Get Up, Show Up, Show Out — Candace Jones on Court Reporting & Fighting for the Profession

Forty years in the profession and Candace O'Barr Jones is more fired up than ever. In this episode of Court Reporter Confidential, Isaiah sits down with the Mississippi agency owner, past president of the Mississippi Court Reporters Association, and NCRA PAC board member for one of the most inspiring conversations we've had on the show. Candace takes us all the way back to the beginning — a bar convention, her attorney father, and a chance meeting that turned into 25 years of asbestos litigation work. She talks about building her agency from the ground up in her early twenties, selling to a national company, watching everything she built get slowly chipped away, and starting all over again in 2015 with e-deposition. But that's only half the story. Candace has become one of the most effective grassroots advocates in the profession — successfully passing two separate bills through the Mississippi legislature, getting a federal bill filed with Senator Roger Wicker's sponsorship, and doing it all without a lobbyist or a political playbook. Just grit, relationships, and showing up. This one is packed with real, actionable advice — whether you want to grow an agency, understand how to work with your legislature, or just need a reminder of why this profession is worth fighting for. ---- Connect with Candace: • Website: edeposition.com (https://edeposition.com) • LinkedIn: Candace O'Barr Jones (  / candace-o-barr-jones-128b77142_mississippi...  ) • Instagram: @candacehollemanjones • Facebook: @candacehollemanjones ---Regal Court Reporting Socials:⁠https: //www.instagram.com/regalreporting/   / ⁠⁠     / regal-court-reporting-inc⁠  . Connect with Stephanie: ⁠  / stephlesliecsr   ⁠⁠  / ⁠   Connect with Isaiah:   / ⁠⁠     / ⁠   RESOURCES⁠https://www.caldra.org/⁠⁠ https://www.ncra.org/⁠⁠https://www.st... --- To learn more or contact us, please visit our website: ⁠https://regalcourtreporting.com/⁠--- Hosted by Stephanie Leslie & Isaiah Leslie, Created by Regal Studios, Stephanie Leslie & Isaiah Leslie, and Produced by Regal Studios, Stephanie Leslie & Isaiah Leslie.