NATIONAL COURT REPORTERS EXAM | 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
| COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
GRADED A+
Stipulation - ANSWER An agreement between two opposing counsel.
Subordination - ANSWER The procuring of another person to commit perjury.
What do you do when a party to a lawsuit andhis attorney request a copy of a transcript? - ANSWER
You send a copy and an invoice.
Pro se - ANSWER Someone who represents himself in a court action.
What's the time regarding a court reporter's deadlinefor filing the transcript in a civil case on appeal?
- ANSWER It starts on the date following the filing of the appeal.
tete-a-tete - ANSWER a private conversation between two people.
vis-a-vis - ANSWER face to face conversation.
vapid - ANSWER Lifeless
elucidate - ANSWER to clarify, explain
consolidate - ANSWER Unify
remiss - ANSWER Negligent
How long should the ANSWER sheets and all transcriptions of dictation of applicants taking the
examination shall be destroyed? - ANSWER Not less than two years after examination.
Holographic Will - ANSWER handwritten will by the maker
,et seq. - ANSWER And the following
What happens when a grand jury does not feel there is sufficient evidence to bring someone to trial?
- ANSWER A no bill is returned.
jurat - ANSWER The certification of the person or officer before whom a writing was sworn and or
subscribed.
Mandamus - ANSWER a writ issued by a Superior Court ordering an official or lower court to perform
a special duty.
Voure dire examination - ANSWER Preliminary questioning of jurors.
Allay - ANSWER To calm
Perk - ANSWER A payment or benefit in addition to salary.
Where is the cost of a deposition located? - ANSWER It is listed on the certification page.
obiter dictum - ANSWER A remark made by a judge in passing.
affidavit - ANSWER sworn written statement in writing signed by the maker before a notary.
Libel - ANSWER A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights
that defames them.
Citation - ANSWER A reference to legal authorities and precedents to establish or fortify a case at
law.
Laches - ANSWER To delay to equity actions.
Interlocutory - ANSWER Temporary, not final.
, Who's the CRCB appointed by? - ANSWER The Texas Supreme Court
Who sets the fees for certification? - ANSWER The CRCB.
Robert's Rules of Order - ANSWER A well-known set of specific rules for running a meeting and
conventions in a
formalized manner.
When does the polling of the jury occur? - ANSWER After the jury verdict.
de jure - ANSWER By right, legally.
14th Amendment - ANSWER Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are
guaranteed equal protection of the laws
In a criminal case who represents the state? - ANSWER The district attorney.
brunt - ANSWER Main shock
Extradition - ANSWER Taking a person from one state to another.
irascible - ANSWER easily angered
veniremen - ANSWER prospective members of the jury.
sequester - ANSWER Isolate from the public
Impleader - ANSWER bringing in a new party to the case. The new party is the third party defendant
(TPD).
Sidebar - ANSWER A conference at the bench
| COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
GRADED A+
Stipulation - ANSWER An agreement between two opposing counsel.
Subordination - ANSWER The procuring of another person to commit perjury.
What do you do when a party to a lawsuit andhis attorney request a copy of a transcript? - ANSWER
You send a copy and an invoice.
Pro se - ANSWER Someone who represents himself in a court action.
What's the time regarding a court reporter's deadlinefor filing the transcript in a civil case on appeal?
- ANSWER It starts on the date following the filing of the appeal.
tete-a-tete - ANSWER a private conversation between two people.
vis-a-vis - ANSWER face to face conversation.
vapid - ANSWER Lifeless
elucidate - ANSWER to clarify, explain
consolidate - ANSWER Unify
remiss - ANSWER Negligent
How long should the ANSWER sheets and all transcriptions of dictation of applicants taking the
examination shall be destroyed? - ANSWER Not less than two years after examination.
Holographic Will - ANSWER handwritten will by the maker
,et seq. - ANSWER And the following
What happens when a grand jury does not feel there is sufficient evidence to bring someone to trial?
- ANSWER A no bill is returned.
jurat - ANSWER The certification of the person or officer before whom a writing was sworn and or
subscribed.
Mandamus - ANSWER a writ issued by a Superior Court ordering an official or lower court to perform
a special duty.
Voure dire examination - ANSWER Preliminary questioning of jurors.
Allay - ANSWER To calm
Perk - ANSWER A payment or benefit in addition to salary.
Where is the cost of a deposition located? - ANSWER It is listed on the certification page.
obiter dictum - ANSWER A remark made by a judge in passing.
affidavit - ANSWER sworn written statement in writing signed by the maker before a notary.
Libel - ANSWER A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights
that defames them.
Citation - ANSWER A reference to legal authorities and precedents to establish or fortify a case at
law.
Laches - ANSWER To delay to equity actions.
Interlocutory - ANSWER Temporary, not final.
, Who's the CRCB appointed by? - ANSWER The Texas Supreme Court
Who sets the fees for certification? - ANSWER The CRCB.
Robert's Rules of Order - ANSWER A well-known set of specific rules for running a meeting and
conventions in a
formalized manner.
When does the polling of the jury occur? - ANSWER After the jury verdict.
de jure - ANSWER By right, legally.
14th Amendment - ANSWER Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are
guaranteed equal protection of the laws
In a criminal case who represents the state? - ANSWER The district attorney.
brunt - ANSWER Main shock
Extradition - ANSWER Taking a person from one state to another.
irascible - ANSWER easily angered
veniremen - ANSWER prospective members of the jury.
sequester - ANSWER Isolate from the public
Impleader - ANSWER bringing in a new party to the case. The new party is the third party defendant
(TPD).
Sidebar - ANSWER A conference at the bench
