Lawyers suggest improvements to court project - Does anyone ever ask the court reporter their opinion?

"A representative from a committee comprised of Midland attorneys recommends a few changes to the design for the future Courts and Administration Building, but indicates the overall impression is quite favorable."

More here: MyWestTexas.com - Lawyers suggest improvements to court project


My two cents: I used to work at the "newly-restored" Parker County Courthouse. I always wondered if anyone ever asked the court reporters who worked for the county if the design of the courtroom worked for them. The courtroom is absolutely huge. It's very impressive, as you can see from the picture below.

Sitting in the court reporter's "spot", you can hardly see the defense table. You better hope like hell the "sound system" is working because if it's not, you won't hear a thing.

Funny story along those lines - during a jury trial, one of the assistant county attorneys forgot to turn his microphone off during a recess. We didn't realize that until he flushed the toilet. You talk about someone being red-faced, his face turned a beautiful shade of garnet after we told him his mic was still on.

Another weird story: Rats were in the ceiling and they would chew away at the wood or sheetrock or whatever is up there and all the little bits would fall down around the witness stand and my desk. Also, you had to watch out for kamikaze crickets who would nose dive from the ceiling onto the top of your head.