Best Practice for Court Recordings and Verifiable Verbatim Transcripts.

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Michigan Trial Court Standards favor digital audio and video recording of court proceedings because "[d]igital recording enables the courts to establish a transcript management system that efficiently and effectively manages the life cycle of transcripts from initiation of the transcript request through the electronic or paper distribution and filing of the transcript."  The Michigan Supreme Court, the State Court Administrative Office, and the Michigan Judicial Institute are incre...
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Does your court have a web page for ordering verbatim recordings and transcripts?

Like Michigan's 9th Judicial Circuit, every Court in Michigan should have a web page that simplifies the process of ordering audio/video files and, if needed, a transcription of the audio file. It's extremely simple. Would you like to LISTEN to your hearing BEFORE ordering a transcript? As authorized by the Michigan Supreme Court and supported by the State Court Administrative Office and the Michigan Judicial Institute, your court can easily be "Using Zoom to record for the Co...
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