Carol Naughton, RDR, is an official court reporter for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk. Before joining the federal judiciary, she spent 27 years as a freelance court reporter in the Los Angeles, Chicago, northeast Wisconsin, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., markets. She is a graduate of Bryan College of Court Reporting in Los Angeles, where she qualified to take the California Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) examination. She holds the Registered Diplomate Reporter designation, NCRA's highest professional certification.
Carol currently serves as President-Elect of the National Court Reporters Association. She previously served as NCRA Vice President and Director and as a member of the federal judiciary's Court Reporters Advisory Group (CRAG). An active NCRA volunteer, she has served on the A to Z® and Brand Ambassadors committees, as well as with the National Congress of State Associations for nine years, including six years as chair or co-chair. During that time, she helped modernize NCRA's resolution process and helped author key governance resolutions. She is also a proud supporter of the National Court Reporters Foundation and a fifth-year NCRF Angel.
A past president of the Virginia Court Reporters Association, Carol currently serves on the Association's Legislative, Bylaws, and Convention committees.