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Effective March 25, 2024, the court no longer provides a court reporter for civil evidentiary hearings, court trials and jury trials, family law evidentiary hearings and court trials (except Family Support matters heard by the Family Law Commissioner) or probate evidentiary hearings and court trials; any party may arrange at its own expense for an official pro tempore reporter; a party granted a fee waiver may request a court reporter, provided to the extent available if the court is not electronically recording the proceeding.
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THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE IN RE: REDUCTION OF COURT REPORTER SERVICES Administrative order no. 2024-0322 During the past 5 years, the number of court reporters employed by the Santa Barbara Superior Court has declined due to retirements as well as departures to the private sector. Despite persistent recruiting efforts, the court has been unable to hire court reporters to replace those that have left. Historically, the court reporting unit comprised of 15.5 reporters and 1 supervising court reporter, but now has only 12.5 reporters available on most days. The average daily need for courtrooms is 14 reporters. The crisis has now reached the point that the court is struggling to provide court reporters for mandated courtrooms. Due to the immediacy and severity of the crisis, THE COURT THEREFORE FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Effective March 25, 2024, the court will no longer provide a court reporter for the following proceedings: Civil – Evidentiary Hearings, Court Trials, and Jury Trials Family Law – Evidentiary Hearings and Court Trials, except for Family Support matters heard by the Family Law Commissioner Probate – Evidentiary Hearings and Court Trials 2. Any party may arrange at their own expense for the presence of a reporter to serve as an official pro tempore reporter at any proceeding identified in paragraph 1. 3. A party that has been granted a fee waiver may make a request for a court reporter at any proceeding identified in paragraph 1. To the extent they are available, the court will provide a reporter if the court is not otherwise electronically recording the proceeding. THIS ORDER IS EFFECTIVE MARCH 25, 2024. IT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL OTHERWISE AMENDED, RESCINDED OR SUPERSEDED. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATE: 3/22/24 HON. PAULINE MAXWELL Presiding Judge of the Superior Court Administrative Order re: Reduction of Court Reporter Services [The clerk's filed stamp, upper right of page 1, reads "FILED SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA COUNTY of SANTA BARBARA MAR 22 2024 Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer BY (signed) Angela Braun, Deputy Clerk". The date "3/22/24" is handwritten on the date line. The order is signed above the printed name. The caption's two parts (the title on the left, the order number on the right) are set one after the other. "Civil", "Family Law" and "Probate" in paragraph 1 are underlined. The running footer "Administrative Order re: Reduction of Court Reporter Services" is transcribed once; page numbers and pleading line numbers are omitted.]
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE IN RE: REDUCTION OF COURT REPORTER SERVICES Administrative order no. 2024-0322 During the past 5 years, the number of court reporters employed by the Santa Barbara Superior Court has declined due to retirements as well as departures to the private sector. Despite persistent rec
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9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.