Read That Back, Please!: Memoirs of a Court Reporter

By John R. Reily

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564742849
• ISBN13: 9781564742841
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Daniel & Daniel Pub
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Great for Court Reporters

A great read for court reporters or aspiring court reporters. The author tells you stories from their career. It is also written with a lot of humor (something that really helps when working in such an often-serious career).

Interesting read

I picked up this book out of curiosity for the stenographic profession. The author actually does a good job of describing the more interesting aspects of both the profession and his life, but the book does drag at some points. Despite being a small-town court reporter, he still has some rather crazy stories and writes about them well-enough so that those of us who are not involved in the profession get a true feel for it. This is a great read for anyone interested in court reporting or just court in general.

Great value for the price

This book starts out a little slow but holds the interest and gives a background of the reporter. Once it gets into the actual court cases it really is hard to put down without finishing the chapter and sometimes even then I did not want to put it down. Anyone who has an interest as to what goes on in a court case from the stenogrophers view point will be facinated with this book. Compared to other books out there of this nature, this is the best book of it's kind for the value. I am getting several more for freinds of mine that hold meetings on how to conduct themselves in court.

Must reading for court reporters and cr students

This is a delightful book that explains just what goes on in the courtroom. If you are a working court reporter, I'm sure you will nod in agreement at all the behind-the-scenes info. If you are a court reporting student, this book will show you one facet of the industry you are entering into. I teach at a local court reporting college, and I read from this book at our new student orientations to let the students hear what the "real world" of reporting is really like! Fast reading, funny, and a must for those of us in the court reporting field.