Past Presidents

Past presidents of the United States Court Reporters Association®

1965-66 Gerald J. Popelka
1966-67 Earl G. Anderson
1967-68 E. Alfred Kaufman
1968-69 Odell Oliver
1969-70 Gerry R. Yates
1970-71 Samuel M. Blumberg, Jr.
1971-72 Samuel M. Blumberg, Jr.
1972-73 Earl V. Halvorson
1973-74 George E. Ahern
1974-75 Charles E. Barnes
1975-76 Richard Smith
1976-77 Melvin P. Kusibab
1977-78 Gilbert Frank Halasz
1978-79 Richard H. Dagdigian
1979-80 Richard H. Dagdigian
1980-81 Gerald J. Popelka
1981-82 Gerald J. Popelka
1982-83 Dale A. Ray
1983-84 Roberta L. Rogers
1984-85 Roberta L. Rogers
1985-86 Joseph Barbella
1986-87 Joseph Barbella
1987-88 Joe Belton
1988-89 Joe Belton
1989-90 Jim D. Harper
1990-91 Jim D. Harper
1991-92 Charles A. Howard
1992-93 D. Joan King
1993-94 Jennifer Vail-Kirkbride
1994-95 K. Joseph Snyder
1995-96 Donald E. Womack
1996-97 Carol Jacobs
1997-98 Carol Shell Sapala
1998-99 Charyse C. Crawford
1999-2000 Charyse C. Crawford
2000-01 Maellen Pittman
2001-02 Dennis Dinkel
2002-03 Katie Wirt
2003-04 Cheryl Daniel
2004-05 Brenda Fauber
2005-06 JoAnn Bacheller
2006-07 Sharon Borden
2007-08 Katie Wirt
2008-09 Dominick M. Tursi
2009-10 Andrea Wabeke
2010-11 Jan Davis
2011-12 Terri Martin
2012-13 Shirley Hall
2013-14 Shirley Hall
2014-2015 Barbara Barnard
2015-2016 Kristine Mousseau
2016-2017 Brenda Fauber
2017-2018 Laura Robinson
2018-2019 Cindy Nirenberg
2019-2020 Kelli Mulcahy
2020-2021 Kelli Mulcahy
2021-2022 Kathy Fennell
2022-2023 Jana McKinney
2023-2024 Becky Sabo
2024-2025 Nikki Peters

USCRA conducts board meetings and CEU-qualified seminars at its spring MidYear meeting and Annual Convention in autumn. And our quarterly publication, The Circuit Rider, contains articles geared to enhancing your career in the US District Court.

We have several programs to help increase your income. USCRA offers four FCRR testing opportunities per year to obtain realtime certification, recognized by the AO for salary increase. FCRRs may also charge for realtime services. And our yearly Realtime Speed Contest Champion is awarded a cash prize in addition to bragging rights and a beautiful trophy. Other available monetary benefits are announced elsewhere on our website and in The Circuit Rider.

Associate Members. Reporters outside the federal court system may apply for associate membership. All privileges of regular membership obtain, except voting and election rights. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

Supporting Members. Those not actively engaged in verbatim reporting, who are interested in the preservation of our profession and not otherwise eligible for CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

Student Members. A student certified as being enrolled in a shorthand reporting program may apply as a student member. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

USCRA focuses its attention on matters that affect court reporters who work in the United States District Court. The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) has a broader focus because they represent reporters working in all fields (i.e. freelance, deposition, official, captioning).

In this capacity, NCRA maintains a list of certified schools. If you are interested in pursuing a career in court reporting, USCRA recommends you check out NCRA’s website at ncraonline.org. That will lead you to a page that outlines their certification process. You can also access their list of approved schools.

If after reviewing NCRA’s website you need further information about court reporting educational opportunities, we encourage you to contact them at their toll-free number, 1-800-272-6272.

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