Fact · Dictation for work and study
Under the federal transcript format, lines of transcript text are double spaced.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Lines of transcript text are to be double spaced.”
The Guide, Volume 6, Chapter 18: Transcript Format (federal courts), Judicial Conference of the United States (Guide to Judiciary Policy), copy hosted by a federal district court, 2013, Part 18.9.4, Spacing.
Open the original- What it measures
- Double spacing is one reason a federal transcript runs many pages for a short hearing.
- What it does not show
- Federal rule only.