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Jayne Godfrey

Jayne Godfrey

Lubbock

Summary

Secure Court Reporting position using my extensive court reporting experience of 29 years

Overview

48
48
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Official Court Reporter

Lubbock County
Lubbock, TX
04.2021 - Current

In Lubbock County, I cover three courts:

- family court

- criminal court

- juvenile court

- CPS court

Transcripts of proceedings in each of these courts are prepared upon request of counsel. I am experienced in working with trial deadlines and Court of Appeals deadlines.

Independent certified court reporter

Jayne Godfrey, Certified Shorthand Reporter
Ft. Worth/Arlington, Dallas, Denton & Collin County
07.2019 - 03.2021
  • Certified Shorthand Reporter (Texas license #1902)
  • Recertified 2019
  • Substitute court reporter for counties listed

Court Reporter Instructor

Arlington Career Institute
Grand Prairie, TX
07.2018 - 06.2019
  • Instructor of machine shorthand theory & speedbuilding to court reporting students

Sales Associate and Director

Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd
Arlington, TX
08.2000 - 06.2018

Sales of Mary Kay Cosmetics products

Supervised personal sales team

owner and certified shorthand reporter

Godfrey and Ames Court Reporting
Arlington, Texas
02.1983 - 02.2003
  • Owned & supervised court reporting firm overseeing reporters as well as taking depositions

Court Reporter

Self
Ft. Worth, TX (Tarrant County)
03.1982 - 01.1983

Freelance court reporter in Tarrant & Dallas Counties taking depositions

Court Reporter

Rodgers & Rodgers Court Reporters
Abilene, TX (Taylor County)
08.1981 - 02.1982

taking depositions & subbing in courts in Abilene/Taylor County and surrounding area

legal/oil and gas secretary

Pioneer Gas/Amarillo Oil
Amarillo, Texas
12.1977 - 08.1979
  • Legal secretary for 5 attorneys; reviewed oil & gas leases, including offshore

Education

High School diploma -

Spearman High School
Spearman, Texas
01-1976

Certified Shorthand Reporter - undefined

State of Texas
State of Texas
06-2019

court reporting graduate - undefined

Stenograph Institute of Texas
Abilene, Texas
01-1981

Applied Associates Arts degree - Emphasis on secretarial training

Texas State Technical Institute
Amarillo, Texas
01-1977

Certification

  • Dale Carnegie Sales Course, March 1989
  • Texas CSR#1902 (1981 & 2019); National Court Reporters Assn.: RPR (1981 & 2021); CRR 1994

Timeline

Official Court Reporter

Lubbock County
04.2021 - Current

Independent certified court reporter

Jayne Godfrey, Certified Shorthand Reporter
07.2019 - 03.2021

Court Reporter Instructor

Arlington Career Institute
07.2018 - 06.2019

Sales Associate and Director

Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd
08.2000 - 06.2018

owner and certified shorthand reporter

Godfrey and Ames Court Reporting
02.1983 - 02.2003

Court Reporter

Self
03.1982 - 01.1983

Court Reporter

Rodgers & Rodgers Court Reporters
08.1981 - 02.1982

legal/oil and gas secretary

Pioneer Gas/Amarillo Oil
12.1977 - 08.1979

Certified Shorthand Reporter - undefined

State of Texas

court reporting graduate - undefined

Stenograph Institute of Texas

Applied Associates Arts degree - Emphasis on secretarial training

Texas State Technical Institute

High School diploma -

Spearman High School
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