Employment History:
Official Reporter, United States District Court, Hammond, IN (1995-2008); Owner, Operator, Custom Service Reporting, Chicago, IL (1993-1994); Official Reporter, Federal Court of Los Angeles (1988-1992); Owner, Operator, Eisenhower Medical Center (1982-1983); Freelance Reporter, United States District Court, Chicago, IL (1975-1981)

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Why She is an Expert:
More than 30 years ago, Ms. Churchill-Mickley’s career began in the bankruptcy, grand jury, magistrate and district courts of Chicago. She believes that one of the most relevant challenges for court reporters today is the ability to remain current with trends and technology, including compliance with computing tools. Says Churchill-Mickley, “In short, it means memorizing at least 12,000 new outlines for our database because the computer cannot distinguish what word to choose when more than one word is written the same way in stenography.”

Best Advice:
We were being threatened to be replaced by tape recorders over 30 years ago when I was in school, but I'm still here and working. I'm glad that fear didn't convince me to change professions when I was learning this skill. Take a positive attitude toward technology and embrace it rather than be intimidated by it. Never listen to those who tell you something is impossible. Instead, figure out a way to make it work.

Passionate about:
"First and foremost is family and having a life beyond work. Then there’s the integrity in my work product and my dealings with clients. I’m also passionate about saving sexually or physically abused women and children, caring for all our veterans when they come home, and helping any type of disabled people live normal lives." Another challenge is expanding our capabilities beyond the traditional reporting field to include the provision of Realtime lectures to deaf students, taking medical dictation in steno for doctors and other applications. Reporters are providing the Realtime display of the news to the deaf public for the first time in history. They can be alerted to impending weather disturbances, tornadoes, floods and fires.`

Biography Excerpt:
Julie A. Churchill-Mickley is a court reporter serving the Northern District of Indiana court. Her freelance legal services include reporting within the federal and judiciary courts on areas such as labor law, the Environmental Protection Agency system and with medical product liability patents.

     

Cambridge Who's Who: What do you find most rewarding about your chosen profession?  
JULIE A CHURCHILL-MICKLEY :  Working in the court system is one of the most difficult forums for court reporting. I''''ve worked in the following areas: patents, federal trade commission, securities and exchange commission, equal employment opportunity, product liability, capital penalty death cases, medical peer review hearings, medical experts, federal aviation, insurance fraud, insurance bad faith, bank fraud, embezzlement, identity theft, personal injury and medical malpractice.

What do you do to stay current in your profession?
I attend as many local, state and nationally sponsored seminars in the court reporting field as I can fit into my schedule and budget. I read the national reporting literature, especially the United States Court Reporter Association publications, which deal more exclusively with the federal court jurisdiction. I belong to STAR, the Society for the Technological Advancement of Reporting, and NCRA, the National Court Reporter Association, which promotes excellence in the profession through continuing education.