Court Reporting Facts

Licensing by state

Some states license court reporters, some certify them, some leave it to the courts and the market. This table says which, who issues the credential, and whether NCRA's RPR counts. Each state page carries the detail and the source.

Status so far: 23 jurisdictions require a state credential, 29 do not, 5 are still being verified. A blank means we have not confirmed it yet, not that there is no rule.

StateState credential requiredCredentialIssued byRPR acceptedChecked
Alabama Yes Alabama Certified Court Reporter (ACCR); the statute uses the term Certified Court Reporter (C.C.R.) Alabama Board of Court Reporting (ABCR) Yes 2026-11-08
Alaska No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Arizona Yes Certified Reporter (CR) Arizona Supreme Court, Certification and Licensing Division, Certified Reporters Program (Board of Certified Reporters) Yes 2026-11-08
Arkansas Yes Certified Court Reporter (CCR) Arkansas Supreme Court Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners (BOCCRE) Yes 2026-11-08
California Yes Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Court Reporters Board of California (Department of Consumer Affairs) Yes 2026-11-08
Colorado No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Connecticut No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Delaware No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Florida No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Georgia Yes Certified Court Reporter (CCR) Board of Court Reporting of the Judicial Council of Georgia (Office of Court Professionals) Yes 2026-11-08
Hawaii Yes Hawaii Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Hawaii Supreme Court, Board of Certified Shorthand Reporters (under the Rules Governing Court Reporting) Yes 2026-11-08
Idaho Yes Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Idaho Certified Shorthand Reporters Board, Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) Yes 2026-11-08
Illinois Yes Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Certified Shorthand Reporters Board Yes 2026-11-08
Indiana No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Iowa Yes Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Iowa Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters (administered by the Iowa Judicial Branch Office of Professional Regulation) Yes 2026-11-08
Kansas Yes Certified Court Reporter (CCR) Kansas State Board of Examiners of Court Reporters, under the Kansas Supreme Court (Office of Judicial Administration) Yes 2026-11-08
Kentucky No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Louisiana Yes Certified Court Reporter (CCR); a separate Certified Digital Reporter (CDR) certificate exists for official court employees only Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters Yes 2026-11-08
Maine No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Maryland No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Massachusetts No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Michigan Yes Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR); related designations Certified Electronic Recorder (CER), Certified Electronic Operator (CEO) and Certified Voice Writer / Stenomask Reporter (CSMR) Court Reporting and Recording Board of Review, Michigan Supreme Court (staffed by the State Court Administrative Office) Yes 2026-11-08
Minnesota No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Mississippi Yes Certified Court Reporter (CCR) Mississippi Board of Certified Court Reporters (created under Miss. Code 9-13-101 et seq., under the Supreme Court of Mississippi) Yes 2026-11-08
Missouri Yes Certified Court Reporter (CCR) Board of Certified Court Reporter Examiners, Supreme Court of Missouri (Supreme Court Rule 14) Yes 2026-11-08
Montana No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Nebraska No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Nevada Yes Certified Court Reporter (CCR), certificate of registration under NRS Chapter 656 Certified Court Reporters' Board of Nevada Yes 2026-11-08
New Hampshire Yes Licensed Court Reporter (shorthand reporting or voice writing designation) New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC), Executive Director with the Advisory Board of Court Reporters Yes 2026-11-08
New Jersey Yes Certified Court Reporter (CCR); optional Certified Realtime Court Reporter New Jersey State Board of Court Reporting, Division of Consumer Affairs pending 2026-11-08
New Mexico Yes New Mexico Certified Court Reporter (CCR) Board Governing the Recording of Judicial Proceedings (CCR Board), under the New Mexico Supreme Court Yes 2026-11-08
New York No Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR), voluntary title certification New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Certified Shorthand Reporting n/a 2026-11-08
North Carolina No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
North Dakota No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Ohio No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Oklahoma Yes Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters (supervised by the Oklahoma Supreme Court; administered through the Administrative Office of the Courts) Yes 2026-11-08
Oregon No Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR), voluntary title certification Oregon Judicial Department, Office of the State Court Administrator (OSCA), Certification of Shorthand Reporters program, with the Certified Shorthand Reporters Advisory Committee n/a 2026-11-08
Pennsylvania No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Rhode Island No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
South Carolina No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
South Dakota No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Tennessee Yes Licensed Court Reporter (LCR) Tennessee Board of Court Reporting, Department of Commerce and Insurance (administered by the commissioner since July 1, 2025; previously under the Administrative Office of the Courts) Yes 2026-11-08
Texas Yes Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC), Office of Court Administration, certification issued by the Supreme Court of Texas No 2026-11-08
Utah Yes State Certified Court Reporter (C.C.R. or C.V.R.) Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Department of Commerce Yes 2026-11-08
Vermont No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Virginia No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Washington Yes Certified Court Reporter (CCR), also styled Certified Shorthand Reporter Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL), Court Reporter Program Yes 2026-11-08
West Virginia No West Virginia Court Reporter Certification (Supreme Court of Appeals certification test); voluntary for freelance work Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Administrative Office (Court Reporter Coordinator) n/a 2026-11-08
Wisconsin No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08
Wyoming No none no state board n/a 2026-11-08

District, territories and the federal courts

Puerto Rico's courts work in Spanish, so its page covers Spanish-language reporting. The federal courts have no license of their own; each district appoints its reporters under federal statute.

JurisdictionCredential requiredCredentialIssued byChecked
District of Columbia No none no board 2026-11-08
Puerto Rico Not yet verified pending pending 2026-11-08
Guam Not yet verified pending pending 2026-11-08
U.S. Virgin Islands Not yet verified pending pending 2026-11-08
American Samoa Not yet verified pending pending 2026-11-08
Northern Mariana Islands Not yet verified pending pending 2026-11-08
Federal courts No none Judicial Conference of the United States and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol. 6, Court Reporting) 2026-11-08

"none" means the jurisdiction has no state credential; "pending" means we have not confirmed the detail yet. Sources are on each jurisdiction page. Rules change; the board named on the page has the current word.