Court Reporters Certification

Exam results shall be provided to examinees according to section 3.10 of the JBCC Rules. Additionally, per subsection (b), the Commission requires the vendor, the Texas Court Reporters Association (TCRA), to provide results to examinees.

Please be advised that passing the exam is one part of the certification process; therefore, receiving a passing score does not equate to being certified.

• Results will not be provided by the Commission.
• Test results are not provided by phone.
• Results are not provided to third parties.
• Candidate numbers will not be provided by the Commission; applicants must obtain their numbers from the vendor.

Please refer to TCRA's website for additional details.

Exam Results for Those Who've Applied for Certification on or after 09/01/17:

• Effective 09/01/17, per section 152.201 (c-1) of Chapter 152 and section 3.10 (e) of the JBCC Rules, passing exam scores are valid for a period of 2 years after the date of the examination. If you've not met all certification requirements within 2 years of passing the exam, you must retake the exam passed.
• Per section 6.2 (g)(3) of the JBCC Rules, you would not have to retake the exam passed if the scores have not expired.

Note: It is possible that results may not be available prior to the exam registration deadline for the next exam. We strongly advise non-first-time applicants not to hold off on applying for the next exam until results are posted as this may prevent you from meeting the registration deadline for the next exam if for any reason you should have to re-test.

Certification

After you have passed the exam, your application for certification will be processed. Please allow up to 30 days from the date you receive your exam results for your certification card to be issued.

Certification cards will be issued by regular mail, to the primary mailing address on file, after the Supreme Court certifies the names of the successful examinees.

Once you’re certified, you will receive an automated email from our system advising that your new certification application has been approved. Please check your inbox (and spam folder) for this correspondence. Once you receive this email, or you get your certification card in the mail, or verify your certification online, whichever comes first, you may begin to provide court reporting services.