A court reporter is the silent person in the courtroom who is responsible for making a full stenographic report of the evidence and all other proceedings presented in the trial court.
The primary function of a court reporter is to make a verbatim record of all testimony in a court proceeding and, upon request, produce a written transcript of the proceeding. The reporter must be an excellent grammarian and speller, and must be adept at vocabulary - particularly legal, medical, and technical terminology.
Qualifications for Official Court Reporters in the State of Illinois may be found at ilcrs.com.
Official Court Reporters are employed by the State of Illinois, and their salaries are established by Court Reporting Services for the Illinois Courts.
Currently, there are 652 authorized Official Court Reporter positions in the State; 321 are assigned to Cook County and the remaining 331 are assigned to the downstate circuits. The allocation of Court Reporters to each circuit is determined by the Court Reporting Services for the Illinois Courts. The First Judicial Circuit is authorized to employ 16 reporters.
Illinois Official Court Reporters - http://www.ilcrs.com/
Illinois Comptroller's Office - https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/
Illinois Court Reporters Association - http://www.ilcra.org/
National Court Reporters Association - http://www.ncraonline.org/
Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation - https://www.idfpr.com/
Angela Horn
Email: firstcircuitsteno@gmail.com
Phone: 618.924.2285
Kristy Casey, Official Court Reporter
Office Location
Alexander County Courthouse
2000 Washington Avenue
Cairo, IL 62914
Phone: 618.734.0509
Fax: 618.734.7020
Sara Hinde, Official Court Reporter
Bernadette Ashley, Official Court Reporter
Mikah Streuter, Court Specialist
Office Location
Jackson County Courthouse
1001 Walnut Street
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Phone: 618.687.7338
Fax: 618.687.7342
Vacant
Office Location
Johnson County Courthouse
PO Box 517
Vienna, IL 62995
Phone: 618.658.9752
Fax: 618.658.2908
Amy Schuhardt, Official Court Reporter
Office Location
Massac County Courthouse
1 Superman Square, Room 2B
Metropolis, IL 62960
Phone: 618.524.7038
Fax: 618.524.5512
No full time Court Reporter
Laura Myers, Official Court Reporter
Office Location
Pulaski County Courthouse
500 Illinois Avenue
Mound City, IL 62963
Phone: 618.748.9100
Fax: 618.748.9818
Amy Gibbs, Official Court Reporter
Patricia Simpson, Official Court Reporter
Office Location
Saline County Courthouse
10 East Poplar
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Phone: 618.253.5096
Fax: 618.252.8438
Robin Travelstead, Official Court Reporter
Kayla Holtzman, Court Specialist
Megan Houseman, Court Specialist
Office Location
Union County Courthouse
309 West Market, Room 241
Jonesboro, IL 62952
Phone: 618.833.8114
Fax: 618.833.2010
Amy Holloman, Official Court Reporter
Starla Jay, Official Court Reporter
Chad Havens, Court Specialist
Office Location
Williamson County Courthouse
200 West Jefferson Street, Suite 260
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618.997.1301
Fax: 618.993.6618
