Registered Merit Reporter
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The RMR, Registered Merit Reporter, is the second highest certification
offered by the NCRA
, or National Court Reporters Association, for court reporters.
There are two parts court reporters must pass in order to obtain an RMR: a written knowledge
test and a speed skills test.
A reporter must also already have an RPR
certification.
After completing the RMR test, reporters must maintain this certification by renewing NCRA membership
and completing certain other requirements provided by the NCRA.
There are currently approximately 3,000 Registered Merit Reporters in the United States
.
test is a 100- to 110-question
exam that evaluates a reporter's knowledge in reporting, transcript
production, administration, and professional
issues and continuing education
.
The reporter has 90 minutes to take this section and must obtain a score
of at least 70% to pass.
The reporter must obtain a 95% accuracy rate in each of these three parts in order to pass.
Reporters have 75 minutes to transcribe
each of the three parts.
Certification
Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization. This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit...
offered by the NCRA
National Court Reporters Association
The National Court Reporters Association, or NCRA, is an organization committed to advancing the profession of the court reporter, closed captioner, and real-time writer....
, or National Court Reporters Association, for court reporters.
There are two parts court reporters must pass in order to obtain an RMR: a written knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge is a familiarity with someone or something unknown, which can include information, facts, descriptions, or skills acquired through experience or education. It can refer to the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject...
test and a speed skills test.
A reporter must also already have an RPR
Registered Professional Reporter
The Registered Professional Reporter is a nationally recognized certification program for court reporters in the United States. It is provided by the National Court Reporters Association ....
certification.
After completing the RMR test, reporters must maintain this certification by renewing NCRA membership
Group (sociology)
In the social sciences a social group can be defined as two or more humans who interact with one another, share similar characteristics and collectively have a sense of unity...
and completing certain other requirements provided by the NCRA.
There are currently approximately 3,000 Registered Merit Reporters in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Written Knowledge Test
The written knowledgeKnowledge
Knowledge is a familiarity with someone or something unknown, which can include information, facts, descriptions, or skills acquired through experience or education. It can refer to the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject...
test is a 100- to 110-question
Question
A question may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. This information may be provided with an answer....
exam that evaluates a reporter's knowledge in reporting, transcript
Transcript (law)
A transcript is a written record of spoken language. In court proceedings, a transcript is usually a record of all decisions of the judge, and the spoken arguments by the litigants' lawyers. A related term used in the US is docket, not a full transcript. The transcript is expected to be an exact...
production, administration, and professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
issues and continuing education
Continuing education
Continuing education is an all-encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada...
.
The reporter has 90 minutes to take this section and must obtain a score
Score (gaming)
In games, score refers to an abstract quantity associated with a player or team. Score is usually measured in the abstract unit of points, and events in the game can raise or lower the score of different parties...
of at least 70% to pass.
Speed Skills Test
There are three categories evaluated in the speed skills test, each lasting 5 minutes long:- Literary, at 200 WPM
- Jury Charge, at 240 WPM
- Testimony (or Q&A), at 260 WPM
The reporter must obtain a 95% accuracy rate in each of these three parts in order to pass.
Reporters have 75 minutes to transcribe
Transcription (linguistics)
Transcription in the linguistic sense is the systematic representation of language in written form. The source can either be utterances or preexisting text in another writing system, although some linguists only consider the former as transcription.Transcription should not be confused with...
each of the three parts.