Rita Meyer

All Good Reporters teamed up with All Good Vending this past Saturday, July 2, 2011, to support the Central Florida Paralegal Association in their Habitat for Humanity build off of Silver Star Road and LeHarve by supplying the drinks and ice for the 50 volunteers.

Recently highlighted in a news article by local Channel 13 News were the court reporters assigned to the case.  Two of the best local court reporters reporting one of the worst cases in history.  Thank you for performing such an invaluable service for the community. http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/263020/Court-reporters-feel-the-pressure-to-record-Casey-Anthony-trial

All Good Reporters belongs to an online group called Encouraging Court Reporting Students.  The goal is exactly that, one of encouragement. To graduate from school, besides all the academic classes, you must pass a series of speed tests, starting with 60 WPM and ending with 225 WPM (at the bare minimum).  Each level brings a […]

My father’s in the hospital this week, recovering from colon cancer surgery.   He’s holding up well; the doctors are optimistic about his recovery — they caught it early thanks to a colonoscopy.  Dad’s 82, a tough old bird, former pilot in the Air Force and retired engineer from the Cape here in Central Florida.

We have to admit, we have a Facebook account and a Facebook page.  We didn’t embrace it at first, maybe because we’ve been in the court system so long and are a little on the cynical side.  Nevertheless, there have been tremendous benefits of social media.  We’ve been able to reconnect with people we haven’t […]

I just heard Judge Conway’s husband died this past weekend.  I knew he was ill a few weeks ago when my sister told me she ran into the Judge in the hospital waiting room.  We were there at the hospital with our father, who was there for heart surgery. It’s almost twenty years ago when […]

The following is the Cliff Notes version of certification programs offered by the National Court Reporters Association: RDR:  Registered Diplomate Reporter.  Highest level of certification a reporter can achieve. CRR:  Certified Realtime Reporter.  Tests areas of knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of a realtime reporter.

Someone posted on our Facebook page the other day: “I saw you on TV last weekend. It was a program on the first DNA trial conviction. Talk about ’80s hairstyles. I’m glad it wasn’t me!”. I knew exactly what case she was talking about — Tommie Lee Andrews — and I knew exactly what hairstyle […]

With the space shuttle program coming to a close here on the east coast of Florida, the Florida Today newspaper’s been highlighting job outlooks and opportunities in Central Florida.  Most recently, they cited the Census for population growth figures:    Our closest neighbor, Cape Canaveral, which includes Port Canaveral and the cruise ship industry in […]

There’s a new book on the shelves: “Scorecasting:  The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports are Played and Games are Won”, on behavioural economics and sport.  Providing compelling evidence of referee bias in favor of home teams.