NVRA General Court Reporting
Terminology - IRIS
antitrust laws - Answers -Federal and State statues to protect trade & commerce from
unlawful restrains, prior discriminations, price fixing, and monopolies.
bench conference - Answers -a conversation between attorneys and judge out of the
hearing of the jury , may also be called a sidebar
certificate page - Answers -last page in a transcript dated & signed by the court reporter
who took the matter, attesting that the transcript is true and accurate
certified question - Answers -a question extracted from a deposition and transcribed by
the reporter to be taken to a judge having jurisdiction in the matter for a ruling
elements of a civil trial - Answers -jury selection - opening statements - witness
examination - physical evidence - plaintiff rests - motion for directed verdict -
defendant's case in chief - defendant rests - plaintiff's rebuttal - defendant's surrebuttal -
closing arguments - jury instruction - jury deliberation &verdict - entry of judgment
elements of a criminal trial - Answers -jury selection - opening statements - plaintiff's
case in chief - defendant's case in chief - prosecution rebuttal & defense surrebuttal -
closing arguments - jury instructions - jury deliberation & verdict - polling of jury
elements of a transcript - Answers -caption page - title - index - stipulations - body -
exhibits - certificate page
errata page - Answers -a page seperate from the transcript upon which a deponent
(witness) is permitted to correct any errors he/she claims are present in the transcript
exhibit - Answers -material items of physical evidence (introduced by attorneys to
corroborate and confirm oral testimony or to introduce new evidence, which are marked
for identification so they can be discussed.)
Federal Rule 30 - Answers -a portion of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures that
defines matters pertaining to taking down a deposition
freelance reporter - Answers -self-employed reporter or one who works for an agency to
report depositions and other proceedings as a subcontractor
impartiality - Answers -acting without bias or prejudice; treating all with fairness and
justice and to be alert to and disclose any conflict of interest
Terminology - IRIS
antitrust laws - Answers -Federal and State statues to protect trade & commerce from
unlawful restrains, prior discriminations, price fixing, and monopolies.
bench conference - Answers -a conversation between attorneys and judge out of the
hearing of the jury , may also be called a sidebar
certificate page - Answers -last page in a transcript dated & signed by the court reporter
who took the matter, attesting that the transcript is true and accurate
certified question - Answers -a question extracted from a deposition and transcribed by
the reporter to be taken to a judge having jurisdiction in the matter for a ruling
elements of a civil trial - Answers -jury selection - opening statements - witness
examination - physical evidence - plaintiff rests - motion for directed verdict -
defendant's case in chief - defendant rests - plaintiff's rebuttal - defendant's surrebuttal -
closing arguments - jury instruction - jury deliberation &verdict - entry of judgment
elements of a criminal trial - Answers -jury selection - opening statements - plaintiff's
case in chief - defendant's case in chief - prosecution rebuttal & defense surrebuttal -
closing arguments - jury instructions - jury deliberation & verdict - polling of jury
elements of a transcript - Answers -caption page - title - index - stipulations - body -
exhibits - certificate page
errata page - Answers -a page seperate from the transcript upon which a deponent
(witness) is permitted to correct any errors he/she claims are present in the transcript
exhibit - Answers -material items of physical evidence (introduced by attorneys to
corroborate and confirm oral testimony or to introduce new evidence, which are marked
for identification so they can be discussed.)
Federal Rule 30 - Answers -a portion of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures that
defines matters pertaining to taking down a deposition
freelance reporter - Answers -self-employed reporter or one who works for an agency to
report depositions and other proceedings as a subcontractor
impartiality - Answers -acting without bias or prejudice; treating all with fairness and
justice and to be alert to and disclose any conflict of interest
