Court Reporters and Transcriptionists

There are two certified court reporters in the Eighth Judicial District who travel as needed within the counties in the district.  The reporters’ offices are located in Dickinson and Geary Counties.  The reporters take verbatim records through the operation of a stenotype machine at judicial trials, hearings or conferences and prepare transcripts of such proceedings upon request.  Requests for transcripts should be directed to the court reporter that was in attendance at the hearing in question.

In addition, the district employs one transcriptionist, who is located in Morris County, and prepares transcripts upon request of electronically recorded court proceedings. Hearings recorded electronically are preserved through the use of digital recording.  Transcripts may be purchased by contacting the Clerk of the District Court in each respective county of the Judicial District.  She will provide an estimate of the cost, which must be paid before the transcript is prepared.

The contact information for the court reporters and transcriptionist is as follows:

Court Reporters

Pam Wells

Dickinson County Courthouse

109 East 1^st Street, 2^nd Floor

P.O. Box 127

Abilene, KS 67410

Phone: (785)263-3142, ext. 308

Fax:    (785)263-4407

Lori Witt

Geary County Courthouse

138 East 8th Street

P.O. Box 1147

Junction City, KS  66441

Phone:  (785)762-5221, ext. 1447

Fax:      (785)762-4420

Transcriptionists

Cheryl Hayes                                                               

Morris County Courthouse                                          

501 West Main                                                           

Council Grove, KS  66846