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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, For half a century, the Illinois Court Reporters |
3 | | Association (ILCRA) has been the preeminent association in |
4 | | Illinois to provide continual training to Certified Shorthand |
5 | | Reporters (CSRs), also known as court reporters, on |
6 | | professionalism, neutrality, confidentiality, and ethics for |
7 | | the benefit of all litigants, defendants, and the people of |
8 | | this State; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Illinois court reporters are licensed CSRs who |
10 | | diligently serve as Guardians of the Record, safeguarding |
11 | | litigants' personal, private, confidential, and proprietary |
12 | | information so that such information is not improperly |
13 | | released to the public; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Using advanced technology, court reporters write |
15 | | in shorthand, a simultaneous verbatim report of the spoken |
16 | | word, in pretrial depositions and hearings, trials, |
17 | | arbitrations, and sworn statements which are the critical |
18 | | foundation to the pursuit of justice in every legal |
19 | | proceeding; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Illinois shorthand reporters and real-time |
21 | | captioners provide Communication Access Realtime Translation |
22 | | (CART) by captioning for attorneys, litigants, and jurors in |