Employment opportunities

Official and District Court Reporters

Candidates for Official or District Court Reporter vacancies with the State of Wisconsin Court System must meet one of three minimum professional standards to be considered eligible for hire: (1) Graduation from a court reporting school approved by either the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) or the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA), or (2) Successful completion of the Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) examination administered by the NCRA, or (3) Successful completion of the Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR) examination administered by the NVRA. Salary is based on level of qualification and documented previous court reporting experience. Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package, including a retirement program; optional health, life and disability insurance; plus paid vacation, sick leave, personal days and holidays.

The court system's Human Resources Office maintains a roster of eligible court reporters who are interested in Official and/or District Court Reporter positions throughout the State of Wisconsin. For additional information about court reporter positions contact the Human Resources Office, Wisconsin Court System, 110 E. Main St., Ste. 430, Madison, WI 53703-3356; telephone (608) 266-9795; FAX: (608) 261-8293; 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Certain locations in the Wisconsin Circuit Courts have been selected for the use of (State-owned) digital audio recording equipment to take the record. In these locations a Digital Court Reporter operates in place of a stenographic or voice writing court reporter. Digital Court Reporter hiring qualifications are distinct from the qualifications for stenographic and voice writing reporters listed above.

Information on freelance court reporting services can be found down the page.

The Wisconsin Court System participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See the following links for additional details:


Current openings for District or Digital Court Reporter positions

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Current openings for Official Court Reporter permanent positions

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Official Court Reporters (Stenographic/Voice or Digital) - First Judicial Administrative District
Milwaukee County, Branch 1, Judge Jack Davila
Full-time position available
Contact: Tracy Klappenbach, Manager of Court Reporting Services, (414) 278-3995
To apply: Please submit a cover letter indicating your preference to be considered for a Stenographer/Voice Writer or Digital Court Reporter, your current resume, and list of references to Tracy Klappenbach, Manager of Court Reporting Services, Milwaukee County Courthouse, 901 N. 9th St. Rm 609, Milwaukee, WI 53233; fax (414) 223-1243; or email tracy.klappenbach@wicourts.gov.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Official Court Reporters (Stenographic/Voice or Digital) - First Judicial Administrative District
Milwaukee County, Branch 5, Judge Brett Blomme
Full-time position available
Contact: Tracy Klappenbach, Manager of Court Reporting Services, (414) 278-3995
To apply: Please submit a cover letter indicating your preference to be considered for a Stenographer/Voice Writer or Digital Court Reporter, your current resume, and list of references to Tracy Klappenbach, Manager of Court Reporting Services, Milwaukee County Courthouse, 901 N. 9th St. Rm 609, Milwaukee, WI 53233; fax (414) 223-1243; or email tracy.klappenbach@wicourts.gov.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Official Court Reporters (Stenographic/Voice or Digital) - First Judicial Administrative District
Milwaukee County, Branch 29, Judge Rebecca Kiefer
Full-time position available
Contact: Tracy Klappenbach, Manager of Court Reporting Services, (414) 278-3995
To apply: Please submit a cover letter indicating your preference to be considered for a Stenographer/Voice Writer or Digital Court Reporter, your current resume, and list of references to Tracy Klappenbach, Manager of Court Reporting Services, Milwaukee County Courthouse, 901 N. 9th St. Rm 609, Milwaukee, WI 53233; fax (414) 223-1243; or email tracy.klappenbach@wicourts.gov.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Official Court Reporters (Stenographic/Voice or Digital) - First Judicial Administrative District
Milwaukee County, Branch 44, Judge Gwendolyn Connolly
Full-time position available
Contact: Tracy Klappenbach, Manager of Court Reporting Services, (414) 278-3995
To apply: Please submit a cover letter indicating your preference to be considered for a Stenographer/Voice Writer or Digital Court Reporter, your current resume, and list of references to Tracy Klappenbach, Manager of Court Reporting Services, Milwaukee County Courthouse, 901 N. 9th St. Rm 609, Milwaukee, WI 53233; fax (414) 223-1243; or email tracy.klappenbach@wicourts.gov.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Official Court Reporter (Stenograph or Digital) - Second Judicial Administrative District
Kenosha County, Branch 6, Judge Mary Wagner
Full-time position available
Contact: Louis C. Moore, District Court Administrator, (262) 636-3133
To apply: Please submit a cover letter indicating your preference to be considered for a Stenographer/Voice Writer or Digital Court Reporter, your current resume, and list of references to Louis C. Moore, Second Judicial District Court Administrator, Racine County Courthouse, 730 Wisconsin Avenue, Racine, WI,53403-1238; fax (262) 636-3437; or e-mail louis.moore@wicourts.gov.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Official Court Reporter (Stenographic/Voice or Digital) - Second Judicial Administrative District
Kenosha County, Branch 7, Judge Jodi Meier
Contact: Louis C. Moore, District Court Administrator, (262) 636-3133
To apply: Please submit a cover letter, current resume, and list of references to Louis C. Moore, Second Judicial District Court Administrator, Racine County Courthouse, 730 Wisconsin Avenue, Racine, WI,53403-1238; fax (262) 636-3437; or e-mail louis.moore@wicourts.gov.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Official Court Reporters - Second Judicial Administrative District
Racine and Kenosha Counties
Full-time positions available in fall of 2019
Contact: Louis C. Moore, District Court Administrator, (262) 636-3133
To apply: Please submit a cover letter, current resume, and list of references to Louis C. Moore, Second Judicial District Court Administrator, Racine County Courthouse, 730 Wisconsin Avenue, Racine, WI,53403-1238; fax (262) 636-3437; or e-mail louis.moore@wicourts.gov.
Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

Official Court Reporter (Stenographic/Voice or Digital) - Third Judicial Administrative District
Waukesha County, Branch 5, Judge Elect Jack Melvin
Full-time positions available August 2, 2020
Contact: Michael Neimon, District Court Administrator at (262) 548-7210
To apply: Please submit a cover letter indicating your preference to be considered for a Stenographer/Voice Writer or Digital Court Reporter, your current resume, and list of references to: human.resources@wicourts.gov.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Official Court Reporter (Stenographic) - Eighth Judicial Administrative District
Kewaunee County, Judge Keith Mehn
Position available July 20, 2020
Contact: Thomas Schappa, District Court Administrator, at (920) 448-4280
To apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume indicating the position to Thomas Schappa, Eighth District Court Administrator, 414 E. Walnut St., Ste 100, Green Bay, WI 54301-5020; fax (920) 448-4336; or email thomas.schappa@wicourts.gov.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Official Court Reporter (Stenographic) - Tenth Judicial Administrative District
Chippewa County, Branches 1 and 2, Judges Steven Gibbs and James Isaacson
60% position available
Contact: Chris Channing, District Court Administrator, at (651) 402-2337
To apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume indicating the position to Chris Channing, Tenth District Court Administrator, St. Croix County Government Center, 1101 Carmichael Rd Ste 1260, Hudson, WI 54016-7708; fax (715) 381-4323; or email christopher.channing@wicourts.gov.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Current openings for limited term positions

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District Court Reporter - First Judicial District
Positions available providing floating court reporter coverage in Milwaukee County.
Contact: Tracy Klappenbach, Manager Court Reporting Services, (414) 278-3995
To apply: Please submit a cover letter, current resume, and list of references to Tracy Klappenbach, Manager Court Reporter Services, Milwaukee County Courthouse, Room 609, 901 North 9th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53233; fax (414) 223-1243; or e-mail tracy.klappenbach@wicourts.gov
Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.


Freelance court reporting services

Each of the nine judicial administrative districts of the Wisconsin Court System contracts separately for freelance court reporting services. Freelance reporters provide supplemental, contract services on an as needed basis and are not employees of the court system. Since freelance services are based on the needs of a specific judicial district, there is no guarantee of placement or assignment for freelance court reporters.

Court reporters who provide freelance services are not required to meet the eligibility requirements for hire as an official or district court reporter, however, an additional per diem is paid for court reporters who have passed a recognized certification exam.

If you are interested in exploring freelance assignments, please contact the District Court Administrator's Office of the district (see map) where you would be interested in providing service:

District 1 (Milwaukee County)
Tracy Klappenbach, Manager Court Reporter Services
(414) 278-3995
tracy.klappenbach@wicourts.gov

District 2
Louis Moore, District Court Administrator
(262) 636-3133
louis.moore@wicourts.gov

District 3
Michael Neimon, District Court Administrator
(262) 548-7210
michael.neimon@wicourts.gov

District 4
Jon Bellows, District Court Administrator
(920) 424-0028
jon.bellows@wicourts.gov

District 5
Theresa Owens, District Court Administrator
(608) 267-8820
theresa.owens@wicourts.gov

District 7
Patrick Brummond, District Court Administrator
(608) 785-9546
patrick.brummond@wicourts.gov

District 8
Thomas Schappa, District Court Administrator
(920) 448-4281
thomas.schappa@wicourts.gov

District 9
Susan Byrnes, District Court Administrator
(715) 842-3872
susan.byrnes@wicourts.gov

District 10
Christopher Channing, District Court Administrator
(715) 245-4105
christopher.channing@wicourts.gov

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