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COURT REPORTING SERVICES

Continuous service since 1968

Donna L. Martin, Certified Shorthand Reporter and Notary Public is President of Martin Deposition Services, Inc.  She graduated from Spencer Business Institute in 1968.  She began her career in the Courts in Albany and also as a freelance court reporter covering the Capital District area.  The business expanded to include a wide geographic area and it became necessary for her to contract court reporters to cover the overload of examinations before trial and court proceedings.

In 1971, Ms. Martin relocated with her family from Clifton Park to Saratoga Springs where her business flourished and continues to expand.  It became necessary for her husband Dean to leave his business to become part of Martin Deposition Services.  Mr. Martin is now retired but continues to help in the operation of the business. 

In addition to starting Martin Deposition Services and Deposition Suites, Ms. Martin had been employed with the Unified Court System as a Senior Court Reporter from 1975 to 2002.

She was the first female court reporter in 4th Judicial District which covers eleven counties from Schenectady to Plattsburgh.  Because of her dedication, organization and skills as a court reporter, she was assigned to one of the 4th Judicial District’s largest protracted cases – 18 attorneys.  She was also the lead reporter in the first Capital case in  the 4th Judicial District.

Ms. Martin wrote “Guidelines for Court Reporters in Capital Cases” for the 4th Judicial District reporters.  This document was extensively used by the statewide Court Reporter Advisory Committee for inclusion in a revised Court Reporter Manual for reporters statewide.

She also served as a member of a panel which screened, interviewed and recommended court reporters for all courts in the 4th Judicial District.

Ms. Martin served as a member of a district team which provided orientation to newly hired reporters and verified and certified as to the computer aided transcript  proficiency of newly hired reporters during their probationary period. 

Ms. Martin, in addition to running the business, is an active reporter and specializes in medical malpractice and technical litigation and is continually striving to provide clients with the latest technology the court reporting field has to offer.

She is a member of the National Court Reporters Association, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, the Saratoga Economic Development Corporation, National Business Owners Association of NY, MIVNET Global Videoconferencing Solutions, Courtroom Connect, Affinity Videonet and several worldwide videoconferencing networks.

In 1995, Ms. Martin was selected as an honored member of Who’s Who Among Outstanding Americans.

Martin Deposition has been in continuous service since 1968, providing highly-skilled, experienced computerized Court Reporters and Videographers to ensure prompt delivery of an accurate record.

Court reporters document all statements made in an official proceeding using a stenotype machine, and present their record as the official transcript. Because there is only one person creating an official transcript, accuracy is vitally important. Although many court reporters record official proceedings in the courtroom, most court reporters work outside the courtroom. Freelance reporters take depositions for attorneys in offices, and document proceedings of meetings, conventions, and other private activities. Others capture the proceedings in the U.S. Congress, State and local governing bodies, and government agencies at all levels.

Court reporters use stenotype machines, which allow them to press more than one key at a time to record combinations of letters representing sounds, words, or phrases. The symbols are then recorded on computer disks. The disks are loaded into a computer that translates and displays the symbols in English—this is called computer-aided transcription. Stenotype machines that link directly to the computer are used for real-time captioning. That is, as the reporter keys in the symbols, they are instantly transcribed by the computer. This is used for closed captioning for the deaf or hearing-impaired on television, or in courts, classrooms, or meetings. Court reporters who specialize in captioning live television programming are commonly known as stenocaptioners, and work for television networks or cable stations captioning news, emergency broadcasts, sporting events and other programming.

Stenographers take dictation and then transcribe their notes on a word processor or onto a computer diskette. They may take dictation using either shorthand or a stenotype machine, which prints shorthand symbols. General stenographers, including most beginners, take routine dictation and perform other office tasks such as typing, filing, answering telephones and operating office machines. Experienced and highly skilled stenographers take more difficult dictation. For example, they attend staff meetings and provide word-for-word records or summary reports of the proceedings to the participants. They also supervise other stenographers, typists and clerical workers. Some experienced stenographers take dictation in foreign languages; others work as public stenographers serving traveling business people and others. Technical stenographers must know the medical, legal, engineering or scientific terminology used in a particular profession.