Written records of courtroom proceedings are known as?

• A. Law Reports
• B. Trial Transcripts
• C. Media Reports
• D. Evidence

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is what name describes the written record of everything said and decided in court. The correct term is the trial transcript, a verbatim record created by court reporters that captures who spoke, what was said, and the sequence of events during the proceedings. This makes it essential for appeals and precise reference to what happened.

Law reports serve a different purpose: they publish the court’s decision and legal reasoning, not the exact dialogue of the hearing. Media reports are journalistic summaries or accounts written after the event, which can be selective or interpretive. Evidence refers to the material presented in court to prove facts, not to a written record of the proceedings themselves.