TECHNOLOGY: The next step in courtroom technology...

TECHNOLOGY: The next step in courtroom technology is a computerized program called Realtime that instantaneously transcribes a court reporter’s notes onto computer screens around the courtroom. . . . The program, to start in a few months, will allow judges, attorneys and jurors immediate access to daily transcripts through printouts. . . . Says court reporter Kary Parker: “Everyone is using the technology, and the courts are not too far behind.”