What are official records of court proceedings?

• A. Case Files
• B. Dockets
• C. Trial Transcripts
• D. Judgments

Answer: (C)

The official record of what happens in a courtroom is the trial transcript. A court reporter captures every spoken word during the proceeding—testimony, questions, objections, arguments, and the judge’s rulings—creating a verbatim account of the events. This transcript becomes part of the official court record and is essential for appeals and review because it provides an exact, text-by-text record of what occurred. Other common court records, like case files (the collection of documents in the case), dockets (the timetable of filings and actions), and judgments (the court’s final decision), are important but do not reproduce the spoken proceedings themselves.