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Rates and Contact Information for Court Reporters

The Judicial Conference of the United States has established the format and fee schedule for federal court transcripts.
Established delivery timetables are set out below. These timetables are contingent upon backlogs at the time of order placement.

  Original
(per page)
First Copy to Each Party
(per page)
Each Add'l Copy to the Same Party
(per page)

30-Day Transcript (Ordinary)
Transcript to be delivered within thirty (30) calendar days after financial arrangements have been made.

$4.40

$1.00

$.70

14-Day Transcript
Transcript to be delivered within fourteen (14) calendar days after financial arrangements have been made.

$5.10

$1.00

$.70

7-Day Transcript (Expedited)
Transcript to be delivered within seven (7) calendar days after financial arrangements have been made.

$5.85

$1.00

$.70

3-Day Transcript
Transcript to be delivered within three (3) calendar days after financial arrangements have been made.

$6.55

$1.20

$.85

Next-Day Transcript (Daily)
Transcript to be delivered on the calendar day following financial arrangements.

$7.30

$1.35

$1.00

2-Hour Transcript (Hourly)
Transcript to be delivered within (2) two hours after financial arrangements are made.

$8.70

$1.35

$1.00

Realtime
A draft unedited transcript produced by a certified realtime reporter as a byproduct of realtime to be delivered electronically during proceedings or immediately following receipt of the order.

One feed, $3.70 per page; two-to-four feeds, $2.55 per page; five or more feeds, $1.80 per page.

Orders placed on or before the day of the proceeding will be batched together for purposes of determining the number of feeds; and subsequent orders will be charged at the lowest page rate assessed on the previous orders

Please contact the reporter(s), prior to the placement of your order to confirm the feasibility of your request.

 

Court Reporters for the U.S. Court - Southern District of Texas
Court Reporting Services (713) 250-5522 Houston_Court_Reporting@txs.uscourts.gov
Heather Alcaraz (713) 250-5584
Heather_Alcaraz@txs.uscourts.gov
Monica Walker-Bailey (713) 250-5087
Monica_WalkerBailey@txs.uscourts.gov
Cheryl Cummings (713) 250-5157
Cheryl_Cummings@txs.uscourts.gov
Gayle Dye (713)250-5582
dyegl@aol.com
Nichole Forrest 713-250-5221
crnichole@gmail.com
Mayra Malone (713) 250-5787
mayramalone@comcast.net
Sheila Perales (956) 982-9664
Sheila_Perales@txs.uscourts.gov
David Smith (713) 250-5579
David_Smith@txs.uscourts.gov
Lanie Smith (713) 250-5034
Lanie_Smith@txs.uscourts.gov
Laura Wells (409) 763-7817
Laura_Wells@txs.uscourts.gov
Former Court Reporters for the U.S. Court – Southern District of Texas
Sean Gumm seangumm6@gmail.com
Kathy Metzger kathymetzgercsr@gmail.com
Johnny Sanchez federalreporter@icloud.com
Fred Warner fewcsr@yahoo.com
Mary Capetillo nancycapetillo133@gmail.com
Kathleen Miller kathymillercsr@gmail.com

Note:
A "court copy" of every original transcript purchased is filed by the court, only after final payment arrangements have been made.