 5 8 732 1945 75 24 96.916023 bonus 5 1 14 1 5 9 817 1944 37 24 96.916023 for 5 1 14 1 5 10 863 1952 12 16 96.943657 a 5 1 14 1 5 11 884 1952 54 16 96.253792 new 5 1 14 1 5 12 947 1944 111 25 96.253792 full-time 5 1 14 1 5 13 1069 1948 65 21 95.566940 court 5 1 14 1 5 14 1142 1948 102 28 95.566940 reporter 5 1 14 1 5 15 1253 1945 124 31 96.545341 employee 5 1 14 1 5 16 1387 1945 67 31 95.320976 (with 5 1 14 1 5 17 1463 1953 13 16 95.320976 a 4 1 14 1 6 0 230 1984 1164 32 -1 5 1 14 1 6 1 230 1985 114 31 96.579712 specified 5 1 14 1 6 2 353 1988 96 20 96.983681 amount 5 1 14 1 6 3 457 1984 99 31 96.640762 payable 5 1 14 1 6 4 566 1984 58 24 96.805481 after 5 1 14 1 6 5 633 1992 71 22 96.720955 every 5 1 14 1 6 6 714 1984 36 24 96.762856 six 5 1 14 1 6 7 759 1984 103 29 96.971855 months) 5 1 14 1 6 8 873 1984 46 23 95.498138 that 5 1 14 1 6 9 928 1984 120 23 96.233803 remained 5 1 14 1 6 10 1057 1984 127 30 96.623100 employed 5 1 14 1 6 11 1193 1984 37 24 96.623100 for 5 1 14 1 6 12 1238 1988 46 20 96.716469 two 5 1 14 1 6 13 1294 1992 67 22 96.552666 years 5 1 14 1 6 14 1371 1984 23 24 96.679832 in

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 16 March 5, 2024 2023-24. This bonus is limited to the first 20 new FTE hires since it was first offered. In contrast, the Humboldt court offered a $10,000 signing bonus paid in four equal installments over the first year of employment. Similarly, courts are offering various benefits based on their needs—which are captured in the “Other” category. Common expenditures in this area include finders/referral fees; professional, equipment, and technology stipends; tuition reimbursement for court reporting school; increased rates or services from private contractors; and other costs. Figure 13 Estimated Number of Courts Offering Benefits by Area? hoes shsisreasith hs ie 2023-24

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Increasing Existing Employee Salaries 4 24 19 Filling Existing Vacancies 8 14 13 Retention Bonuses — 28 7 Signing Bonuses 1 21 19 Recruiting 4 14 15 Converting Part-Time Positions to Full-Time = — 1 Other 4 26 24 8 Refiects the number of courts who reported offering benefits in these areas. Amount Reverted by Court Varied in 2022-23. As shown in Figure 14 on the next page, the amount reverted by each trial court varied in 2022-23. Approximately 64 percent (37 trial courts) reverted more than 40 percent of their share of the $30 million dedicated allocation. Various factors could account for why courts may have spent more or less of their allocation. For example, expenditures could have been delayed due to the need to obtain union approval to offer a particular benefit (such as to increase existing court employee salaries). In addition, whether costs are incurred from offering certain benefits (such as a signing bonus or court reporting school tuition reimbursement) depends on whether court reporters or others respond to the benefit. For example, a court that offers a signing or referral bonus will not incur expenditures if no one chooses to apply to become a court reporter at that court. Allocation Benefited Mostly Existing Employees. Jn examining data provided by those courts who were able to report this level of data, it appears that the dedicated $30 million allocation— when spent—benefited significantly more existing court reporter employees than new hires, as shown in Figure 15 on the next page. For example, over 90 percent the of the employees (996 FTEs) benefitted in 2022-23 were existing employees. Some of the benefits offered—such as increasing salaries for existing employees, retention bonuses, and longevity bonuses—are specifically targeted to existing court reporter employees. Delaying their departure helps prevent trial court need for court reporters from growing worse. However, the benefits offered to existing employees to encourage them to stay also likely benefit some employees who had no intention of leaving, meaning a portion of such expenditures do not directly increase the availability of court reporters. Other benefits offered—such as signing bonuses or increasing the starting salary for court reporters—are more targeted towards new hires. Such new hires can help reduce the number of court reporter vacancies at a court—directly increasing the availability of court reporters.

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 17 March 5, 2024 Figure 14 Amount Reverted by Court Varied in 2022-23 20 18 Number of Courts nb oom s 0-20% 21 - 40% 41-60% 61 - 80% 81 - 100% Percent of Allocation Reverted Figure 15 More Existing Employees Benefited From $30 Million Dedicated Funding t Number of Full-Time Equivalent Positions Existing employees 185 996 871 New hires 27 82 54 Totals 212 1,079 926 Full Impacts of Benefits Offered by Courts Still Unclear. The full impacts of the benefits supported by the $30 million in dedicated funding are still unclear. This is because the trial courts only began making use of this funding in a significant way in 2022-23 with 44 courts making expenditures. In addition, trial courts have been adapting what is being offered based on the responses they receive. For example, certain courts increased the amount they offered for certain benefits—such as bonuses and stipends—in order to attract more applicants and potential hires. As such, the impacts of these modified benefits may not yet be fully realized. Additionally, in conversations with stakeholders, the trial courts have also offered or are considering offering new types of benefits to potentially attract more court reporters. For example, we have heard that some courts are authorizing part-time court reporter positions and may be considering partnerships to help court reporter students (in particular voice writers) successfully complete their programs and pass the licensing examination. Some of these changes—such as authorizing part-time court reporter positions—may have limited fiscal costs but could have meaningful impact on court reporters. However, the full impacts of the benefits—some of which may be novel or creative—may not be observed until they are fully implemented and tested.

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 18 March 5, 2024 TRIAL COURTS COMPETING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR FOR COURT REPORTERS Active In-State Licensees Exceed Trial Court Need In 2022-23, California had 4,752 active, in-state, licensed court reporters. From a May 2023 DCA occupational analysis of court reporters, 41 percent of surveyed court reporters reported that their primary work environment was the court—roughly 1,948 individuals. In the same year, the judicial branch estimated 1,866 FTE court reporters would be needed to provide court reporters in all proceedings except infraction, misdemeanor, and limited civil proceedings and that 1,164 FTEs were currently providing service. While multiple individuals can comprise a single FTE, this gap suggests that there are a number of court reporters who predominantly provide service to the courts but are choosing not to be directly employed by the trial courts, This would include private court reporters who the courts contract with to provide services when court reporter employees are unavailable. Additionally, there are a number of licensees who are choosing to be employed by the private market and not work for the court system. In combination, this suggests trial courts could be having difficulty competing with the private market to procure court reporter services—thereby causing some of the operational difficulties including competition between trial courts, described above. Three Key Factors Impacting Trial Court Ability to Compete With Private Sector In conversations with various stakeholders, we identified three key factors that seem to be impacting trial courts’ ability to compete with the private sector to attract court reporter employees. This then also creates competition between courts. We discuss each factor in more detail below. Perception of Higher Compensation in Private Sector. There is a perception that compensation in the private sector is greater than in the trial courts as private court reporters— particularly those who are hired by attorneys—are able to charge desired rates by case or proceedings. We have heard, for example, that this can result in a couple of thousand dollars being charged per day or even half-day. However, we note that it is difficult to fully compare compensation for trial courts’ court reporter employees with those in the private market. Court reporter employees generally receive, in addition to their salary, health and other benefits, as well as retirement or pension benefits which are guaranteed for being available during a set period of time regardless of whether their services are needed. In contrast, while private court reporters are free to charge the rate they desire, they generally do not receive the same level of health, retirement, and other benefits as court reporter employees. Additionally, they are not paid if they do not work, sometimes including in cases where they have reserved time for a trial that does not occur (such as due to the case being settled at the last minute). (We note, however, that some private court reporters have negotiated cancellation charges to help partially offset such losses in compensation.) This means the rates that private court reporters charge must cover their benefits as well as time that is spent not being employed. As such, private court reporters have less stable income and work hours. Thus, while private court reporters may earn more per day they are working, some may ultimately be compensated less over the course of a year.

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 19 March 5, 2024 Accordingly, it difficult to assess whether the full compensation provided to court reporter employees is higher or lower than that earned by private court reporters. Perception of Better Working Conditions in Private Sector. From conversations with stakeholders, working conditions are another key factor impacting whether court reporters choose to be court reporter employees at the trial courts or private court reporters. Court reporters hired by the court generally work for the entire business day physically in courtrooms. A number are no longer assigned to the same courtroom and/or judge and, as a result, are constantly moving between courtrooms—or even entire facilities (such as driving from one courthouse to another in a day)—as directed by court administration. They also generally do not have a choice in what proceedings they are assigned to create a record for. Busy calendars can also lead to court reporter employees having to keep up with the quick pace and length of the calendar, For example, stakeholders have expressed that court reporter employees new to the industry sometimes struggle to keep up. Some court reporter employees are also effectively required to prepare transcripts outside of their normal working hours because they are in court for most of the day. As noted above, court reporters separately charge for the preparation of transcripts meaning that some court administrators view this as work that should not be done during the business day, which is compensated via the court reporter’s salary. In combination, stakeholders have indicated that this can make the work environment very stressful as well as ‘physically and mentally draining. In contrast, private court reporters have much more flexibility in their working conditions. Most notably, private court reporters are able to pick and choose which courts they work in and what cases or proceedings they are willing to cover. This provides significant flexibility to determine how many hours they work, including the amount of time spent in the courtroom. Additionally, private court reporters are able to provide services remotely—which allows them to work at more courts and provides them with flexibility to maximize their working time that otherwise would be spent on travel. If they must be present in person, they are able to negotiate travel expenses as well. In combination, stakeholders indicate that this flexibility allows private court reporters to create the work environment they desire. Moreover, higher levels of autonomy can generally boost overall morale. As such, stakeholders indicated that this flexibility was of great enough importance that the trade-off of less guaranteed income and potentially less net total compensation in working was deemed worthwhile. Trial Court Recruitment and Retention Activities Could Be Insufficient. It is unclear whether current trial court activities are sufficient to recruit (and retain) new court reporters in the trial courts. The trial courts need to be proactive at ensuring there is steady supply of court reporters willing to work for them as they are a major employer of court reporters and require them to provide litigants with due process in court proceedings. However, it appears that many licensed court reporters are currently unwilling to work for the trial courts. This is evidenced by the fact that the number of active in-state court reporter licenses exceeds trial court need yet the trial courts continue to indicate they have an unmet need. While the trial courts have recently become more actively engaged by offering the benefits discussed above, data suggest this seems to have had limited impact on bringing new hires to the courts in the short run. For example, the reported number of court reporter employees departing has continued to outpace the number being hired. As such, the trial courts may need to consider expanded or improved recruiting activities. For example, some sort of collaboration with schools or new hires to guarantee

Hon, Thomas J. Umberg 20 March 5, 2024 employment or provide real-life practical experience could be utilized to recruit people to go to court reporting school as well as to increase the likelihood new court reporters succeed in the trial courts and choose to remain employed there. Similarly, targeted recruiting activities—such as by conducting a survey of what benefits or working conditions would be attractive enough for private court reporters to choose to become and remain public employees—would provide helpful insight to inform how trial court compensation or working conditions may need to be adjusted to recruit more individuals. Absent these increased targeted recruitment efforts, it will likely be difficult for trial courts to meaningfully compete with the private market for court reporter services and ensure their needs are met on an ongoing basis KEY QUESTIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION The data and information provided in conversation with stakeholders suggest that the trial courts are having difficulty obtaining and maintaining a sufficient number of court reporters. More importantly, this means that courts are also having difficulty providing a record in all of the proceedings that could benefit from it. Below, we provide eight key questions that would be important for the Legislature to answer when determining what action(s) should be taken should the Legislature decide to address these issues. Is the Availability of Court Reporters in Trial Courts a Limited-Term or Long-Term Problem? The Legislature will need to decide whether the difficulty the trial courts are having to hire and retain sufficient court reporters is a limited-term or long-term problem. Given that voice writing has just been authorized, its full impact on the overall court reporter licensee population has yet to be realized. However, there are promising signs that voice writing may both increase overall court reporter licensees as well as court reporter availability in the trial courts. If the Legislature believes that there will be more court reporters in the near future, it can focus its actions on more immediate term fixes to address trial court difficulty in the short run. For example, the Legislature could temporarily authorize the use of electronic recording in more case types for a couple of years or temporarily allow for court reporters to appear remotely to increase their availability (as they would not need to travel between court locations). However, if the Legislature determines this is a longer-term issue (such as if it believes there will always bea robust and competitive private market), more structural changes in how trial courts employ and/or use court reporters may be necessary. What Methods of Making a Record Should Be Permissible? The Legislature will need to decide what methods of making an official record should be permissible. This includes whether a record can be made by electronic recording, a court reporter provided by the court, or a private court reporter employed by an attorney or litigant. Under current law, electronic recording is limited to certain proceedings—though some courts have expanded its use in critical proceedings to ensure due process given the lack of available court reporter resources. Allowing for its expansion could help reduce the need to for court reporter services by the trial courts and increase the number of records that are made in the short run (such as if the expansion was granted for a short, defined period) or in the long run (such as if the expansion was indefinite). Expansion of electronic recording could also help improve due process and equity. This is because in the absence of a court reporter, a record will not be made unless an attorney or litigant

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 21 March 5, 2024 pays for their own court reporter. This means individuals who cannot afford a court reporter could end up lacking a record of their case, making it harder for them to appeal or to substantiate a claim before the Commission on Judicial Performance related to judicial misconduct. It could also reduce overall trial court operational costs as electronic recording generally has lower ongoing costs to operate and generate records. This is a notable benefit given the state’s budget problem. Should Court Reporters Be Allowed to Appear Remotely? State law has authorized the ability for judicial proceedings to be conducted remotely—including ones which involve court reporters. However, under existing law, court reporters provided by the courts are generally required to be present in the courtroom. In contrast, private court reporters contracted by the court, attorneys, or litigants may appear remotely. The Legislature may want to consider the trade-offs of having a court reporter being physically present in a courtroom versus being present remotely while creating the record. These trade-offs may differ by case type or proceeding. If there is not a substantial difference, allowing trial courts to use their court reporter employees remotely could free up more of their court reporters’ time (such as by minimizing the need to travel), improve overall court operational efficiency, and improve working conditions for some court reporters. This could help improve recruitment and retention. Should Court Reporter Resources Be Pooled Between Courts? Currently, individual courts hire court reporter employees and private court reporters to cover cases in their respective county. The ease of finding such coverage varies by court based on their geographic location and other factors. As such, the Legislature could review whether the pooling of court reporters between courts, such as regionally or statewide—would be appropriate. For example, the Legislature could determine that it would be appropriate to maintain a regional or statewide pool of court reporters to temporarily fill in for court reporter vacancies or absences (in a manner similar to the assigned judges program). This could help reduce or even eliminate the need for individual trial courts to constantly seek private court reporters to fill any coverage gaps. The Legislature could also consider even going further by pooling all court reporters statewide and allowing them to cover cases remotely on a regular basis rather than just to cover temporary vacancies. We note that doing so would minimize the competition between courts for court reporters. It could also provide greater flexibility to incorporate court reporter desires related to the number of hours worked and/or the types of proceedings they individually cover. However, this would likely require significant negotiations with unions as contracts with court reporters are currently established on a court-by-court basis. Should the Courts Work With Court Reporting Schools or Others to Improve Recruitment and Retention? Because the courts are a major employer of court reporters in the state, the Legislature could consider whether there is a need for the courts to work more closely with court reporting schools, court reporters, or others (such as high schools) to recruit, train, and prepare people to work successfully in a trial court setting. This could include a stipend and/or tuition reimbursement offered while individuals are in school or training or after they have worked in the court for a certain number of years (similar to a loan repayment program). It could also include allowing court reporting students to intern in the courts, such as by practicing making

Hon. Thomas J. Umberg 22 March 5, 2024 records and getting feedback from existing court reporters, Given the state’s budget condition, however, new state funding to support such options is unlikely to be available in the near term. How Many Court Reporters Do Trial Courts Need? As noted above, the judicial branch provided its estimated need for court reporter services assuming 1.25 FTE court reporters are needed per judicial officer, excluding the case types for which electronic recording is authorized. However, decisions made by the Legislature could change how many court reporters are needed. For example, the Legislature could (1) choose to expand electronic recording to certain case types (decreasing the need for court reporters), (2) match the number of court reporters to number of courtrooms in which court reporters are now necessary (which would be less than the 1.25 FTE per judicial officer), and (3) utilize a statewide pool of court reporters to cover for any temporary vacancies or absences. This would have the effect of reducing the number of court reporters needed by the trial courts. Depending on the specific choices made by the Legislature, more or less court reporter FTEs could be needed by the trial courts. How Should Court Reporters Be Funded? The Legislature will want to consider how it wants to fund court reporters moving forward. Currently, support for court reporters is generally included as part of the funding for overall trial court operations. This means that funding can be used for other costs based on the priorities and needs of individual trial courts. If the Legislature determines that court reporter funding is of a high enough priority to segregate it to ensure it can only be used for that purpose, the Legislature could consider making it a specific line item in the budget. This would be similar to funding provided for court-ordered dependency counsel and court interpreters. We note that taking this step would be necessary if the Legislature chose to pool court reporter resources statewide. The Legislature could also consider the extent to which fees are used to support court reporter services. If higher fees are charged and more revenue is collected, it could help offset any increased costs from other changes intended to increase the availability of court reporters (like new recruitment programs). Alternatively, it could help reduce the General Fund cost of court reporting services, a notable benefit given the state’s budget problem. The Legislature could also consider other changes, such as reducing or standardizing the fees charged, which could make access to court records more equitable. This could be difficult if the loss in fee revenue was backfilled with General Fund support given the state’s budget condition, however. Finally, the Legislature may want to consider whether it makes sense to expand the use of the $30 million originally provided to increase court reporters in family and civil proceedings to all proceedings. This is because trial courts will need to prioritize coverage in mandated proceedings first. How Can Government Compete With the Private Market? The Legislature will want to consider the extent to which it is willing to compete with the private market and what actions it would like to take to do so. It may be difficult for the state to compete with the hourly or daily pay rate offered in the private market. As such, the Legislature could instead consider whether there are changes that could be made to working conditions to make court employment more attractive. For example, this could include allowing remote appearance, offering part-time employment, or allowing court reporters to work on transcripts during the business day. To address competition between courts, as well as the private market, the Legislature could also consider whether to standardize compensation either statewide or in regions of the state, For

Hon, Thomas J. Umberg 23 March 5, 2024 example, judges across the state generally receive the same compensation. The Legislature could also consider the extent to which private court reporters hired by attorneys or litigants are permitted to make records in courts. Restricting access to the courts could encourage more private court reporters—particularly those that are already primarily working with the courts as private contractors—to become court reporter employees. However, it would require that the state take steps to ensure it attracts sufficient employees to no longer need to rely on private court reporters. This could include taking some of the steps we describe above, such as allowing remote appearance, increased work flexibility, or other options to improve working conditions. While it could also include increasing compensation, this could be difficult given the state’s budget condition. Alternatively, the state could reduce its need for court reporters by authorizing more proceedings to be covered with electronic reporting. If the Legislature is not willing to take such steps, restricting private court reporter access to the trial court could worsen the problem if more court reporters depart and there is no access to court reporters. We hope you find this information helpful. If you have any questions or would like to further discuss this issue, please contact Anita Lee of my staff at Anita.Lee@lao.ca.gov or (916) 319-8321. Sincerely, Gabriel Petek Legislative Analyst