Court reporting demands silence, precision, and emotional control. But when bullying enters the workplace, the damage does not stay professional. It becomes biological. Chronic targeting alters sleep, memory, immunity, and emotional regulation. Too often, institutions remove the injured reporter instead of the harmful behavior. The result is a quiet health crisis inside a profession built on endurance.
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The “Warm Body” Problem – How Court Reporters Became the Last Line of Accountability
Court reporters are increasingly being treated as logistical placeholders rather than as the professional safeguard of the legal record. Assignments arrive stripped of party information, context, and verification, yet reporters are still asked to place their names and license numbers on transcripts that carry legal weight. The frustration spreading through the profession is not about workload. It is about accountability.
Staying in the Chair – What Court Reporting Teaches Us About Pain, Presence, and Power
Court reporters spend their careers staying in rooms most people instinctively want to leave. They sit inside conflict, grief, tension, and pressure so the legal record can exist. But the profession rarely teaches reporters what to do with what accumulates inside them. This article explores why presence, not avoidance, is often the beginning of resilience—and real professional power.
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