NEW YORK — Their nimble fingers remain on the pulse of New York’s legal system: The city’s court reporters, typing at a snappy 225 words per minute in proceedings across the five boroughs — even as their numbers shrink.
“It’s a thing, unfortunately,” said Anthony Frisolone, the Chief Court Reporter for the Brooklyn Federal Court system, about the departures in recent years. “The state courthouses had a lot of retirements, probably from COVID. And the freelance market is covered by Zoom conferences.
“Now you can sit there at home and make the same amount of money, with no commute.”
