Each of the judges of the circuit courts of this state shall appoint a competent person to perform the duties of official court reporter of the courts in the circuit over which said judge presides. No two or more judges shall appoint the same court reporter. The official court reporter shall be an officer of the court and within his circuit shall have power to administer oaths and shall hold office at the pleasure of the judge, who shall have power to remove said official reporter at any time. The court reporter shall not be related to the trial judge within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity, and any appointment of a court reporter so related to the trial judge within the prohibited degree shall be void. The provisions of this section shall not apply to circuits which consist of only one county and have three or more than three judges.
(Acts 1920, No. 124, p. 164; Code 1923, §6733; Code 1940, T. 13, §261.)
Notes of Decisions
Burnsed v. City of Evergreen, 844 So. 2d 526 (Ala. 2001).
· cites it 5× “This Court stated that, in holding that the transcript by the private stenographer was admissible, the Court of Civil Appeals neglected to address the application of §§ 12-17-270 through 12-17-277. We held that “an unofficial transcript, prepared by a person not duly appointed…”
Hudson v. Hudson, 558 So. 2d 394 (Ala. Civ. App. 1990).
· cites it 5× “hold that an unofficial transcript, prepared by a person not duly appointed as an official court reporter, pursuant to the provisions of Ala.Code 1975, §§ 12-17-270 through -277, or approved by the adverse party or parties, is inadmissible in a subsequent trial.”
Schilling v. City of Trussville, 715 So. 2d 238 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998).
· cites it 3× “” § 12-17-270, Ala.Code 1975. However, § 12-17-270 addresses the appointment of an official court reporter to a circuit — not to a particular case to be tried.”
Strickland v. State, 829 So. 2d 786 (Ala. Crim. App. 2002).
· cites it 5× “The appointment by the court of an official reporter, § 12-17-270, and the oath taken by the reporter, § 12-17-273, serve as protections to both parties, ensuring the accuracy and impartiality of the reporting.”
In Re State of Ala., 1 So. 3d 1084 (Ala. Crim. App. 2008).
“3 According to § 12-17-270, Ala. Code 1975, “Each of the judges of the circuit courts of this state shall appoint a competent person to perform the duties of official court reporter of the courts in the circuit over which said judge presides.”
Bearden v. State, 255 So. 3d 797 (Ala. Crim. App. 2017).
· cites it 8× “Specifically, the transcript in question in French was being offered as an exhibit to support the defendant's motion for a summary judgment.”
Opinion of the Clerk, 568 So. 2d 1223 (Ala. 1990).
“Rule 12, Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, and §§ 12-17-270 and -272, Code of Alabama 1975, provide for three categories of court reporters: official court reporters, special roving reporters, and special court reporters.”
French v. GTE Commc'n Sys., 547 So. 2d 547 (Ala. 1989).
· cites it 6× “) We affirm the holdings in Olds, Degg, Woods, and Middleton and hold that an unofficial transcript, prepared by a person not duly appointed as an official court reporter pursuant to the provisions of Ala. Code 1975, §§ 12-17-270 through 277, or approved by the adverse party or…”
Glaze v. City of Alabaster, 211 So. 3d 859 (Ala. Crim. App. 2016).
· cites it 2× “§ 12-17-270, Ala.Code 1975 (“Each of the judges of the circuit courts of this state shall appoint a competent person to perform the duties of official court reporter of the courts in the circuit over which said judge presides.”
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