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QUEENS WEEKLY, FEB. 24, 2019
Queens steno students type their way to success
in New York City to offer
a court reporting program,
with 200 students
enrolled. According to
the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, court reporting
jobs will grow 3 percent
nationwide by the
year 2026.
While automation and
INJURED
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Two Queens court reporting
students at Plaza
College were among
the fastest transcribers
during a recent speed
competition.
As a part of their Court
Reporting & Captioning
week, Plaza College
hosted the 2019 National
Court Reporters Association
(NCRA) Student
Speed Contest on Feb. 13.
During the competition,
more than 100 students
who are training to
be court stenographers
showcased their court reporting
skills by rapidly
and accurately transcribing
dictation. In order to
win, participants had to
qualify with the fastest
times and a minimum 96
percent accuracy.
Two of this year’s 12
winners included Paula
Mullen of Maspeth and
Alexandra Bourekas of
Oakland Gardens.
“We are the guardians
of the record. Our role is
crucial because we record
and preserve the accurate
accounts of trials,
depositions, grand juries
and other crucial aspects
of the legal system which
are essential to ensuring
the fair administration
of justice,” said Plaza
College Court Reporting
Program Chair and
Vice President of the
NYS Court Reporters
Association Karen Santucci.
“We are extremely
proud of the professionals
who graduate this
program and go on to not
only work in the courts
but also perform closed
captioning and provide
services for the hearing
impaired. Our students
are well prepared for
these crucially important
well-paying jobs
in which they can build
their careers.”
Plaza College is currently
the only college
Artificial Intelligence
technologies are taking
over more workplace
functions in the American
legal system, the human
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record keepers outperform
the machines in
important ways, beating
them in accuracy, speed,
and reliability.
“Keeping a record is
extremely important because
if something goes
wrong in the trial you
need to have a record
of that. An accurate record
is important to life
and society as we know
it and it is beneficial for
the future,” said Bianna
Lewiss, Plaza College
NCRA Student Speed
Competition Winners and
Court Reporting Student.
“In big ways it changes
lives and in little ways it
changes lives.”
To learn more about
Plaza College’s court reporting
program, visit
plazacollege.edu.
Reach reporter Emily
Davenport by e-mail at
edavenport@qns.com or
by phone at (718) 224-5863
ext. 236.
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