California Order Appointing Court Approved Reporter As Official Reporter Pro Tempore is an administrative order issued by the California court system that appoints a court reporter to serve in an official capacity as an official pro tempore reporter. The order grants the appointed court reporter the authority to take down a verbatim record of all proceedings in a courtroom, and to transcribe a record of the proceedings for the court’s records. The order typically includes the following information: the name of the court, the name of the judge, the name of the court reporter, the date of appointment, the duration of the appointment, the duties of the court reporter, and a signature from the judge. There are two types of California Order Appointing Court Approved Reporter As Official Reporter Pro Tempore: one for permanent appointments and one for temporary appointments. A permanent appointment is granted to an experienced court reporter who is expected to serve for an extended period of time. A temporary appointment is granted to a court reporter who will serve for a short period of time, usually for a single case or hearing.