TEXAS CSR WKT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ What is the maximum gift a CR can give? Answer: $100 a year per
recipient
◉ What do you do if you hear off court discussion between lawyer &
witness? Answer: excuse yourself and walk away immediately
◉ What is the distance between left and right margins? Answer: no less
than 6-1/2 inches
◉ How many spaces make up a tab? Answer: 5
◉ How long can a witness be deposed? Answer: 6 hours
◉ Where can a Texas CSR administer oaths? Answer: in Texas or
anywhere in U.S. where the venue is in Texas
◉ How long can a reporter be suspended without losing license?
Answer: 12 months
, ◉ What does CR do with exhibits at end of proceedings? Answer: file
with court clerk
◉ In phone depositions who administers oath:. Answer: party with
witness
◉ If official reporter has done work on transcript and deputy is called in,
what compensation is provided to official:. Answer: same as deputy
◉ How many days does CR have to file non-appellate transcript:.
Answer: 20 days
◉ If transcript is expedited, what should CSR do:. Answer: let opposing
counsel know
◉ What is the highest court a defendant can appeal to:. Answer: criminal
court of appeals
◉ If attorney wants a rough draft, what do you send him:. Answer:
everything but certification pages
◉ When you have multiple transcript volumes of a witness, what do you
use:. Answer: Aramaic numbers
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ What is the maximum gift a CR can give? Answer: $100 a year per
recipient
◉ What do you do if you hear off court discussion between lawyer &
witness? Answer: excuse yourself and walk away immediately
◉ What is the distance between left and right margins? Answer: no less
than 6-1/2 inches
◉ How many spaces make up a tab? Answer: 5
◉ How long can a witness be deposed? Answer: 6 hours
◉ Where can a Texas CSR administer oaths? Answer: in Texas or
anywhere in U.S. where the venue is in Texas
◉ How long can a reporter be suspended without losing license?
Answer: 12 months
, ◉ What does CR do with exhibits at end of proceedings? Answer: file
with court clerk
◉ In phone depositions who administers oath:. Answer: party with
witness
◉ If official reporter has done work on transcript and deputy is called in,
what compensation is provided to official:. Answer: same as deputy
◉ How many days does CR have to file non-appellate transcript:.
Answer: 20 days
◉ If transcript is expedited, what should CSR do:. Answer: let opposing
counsel know
◉ What is the highest court a defendant can appeal to:. Answer: criminal
court of appeals
◉ If attorney wants a rough draft, what do you send him:. Answer:
everything but certification pages
◉ When you have multiple transcript volumes of a witness, what do you
use:. Answer: Aramaic numbers
