Requesting Court Reporter Transcripts

Court reporters are only provided by the Court in the following types of cases:

• Felony cases,
• Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency,
• Freedom from Control,
• Contested LPS Conservatorships,
• Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) contested contempt matters.

If a hearing or trial was reported by a court reporter, that court reporter is responsible for preparing the transcript of the hearing as required by law or upon request. Except for those transcripts prepared for the court for certain criminal matters, all other parties requesting transcripts are required to pay reporters for the preparation of transcripts at the rate prescribed by law.

You must contact the court reporter directly to obtain a copy of the transcript. For court reporters provided by the Court, contact the court reporter responsible for preparing the transcript. If you hired your own court reporter, contact that individual directly. The name of the official reporter is included on the court minute order. In the state of California, a reporter’s transcript is the property of each individual court reporter. The Court cannot supply a copy of the transcript, so requests must be made with the reporter. The following is a listing of the court reporters provided by the Court as required by law and their contact information.