Also called: Reporter of Decisions, Court Reporter of Decisions
Edits and publishes the official versions of a supreme court's opinions, catching errors before they become permanent law.
When justices finish an opinion, the reporter's office checks every citation and quote, writes the summary (the 'syllabus') at the top, and fixes typos the justices approve. The final version goes into the official law books that lawyers cite for centuries. The U.S. Supreme Court and many state high courts each have one.
The U.S. Supreme Court post pays at the top of the federal scale; staff editors earn less. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's degree, three years of law school (J.D.), and a state bar license, plus years of legal editing or clerking.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: English, History, Political Science.
Growing slowly. Only a few dozen offices nationwide; jobs open when someone retires (approx.).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI checks citations and formatting; summarizing holdings accurately and final edits stay human.
Classes: AP English, Government, Yearbook or school paper.
Official data: O*NET occupation 23-1012.
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