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Court Reporters
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Superior Court of California
County of Sonoma
600 Administration Drive, Room 101-J
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Transcript requests
A transcript of court proceedings is a verbatim record of everything said by the judge, attorneys, witnesses and others during a court hearing or trial. If a hearing or trial was reported by a court reporter, that court reporter is responsible for preparing a transcript of the hearing as required by law or upon request. Except for those transcripts prepared for the court for certain criminal matters, all other parties requesting transcripts are required to pay reporters for the preparation of transcripts at the rate prescribed by law.
Court reporter contact information
If a case was reported by a court reporter on a particular day, the court reporter’s initials will be on the court docket. Before you contact a court reporter to request a transcript of a particular day’s proceedings, please check the docket sheet for the court reporter’s information.
When requesting a transcript, you may download the Transcript Request Form (in WORD format) here and submit it via email to the appropriate court reporter. All of the information requested on the Transcript Request Form is available in the court file, which can be reviewed at the public counters located in the Clerk’s Office at 600 Administration Drive (Civil and Criminal) or 3055 Cleveland Avenue (Family Law). You may also access this information on the public terminals that are located in the Clerk’s Offices.
Alternatively, you may call the reporter and leave a message that includes the following information:
- Case name and number;
- Hearing date and time;
- Name of judicial officer; and
- Your name, mailing address, email address, and daytime telephone number.
List of staff court reporters
** Click on the name below to email **
Once the transcript request is received, the court reporter will contact you directly with a cost and time estimate for the preparation of the transcript.
If the court reporter you are trying to reach is not listed above, please contact the court reporter coordinator for assistance. You may email the Transcript Request Form to the following email address: crec@sonomacourt.org OR call the transcript request hotline at (707) 521-6799 and leave a message with the requested information, your name and phone number.
The phone and email messages are checked at the same time, so please do not leave both a voice mail and an email message. Email is preferred, as email can be forwarded to contractors and retired reporters.
Please keep in mind that:
- Court reporters work in court all day; response time may not be immediate.
- You may be required to send in a deposit before a transcript will be produced.
- Time required for delivery of the transcript varies depending on the length of
the transcript and the court reporter’s workload. |
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