District Court Stenographer
Wins Speed, Accuracy Contest
Rose Tamburri, official court reporter for Judge J. William Ditter Jr., of the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Pa., placed first out of 80
competitors at the
second annual speed contest held at a recent convention of the U.S. Court Reporters
Association in New Orleans, La.
The contest consisted of three parts: a
literary section dictated at 230 words per minute, a legal argument dictated at 240 words
per minute and trial testimony dictated at 285 words per minute.
Tamburri not only kept pace with
the dictation during the entire contest, but she finished the contest with only eight
mistakes in her entire transcript. She earned a combined score of 99.95 percent
accuracy.
All 80 competitors represented
the fastest stenographers in their respective district courts. Tamburri's
first-place finish establishes her as the fastest and most accurate court reporter in the
country.
On the final day of the
convention, Tamburri was presented with an "Award of Excellence" trophy, a
plaque and a certificate of accomplishment.
