COURT Reporter, Criminal Court

Summary

The Court Reporter performs senior professional level duties on a day-to-day basis to achieve the short- and long-term goals of the work group.

• Documents, maintains, and preserves required records and statistics as it pertains to departmental operations.
• Ensures compliance with any or all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations; policies, and may update staff or work group on applicable changes.
• Recommends and/or develops departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintains and updates files.
• Manages special projects as directed.
• Stenographically records testimony of all court proceedings as requested by attorney(s) and/or the Court.
• Performs all other related duties involved in the operation of the business as assigned or required.

• Associate’s degree plus three (3) full-time years of related work experience, or
• High School Diploma or GED plus five (5) full-time years of related work experience.
• Current certification as a certified shorthand reporter (CSR) issued by the Texas Supreme Court. Must provide licensing agency and license number in the application and proof of educational attainment or licensure at onboarding.

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, walk, climb, stoop, lift, push and pull.

Employees have access to a full range of benefits, including group health, dental and vision plans; an Employee Assistance Program; life and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement benefits under the Texas County & District Retirement System; and a variety of other programs such as 13 paid holidays and a Wellness Program. These benefits are for Tarrant County employees only.

For more information, see benefits details.

Background checks include a criminal background check for convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years, and may also include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.