Fact · Transcription
Under the federal statute on court reporters, no transcript of a federal court proceeding counts as official unless it is made from records certified by the reporter or other designated person.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“No transcripts of the proceedings of the court shall be considered as official except those made from the records certified by the reporter or other individual designated to produce the record.”
28 U.S.C. 753: Reporters, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (text of the United States Code), n.d., Section 753(b), text of the statute.
Open the original- What it measures
- The statute also requires the reporter to file the original notes or recordings with the clerk. This sets the standard for official records in federal district courts.
- What it does not show
- This is a rule for federal district courts. A transcript made outside the court, such as by an outside service, is not an official court record under this statute.