Thank you for visiting our website.  My name is Margaret Carney, and I am president of the New York State Court Reporters Association (NYSCRA).  It is an honor to be part of this wonderful group of professionals who volunteer their time and resources for the benefit of fellow stenographers.

I have worked in the legal arena as an attorney’s assistant and paralegal, freelance court reporter, and ultimately as an official court reporter for the State of New York.  In addition, I am an instructor at the Stenographic Institute of Western New York, where I earned my court reporting certificate.  I feel truly privileged to support and work with stenographers in all levels of their careers.

The New York State Court Reporters Association was officially organized in 1876.  Since that time, NYSCRA has been an important entity in the stenographic community, not only in New York State, but across the United States.

We are a volunteer association who have been organized for the purpose of maintaining standards of excellence in court reporting, promoting the general welfare of court reporters, fostering high professional standards and a spirit of mutual assistance among official and freelance court reporters, the courts, and members of the bar, as well as the CART and captioning community.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE SERVICES OFFERED BY NYSCRA:

We provide opportunities for stenographers to enrich their careers by offering knowledge/skills training, certification, and civil service test preparation through our PREPARENow program and CERTIFYNow programs.  We offer live, virtual sessions, as well as a practice dictation library for our members and student members who wish to hone their skills.  NYSCRA’s CERTIFYNow RCR, a realtime certification, is accepted by the Federal Courts.

NYSCRA strongly supports stenographic students.  We have a unique program called StudentsNOW, geared toward reporting students consisting of monthly “Meet the Pros” live online seminar sessions.  During these sessions, we are joined by amazing and talented reporters who share their advice, experience, and motivation to future stenographers, followed by questions and answers.  We also provide mentoring and we address any questions or concerns the students may have.

Our association salutes those deserving of recognition and honors distinguished New York reporters through the Louis Goldstein Memorial Award and our Hall of Fame Award.

Recently, NYSCRA participated in the week-long celebration of NCRA’s annual Court Reporting and Captioning Week by holding several events across the state.  Reporters gathered to celebrate in Brooklyn, New York City, Long Island, and Buffalo.

We held our last convention at the United States District Courthouse located in Brooklyn, New York, for a day of training sessions, networking, and camaraderie.

Through social media, email blasts, and our quarterly newsletter, we share pertinent information about job postings, certification opportunities, and other topics relevant to our profession.

Thank you very much for visiting our webpage and for taking an interest in our association.  We welcome your participation in our activities.  If you would like to become a NYSCRA member and/or volunteer for any of our committees, please reach out to let us know! 

Our contact information is:   

New York State Court Reporters Association

[email protected]

856-283-7816