Fact · Dictation
225words per minute
To earn the RPR, a court reporter must transcribe dictation at 180, 200 and 225 words per minute with 95 percent accuracy on each test.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Literary at 180 wpm Jury Charge at 200 wpm Testimony/Q&A at 225 wpm ... You must have 95 percent accuracy on each leg to pass.”
Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), National Court Reporters Association, National Court Reporters Association, 2026, Testing information.
Open the original- What it measures
- Three five-minute skills tests, each read aloud at a set speed and written in stenographic shorthand.
- What it does not show
- Stenotype machine shorthand, the modern successor to pen shorthand.
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