The World of Capturing the Court Record: Interview with a Digital Court Reporter—Part One

September 8, 2022

Margaret Morgan, a Digital Court Reporter based in Minnesota, captures the record using digital court recording technology. This is part one of three in a series of interviews with Digital Court Reporter, Margaret Morgan. Read part two here.The record turnout of digital court reporters and transcribers (gathering in-person for the first time since 2019) at the American Association of Electronic... Read More

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Working for the record: Interview with a Digital Court Reporter—Part Two

August 22, 2022

Judge Joseph Chase and Digital Court Reporter Margaret Morgan during a court hearing. This is part two of three in a series of interviews with Digital Court Reporter, Margaret Morgan. Stay tuned for part three.The appetite for courtroom modernization has experienced significant growth around the world and across America since the onset of the pandemic. Consequently, the level of innovation... Read More

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Accessibility in the courts: 32 years on from the Americans with Disabilities Act

July 30, 2022

Equal access to legal processes and the wider justice system is a fundamental right,  granted by the U.S. Constitution and further reinforced by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Act, which became law in 1990, protects people with disabilities from discrimination in State and local government services, programs, and activities, including law enforcement agencies and... Read More

Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Ensuring digital inclusion and access to justice

May 19, 2022

The purpose of Global Accessibility Awareness Day is to educate people about digital access and inclusion.   For policymakers, organizations, and technology providers in the legal and justice spaces, it is imperative to drive commitment to practices that ensure every person living with a disability has positive digital experiences—whether they are accessing content, resources, websites, digital platforms, remote/hybrid proceedings, or... Read More

For The Record Debuts Groundbreaking Speech-to-Text Transcription Technology at Legalweek 

March 11, 2022

Announcing FTR RealTime: An Automated Speech-to-Text Transcription Service for Courtrooms  For The Record continues a 30-year legacy of ground–breaking legal technology with the release of FTR RealTime. The sophisticated, speech-to-text transcription service maintains pace with the spoken word while processing dialects, complex legal terminology, and multiple languages. With unprecedented accuracy of up to 95%, FTR RealTime eliminates the need to hire costly... Read More

2021 court technology trends: How ‘disruption by design’ is future-proofing courts against the unpredictable

December 23, 2021

Innovative technological solutions for courts are underpinned by the concept of ‘disruption by design’––intentional and positive disruptions of traditional methods of administering justice for the benefit of all, in the face of unpredictable societal disruptions.   Today, we are looking at the major trends in court technology that we have seen––and enabled––throughout the year.   Predictability and reliability in technological solutions offer certainty in an uncertain world. Court users expect the technology they use to operate as expected and... Read More

New recording software is world’s first to support hybrid courts

August 24, 2021

AV innovations respond to the post-2020 challenges courts face combining in-person and virtual hearings For The Record, the global leader in digital court recording, has released the world’s first digital recording software to specifically support the courtroom of the future—the hybrid court. FTR Gold version 7 dramatically improves the quality, capacity, and accessibility of audio and video recorded in both physical... Read More

NACM legal minds predict court tech trends

July 28, 2021

Hundreds of leading minds in court management were represented at the National Association for Court Management’s Annual Conference this month to explore the ways technology could enhance accessibility to justice to meet today’s pandemic and social justice challenges. With the judiciary under increasing pressure to reduce backlogs while maintaining fair and accessible courts, For the Record Vice President of Justice... Read More