Court Reporter - Per Diem

Job Posting

Montgomery County (PA)

$34.23 - $45.65 Hourly

Norristown, PA

Part-Time

Job Number : 24-551

Department : Court Administration

Opening Date : 05 / 16 / 2025

Summary

Two to four years formal stenographic training. Current Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certificate preferred.

This is skilled work in the taking and transcriptions of proceedings in a Court of Law and / or other related official segments of judicial procedures. Work requires extreme accuracy in stenographically reporting and transcription of proceedings as the transcripts prepared by the Court Reporter represents the Official Record of the Court. Court Reporters are assigned and / or rotated among the Board of Judges at the discretion of the Chief Court Reporter.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for making a verbatim record of Criminal, Civil, and Family Court proceedings using a stenograph machine;
• Using computer-aided transcription software prepares and provides transcripts in accordance with Pennsylvania / Montgomery County rules;
• Maintains Court day logs noting appearances and essential events during proceedings;
• Maintains exhibit logs;
• Researching; binding; record-keeping; and communications.

Qualification Requirements

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands or arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.