(a) Regulations and Standards. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, by administrative order, shall prescribe regulations and standards regarding the court recording process and the person responsible for recording proceedings in the courts of the State. The regulations and standards may include:

(b) Number of Court Reporters or Persons Responsible for Recording Court Proceedings--Supervision. Each circuit court shall have the number of court reporters and persons responsible for recording court proceedings determined by the County Administrative Judge in accordance with the budget of the court. In a county with more than one court reporter, the County Administrative Judge shall designate one as supervisory court reporter, who shall serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the County Administrative Judge.

(c) Supervision of Court Reporters. Subject to the general supervision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the County Administrative Judge shall have the supervisory responsibility for the court reporters and persons responsible for recording court proceedings in that county. The County Administrative Judge may delegate supervisory responsibility to the supervisory court reporter or a person responsible for recording court proceedings, including the assignment of court reporters or other persons responsible for recording court proceedings.

Cross reference: Rule 16-914 (h) provides that backup audio recordings made by any means, computer disks, and notes of a court reporter that have not been filed with the clerk or are not part of the official court record are not ordinarily subject to public inspection.

Source: This Rule is derived from former Rule 16-404 (2016).