UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
IN RE: )
) TRANSCRIPT RATES
BUSINESS OF THE COURT )
Administrative Order
The Judicial Conference of the United States sets the maximum page rate that may be
charged for Court transcripts. The District Court is authorized to adopt a schedule of fees for
transcripts consistent with the rates.
The Court orders that the Maximum Per Page Transcript Rates for all categories of
transcript, appended to this Order is adopted by the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
So Ordered this 23rd day of February 2026.
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Stephen R. Clark
Chief United States District Judge
Maximum Per Page Transcript Rates
TRANSCRIPTS ORIGINAL FIRST EACH
COPY ADDITIONAL
TO COPY TO THE
EACH SAME PARTY
PARTY
30-Day Transcript (Ordinary) $4.40 $1.10 $.75
A transcript to be delivered within
30 calendar days after receipt of an
order.
14-Day Transcript $5.10 $1.10 $.75
A transcript to be delivered within
14 calendar days after receipt of an
order.
7-Day Transcript (Expedited) $5.85 $1.10 $.75
A transcript to be delivered within
seven calendar days after receipt of
an order.
3-Day Transcript $6.55 $1.30 $.90
A transcript to be delivered within
three calendar days after receipt of
an order
Next-Day Transcript (Daily) $7.30 $1.45 $1.10
A transcript to be delivered on the
calendar day following receipt of
the order (regardless of whether
that calendar day is a weekend or
holiday), prior to the normal
opening hour of the clerk’s office.
2-Hour Transcript (Hourly) $8.70 $1.45 $1.10
A transcript of proceedings to be
delivered within two hours from
receipt of the order.
Realtime Transcript One feed, $3.70 per N/A N/A
A draft unedited transcript produced page; two-to-four
by a certified realtime reporter as a feeds, $2.55 per page;
byproduct of realtime to be five or more feeds,
delivered electronically during $1.80 per page.
proceedings or immediately
following receipt of the order. Orders placed on or
before the day of the
proceeding will be
batched together for
purposes of
determining the
number of feeds; and
subsequent orders will
be charged at the
lowest page rate
assessed on the
previous orders.
