Labor/Employment
Apr. 3, 2023
California courts spent nearly half-billion dollars on court reporters, but that’s not enough
“The salaries they were offering were not competitive with even what a hardworking deposition reporter could make that doesn’t have the stress of going to the courthouse every day,” Mary Pierce, a past president of Deposition Reporters Association of California, said.
California courts spent nearly half a billion dollars on court reporters in the most recent fiscal year, according to figures provided by the Judicial Council.
The figures come amid a growing shortage of available court reporters, with several courts offering salary bumps and bonuses likely to push average pay even higher.
"I think it's a really good start, because a lot of these reporters are doing pro tem wor...
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