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Court Reporting Services

Guardianship of the record of courtroom proceedings is a key and historic responsibility of the court. Each court session and proceeding designated by statute, court rule, general order, or by order of an individual judge is recorded verbatim by stenotype or electronic sound recording equipment.

A court reporter (and court recorder) plays a significant role in ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the record. District judges select their preferred method of preserving the record. All stenotype reporters in the Alabama Middle District are real-time (simultaneous) reporters. The proceedings before magistrate judges are usually electronically recorded. Electronic audio recordings may be purchased from the Clerk's Office, or a transcript may be ordered.

The Alabama Middle District has three staff court reporters. Patricia Starkie can be contacted at (334) 322-8053, Katie Sears-Silas can be contacted at (334) 315-0363, and Dee Coker can be contacted at (334) 799-1573.

Court reporting students who are completing their internship are invited to come sit with one of our staff reporters to accrue hours for their judicial internship requirements. Please contact our court reporters for more information and scheduling.