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91_HR0499
LRB9109416DJcs
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, In an order filed May 28, 1999 in the matter of
3 In re: Court Reporting, No. M.R. 15956, the Supreme Court of
4 Illinois authorized the Administrative Office of the Illinois
5 Courts to promulgate regulations concerning the use of
6 electronic recording equipment to make verbatim recordings of
7 proceedings in the circuit court of DuPage County and other
8 circuit courts; and
9 WHEREAS, Certified official court reporters appointed
10 under the Court Reporters Act have made such verbatim
11 recordings of court proceedings in the circuit courts for
12 many years; and
13 WHEREAS, Certified official court reporters are required
14 to have passed proficiency tests prepared and administered by
15 the Supreme Court; and
16 WHEREAS, Certified official court reporters perform a
17 vital role in the administration of justice in the circuit
18 courts of this State; therefore, be it
19 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21 we urge the Supreme Court of Illinois to reconsider its order
22 concerning the use of electronic recording equipment to make
23 verbatim recordings of proceedings in the circuit court of
24 DuPage County and other circuit courts; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That we urge the Supreme Court of Illinois to
26 take no action that discourages the use of certified official
27 court reporters in the circuit courts of this State or that
28 encourages the replacement of certified official court
29 reporters with other means of making verbatim recordings of
30 proceedings in the circuit courts; and be it further
31 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this Resolution be
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1 forwarded to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
2 Illinois.