Job Details for Court Reporter
| Court Name/Organization | New York Southern District Court |
| Overview of the Position | An Official Court Reporter performs court reporting services for any judicial proceeding as required. The position requires verbatim reporting and transcription of courtroom proceedings, reading back from stenographic notes, and maintaining accurate and legible records which are subject to audit. The court reporter is responsible for determining that billing and formats comply with Judicial Conference requirements. This court has a high volume of daily and immediate copy work. |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Opening and Closing Dates | 01/07/2026 - Open Until Filled |
| Appointment Type | Permanent |
| Classification Level/Grade | CR 1 - CR 5 |
| Salary | $112,489 - $134,987 |
| Announcement Number | 26-02 |
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Qualifications
One year of prime stenographic CAT court reporting experience in the freelance field, in other courts, or a combination thereof is required; however, four years of experience is strongly preferred. Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification, or passing an equivalent qualifying examination is also required. Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR) and Registered Merit reporter (RMR) certifications are strongly preferred.
Employee Benefits
- During the first three years of full-time employment, employees receive 13 days of paid vacation. Thereafter, between 20 and 26 days of paid vacation are provided, depending upon the length of federal service.
- Employees receive 13 days of paid sick leave (unlimited accumulation) and twelve paid federal holidays a year.
- Eligible for medical coverage with pre-tax employee premiums and flexible benefits program for health care, dependent care, and commuter/parking expenses.
- Eligible for Group Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Long-Term Care coverage.
- Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (similar to 401K plan) with employer matching contributions.
- Participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System
- Creditable service time in other federal agencies or the military will be added to judiciary employment.
- For more information on benefits, visit the U.S. Courts website.
Application Info
To be considered for this position, submit, in one PDF document, a resume detailing your education and work experience, along with a cover letter. The cover letter must indicate the position for which you are applying, including the vacancy number, and identify how your education and/or experience relates to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Candidates must also include the vacancy number and position title in the subject field of the e-mail containing the application. Resumes without the cover letter addressing the qualifications will not be considered.
Only applications submitted via e-mail will be accepted. Applications submitted as zip files, cloud files and/or links will not be accepted. Applications that do not conform to the above procedures will not be considered.
Please submit your application, consisting of one PDF document containing a resume and cover letter to DEjobs@nysd.uscourts.gov.
The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.