2010 Spring Technology Seminar

The eighth annual GSRA Spring Technology Seminar will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Clayton State University. For more information on the seminar click here. You can register and pay online click here, or to download a printable application form click here.

An Interim Change to GSRA’s Bylaws:

New 2010 Membership Dates:
January 1 Through December 31.

2009-2010 GSRA board members met in October.  Two motions were voted on and passed allowing the association to operate this year under the following changes to its bylaws: 
1.) The new period for GSRA membership will be January 1- December 31.
2.) A $15.00 late fee will be assessed for dues received after January 31st.
Historically, March 1 through February 28 has been our membership period.
The reason for the board’s passage of these interim changes is to help alleviate the confusion that occurs during the membership drive while the Spring Technology Seminar falls during the same time period.  
Members will now receive their membership invoices for the upcoming year during the months of October or November.

 Membership dues will remain the same; however, a $15 late fee will be assessed for dues received after January 31.
Final passage of these interim changes will be formally voted on by the general membership at the annual business meeting of the 2010 Fall Seminar.

Please remember that you can always go online to sign up and pay membership dues via PayPal.  Please note that applicants will incur a small administrative fee when registering for seminars and membership online.

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NEWSFLASH! July 22, 2009

Today's minutes from Judical Council of Georgia's general session may now be viewed in its entirety. The Council ratified action regarding the suspension and revocation procedure for court reporters as set forth by the Board of Court Reporting. You may read the entire minutes of the Judicial Council's meeting with the revised procedure affecting court reporters on pages 21-28 from today's general session. Click here to read the updated Article 9 ratified by the Judical Council regarding the suspension and revocation policy affecting all court reporters in the State of Georgia. Upon revocation a reporter may reapply after three months, pay a fine of $500 plus the $125 license fee. This eliminatesthe two-year waiting period a reporter must observe before reapplying for a license to work.

January 2010 Short Strokes Edition is Now Available Online

Current members should have received their hardcopy of the January edition. The newsletter was mailed to the address members provided at membership/seminar registration. If you are a paid 2010 member and have not received your edition, please e-mail us to confirm your contact information.

Board of Court Reporting Responds to Graduate Provisional License Proposal

The original proposal and official response from the Georgia Judicial Council Board of Court Reporting is available in the resources section. See the response here.

NCRA Issues COPE Advisory Opinion 45 on Gift Giving

The NCRA Board of Director of the Association asked the Committee on Professional Ethics to provide practical guidance on the gift giving restrictions of Provision No. 8, which states in part that “A Member shall … Refrain from giving, directly or indirectly, any gift, incentive, reward or anything of value to attorneys, clients, witnesses, insurance companies or any other persons or entities associated with the litigation, or to the representatives or agents of any of the foregoing, except for (1) items that do not exceed $100 in the aggregate per recipient each year.”

Continue reading NCRA Cope Advisory Opinion 45 here.

Newly Appointed Members of the Georgia Board of Court Reporting

Judicial Council Nominating Committee is charged with the responsibility of reviewing all applicant resumes and recommending future Board of Court Reporting members for openings on the Board. The Board of Court Reporting recommended the following individuals to fill the vacancies.

1. Janice S. Baker, Certified Court Reporter and owner of Janice S. Baker & Associates, Inc., a court reporting firm. Ms. Baker has been a member of the court reporting profession since the early eighties. Ms. Baker has served as an official court reporter for 15 years in the Clayton.

2. Carol Glazier, Official Court Reporter for Chief Judge David E. Barrett of the Enotah Judicial Circuit and a partner of Appalachian Court Reporting, a court reporting firm. Ms. Glazier has been a member of the court reporting profession for more than 30 years. She served as president, treasurer, and general director of the Georgia Shorthand Reporters Association and is a member of the National Court Reporters Association.

3. Tina Harris, Official Court Reporter in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. Ms. Harris has worked in Georgia superior and state courts as a freelance reporter for several years. Ms. Harris has served on the Executive Committee of the Court Reporters’ Training Council of the Board of Court Reporting and is a member of the Georgia Shorthand Reporters Association.

4. Judge Philip C. Smith, Chief Judge of State Court of Forsyth County. The Honorable Philip Smith has served as a judge in the State Court of Forsyth County since 2003. Judge Smith is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the State Board of Governors. He served on the Council of State Court Judges in 2003, as the District Attorney for Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit, juvenile court judge of the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit and city court judge of Canton, GA. Judge Smith received his J.D. from the University of Georgia.