Cobb County’s outgoing superior court clerk has won a long-sought victory over the costs of court transcripts, but those celebrating are in Columbus, not Marietta.
For many of his 28 years on the job, Jay Stephenson was frustrated that salaried court reporters could also charge separate fees for transcript copies a practice he said costs the government an extra $1 million per year. Stephenson thought court reporters should be salaried employees with benefits such as pension and health insurance, or freelance contractors who charge transcript fees but not both.
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