A Court Reporter or Stenographer uses verbatim transcription methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes steno captioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers.
UCS-23 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT STATE OF NEW YORK UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM PLEASE POST ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 11618 PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY POSITION TITLE
PRINCIPAL
COURT REPORTER JG
28
LOCATION:
10TH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT SUFFOLK COUNTY SUPREME COURT BASE SALARY
$110,853 + $4,920 LOCATION
PAY CLASSIFICATION
NON-COMPETITIVE
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must be currently employed by the NYS Unified Court System; and One (1) year of permanent, competitive class service as a Senior Court Reporter; or An equivalent combination of education and experience.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK
Principal Court Reporters are responsible for supervising and auditing the activities of Senior Court Reporters in the Supreme Court operations located in the Bronx, Manhattan, Kings and Queens as well as Supreme and County Courts in Judicial Districts where at least 20 Senior Court Reporters are employed. They set quality standards, review Court Reporter staffing patterns, supervise the maintenance of periodic activity reports, and perform other related duties. A Principal Court Reporter rarely records and transcribes proceedings. The position calls for outstanding supervisory and training ability and requires advanced knowledge of the procedures employed by the Court in which the position is located.
ASSIGNMENT
Duties include but are not limited to: assigning Senior Court Reporters to proceedings; determining transcription priorities and deadlines; setting quality standards for completed transcripts; reviewing transcripts; training new Court Reporters in specialized procedures; answering inquiries from interested parties regarding the status of outstanding transcripts and addressing concerns over production time, cost, and quality; supervising employee performance and time and leave; and acting as a liaison with court managers to provide court reporting services.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the title, and every position does not necessarily require these duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific location, the appointee may be subject to reassignment to any position in the same title in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. All applications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this court or agency within the next six (6) months. Position(s) available at the present time: 1 .
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
NYS Unified Court System employees meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a UCS-5 Application for Employment form (obtainable from any administrative office in a court building or on the web at www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf), a resume, and cover letter by email to 10jdsufjobs@nycourts.
gov or by mail to:
LORIE-ANN BITETTI DISTRICT EXECUTIVE 400 CARLETON AVENUE CENTRAL ISLIP, NEW YORK 11722 POSTING DATE
August 10, 2026 APPLICATIONS
MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY
September 7, 2026 The New York State Unified Court System is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
