A court stenographer is the person that we see in the movies that sits in the court room and is recording what is being said on a machine that looks like a typewriter. If you would like to pursue a career doing this, you could firstly contact your local court and ask for information regarding what is required and the duties involved. Find a school that can train you to attain the necessary court reporting qualifications and skills that you will need. Once you are qualified, get yourself out there, find a job and put all of your hard years of study into practice.
The court reporter types out the transcript of the trial.
Court Reporter
The person who writes everything down in a court session is called a court reporter or a stenographer. Their job is to create a verbatim record of everything that is said during the proceedings using a stenotype machine or other recording equipment.
A Judge, a Bailiff, a Court Clerk, (occasionally) a Court Stenographer
To become a court reporter, you have to be trained as stenographer. The costs of stenography training varies. Try looking at your local community colleges for training prices.
It depends on where the court is. Not all courts use stenographers. In some places audio recordings are made of proceedings. And in some places, there is no audio recording or court stenographer. Check with the specific court you are inquiring about.
It is usually a court reporter or a stenographer.
The American term for shorthand typist is typically referred to as a stenographer or court reporter.
The stenographer
A judge, a court officer(s), a judicial assistant (sometimes), a court stenographer, and the attorneys.
The judge - The clerk of the court - a court stenographer - the defendant - the defense attorney (and any assistants) - the prosecutor (and any assistants) - the court Bailiff (one or more) - The jury - any onlookers - and (as they are called, one-at-a-time) the witnesses for both sides.
Court reporter/stenographer