In response to requests received from colleagues of Georgia court reporters, the Executive Committee of GCCRA is considering Associate Membership. This category of members will provide practicing court reporters with a database of contacts in various areas to include court reporting students, instructors, retired reporters, scopists, transcriptionists, proofers, and videographers.  It will provide Associate Members the opportunity to network with practicing court reporters and the potential for increasing their businesses.

Associate Members would be granted all the benefits of being a GCCRA member apart from voting privileges and directories.  To view GCCRA benefits, click HERE.

If you are interested in becoming an Associate Member and would like to take advantage of a free trial membership, e-mail your name, mailing address, phone number, profession, name of business and website to administrator@gccra.org.

An amendment to GCCRA's Bylaws will be presented to the general membership for consideration at the annual meeting of the continuing education seminar on October 4, 2008.  Your input and ideas are welcome!

Court Reporter Dinner Groups

Meet with your peers, strengthen community, increase networking.  CR groups are independently organized by volunteers.  Groups meet in-person with court reporters of all levels to discuss and share information on a variety of topics. Participation in a CR group is an excellent, inexpensive way to receive technical content, education, and to get more out of court reporting products, technologies, and resources.

If you are interested in managing a dinner group in your area, please contact Dorraine Stanley or Dessa Van Schuyver.  GCCRA will publish dates and locations of your group meetings in the GCCRA Calendar and the Court Reporter Groups page.

Brown College of Court Reporting to Offer Voice Writing Program

Beginning April 1, 2008, Brown College of Court Reporting will offer a 2-year realtime ciurriculum for voice writers, utilizing Advantage Software's Total Eclipse Vox.

"Our professional advisory board has urged us to add real-time voice reporting to our training.  We have been watching the progress in speech recognition technology very closely for several years.  We believe now is the time to add it to our school in order to produce more court reporters who are well-prepared for the profession"

"Whether using steno or voice, reporters benefit greatly from computer-aided translation.  Without this technology, they must follow a laborious process of typing out their notes or transcribing their voice recordings to produce transcripts.  At Brown College, the students are trained in real-time software because this technology is a tremendous asset in a court reporter's career," according to Brown College of Court Reporting.

Support and Resource
Access resources to educate yourself and expand your knowledge through a free-flowing exchange of information and ideas through the GCCRA forum, court reporter events, and Annual Convention. 

Promotion and Exposure
Market yourself.  Advertise your name in the GCCRA Professional Search and printed membership directory, as well as through paid advertising.  Through "Find a Reporter," attorneys and reporters are able to locate a reporter by name, city, or county.

Products and Services
We are your discount connection.  Take advantage of affiliate programs offering supply discounts to GCCRA members, as well as an array of direct GCCRA membership benefits.  

Collaboration and Partnership
Build your own professional team.  GCCRA provides you with a strong database of scopists, transcriptionists, proofers, videographers, and interpreters.  See how your business can prosper by utilizing this beneficial resource.

Advocacy and Lobbying
We speak for you.  The Committee on Legislation oversees all legislative proposals that GCCRA may make to the legislature, and stays informed on all matters before the legislature which may have a bearing on any aspect of court reporting.

Growth and Development
Unlock your business potential.  GCCRA offers an annual convention to provide continuing education credits, allowing reporters to stay informed.

What GCCRA Can Do For You

  • The Georgia Certified Court Reporters

      Association identifies areas of concern

      regarding the changing role of the court reporter

      and recommends solutions or actions to the

      Executive Committee for implementation or

      follow-up;

  •  Manages seminar program planning and

      compliance with Court Reporters Training

      Council requirements;

  •  Assists the Board of Court Reporting in

      certification testing;

  •  Formulates a code of ethics for court reporters

      in the state of Georgia and assists the Board of

      Court Reporting in considering matters of

      professional conduct and ethics;

  •  Stays informed on all matters before the

      legislature which may have a bearing on any

      aspect of court reporting and court reporters,

      and shall make whatever input is proper to the

      appropriate legislative committees and elected

      representatives;

  •  Oversees all legislative proposals that GCCRA

      might make to the legislature;

  •  Supervises the distribution of materials made

      available to the Association’s membership and

      provides other such services as may be

      deemed appropriate;

  •  Proposes a slate of officers for consideration by

      the general membership;

  •  Identifies areas in which court reporters need

      assistance or clarification of existing rules and

      laws, and shall recommend solutions or actions

      to the Executive Committee for implementation

      or follow-up.

Welcome, Georgia Reporters

The Georgia Certified Court Reporters Association serves all certified court reporters in Georgia by providing continuing education, encouraging high ethical standards, professionalism and unity.

GCCRA advocates technological advancement in support of the business and legal communities, and promotes court reporting as an indispensible resource to the judicial system. 

The Georgia Certified Court Reporters Association offers its participating members a variety of benefits.  GCCRA offers supply discounts through Pengad, Stenograph, and Office Depot; a new and easily navigated forum for information exchange; news and information postings to keep you informed of the latest court reporting news; advertising opportunities; convention registration discounts; customizable profiles; databases of reporters, scopists, proofers, transcriptionists, videographers, and interpreters; and voting privileges to participating members.  GCCRA also provides personal contact information, continuously provided by its members. 

Promote your industry and profession; become a member now.