Oregon Court Reporters Association
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here for printable OCRA Membership/Renewal form
Greetings from the Oregon Court Reporters Association
The OCRA officers, directors and committee chairpersons welcome you to our
informative, and ever-evolving website. The sections are designed to be helpful
to you in your business needs. Please peruse sections and send any suggestions
for improvement and reporter-related and personal news or photos
to the contact link above, contact@orcra.org
and through the Board/Chairpersons page. Feel
free to join the
Discussion Forum
from this link or the form below.
We look forward to hearing from you.
OCRA Purpose Statement
- To develop leadership and direction for the court reporting profession
in the state of Oregon;
- To advocate ethical standards, quality service, educational
opportunities and technological advancements for its members;
- To promote the services of our profession to the client base;
- To act as liaison between the profession and the local, state, and
national client groups;
- To enhance understanding and good will among the members and the public.
What OCRA does for you
- Supports expanding roles for court reporters in litigation support,
CART, and broadcast captioning services.
- Sponsors continuing education programs for professional court reporters
at association conventions twice a year.
- Assists in the Oregon CSR and national NCRA certification examinations
for court reporters.
- Is active in the Oregon Legislature through efforts of OCRA's lobbying
team.
- Conducts meetings of its Board of Directors to develop association
goals, implement new programs, and oversee the Association's finances.
- Maintains an association website and publishes association newsletters
and President's messages each year.
- Participates in a mentoring program for court reporting students and
annually awards the Rose Outstanding Student Endowment scholarship.
- Funds a yearly $500 outreach program to an Oregon nonprofit organization
which promotes literacy in Oregon.
- Provides court reporting services through its active pro bono
partnership with the Oregon State Bar Association.
OCRA is a 503(C)(6) nonprofit organization. OCRA is currently working to
promote the use of court reporters in our State court system and towards a
mandatory CSR.
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Click for September 10, 2011 Meeting Minutes in PDF format.
Click the link below to get the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the
newsletter and meeting minutes.
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