Judge Tom Brown

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Court recorder log

The court recorder’s log must be detailed, legible, indexed by event date and location, and include the specified proceeding, speaker, event, and exhibit information.

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Appendix

Each party must file an appendix with its brief containing written transcriptions of all relevant recorded portions and copies of all exhibits relevant to the appellate issues.

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Supplemental appendix

The appellate court may direct a party to file a supplemental appendix transcribing additional portions of the recorded reporter’s record.

If the offering party is not present in court when physical evidence that cannot be digitized is offered, the evidence must be tendered to the court no later than three days after the remote proceeding.

After a proceeding ends, the court recorder must file the original log and exhibits with the clerk.

The court recorder must file the reporter’s record with the court of appeals within fifteen days after an appeal is perfected.

Physical evidence offered at a remote detention hearing must be displayed so the court, attorneys, parties, and witness can view it at the same time.

A testifying party or witness must be clearly seen, identified, and heard on camera or may not testify or continue testifying.

The reporter’s record must clearly identify its numbered contents as a certified, accurate copy, and designated exhibits must be numerically ordered, bound together where practicable, and indexed with brief descriptions.

A minor’s name, birth date, and address are sensitive data and generally must be redacted before filing, unless their inclusion is specifically required by law or the document is a will or filed under seal.

A pleading that includes a minor’s name in its style must comply with Rule 21c(d), and the document may not be made accessible on a public internet site without the redaction required by Rule 21c(f).