Janet Collins, 40, is a 1990 graduate of the Reporting Academy of Virginia in Virginia Beach, VA, where she briefly taught after entering the freelance market. She worked as a Freelance Reporter for several years in the Norfolk area and later in Martinsville, Virginia.
In 1994, Janet became an Official Reporter in the North Carolina state court system, where she was instrumental in organizing the official reporters to fight proposed government elimination of their positions. Thereafter, she obtained an official reporter position with the United States District Court in Owensboro, Kentucky. She moved to the Lowcountry in 1999 to start a new life, taking an official reporter position with the United States District Court in Charleston, where she worked for over seven years.
Janet left the court system in February 2007 to found J. Collins Reporting, LLC, a freelance firm. She is passionate about the profession and seeks to change the practice of court reporting in this state, returning a sense of esteem and professionalism to the court reporting community. She has taught beginning court reporting students and continues to work with prospective reporters as a tutor.
Janet currently lives in Mount Pleasant with her husband and dogs. Her interests include reading, meditation, caring for others, and laughing.
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