US Courts Audio/Video Conferencing System

Name: US Courts Audio/Video Conferencing System
Author: Administrative Office of the US Courts

by Administrative Office of the US Courts

Federal courts' AV system that increasingly bolts on AI captions for hearings.

TL;DR

Federal courts' AV system that increasingly bolts on AI captions for hearings.

Best for federal court IT teams piloting AI captions during hearings (not a vendor sale). Pricing: government internal.

What it is

US federal courts run an internal AV/conferencing platform for remote hearings; some districts overlay AI captions for accessibility during proceedings, though the official record remains the court reporter's stenographic transcript.

Best for: Federal court IT teams piloting AI captions during hearings (not a vendor sale).
Watch out for: Internal government system; captioning configuration is district-specific.

Install / use

uscourts.gov

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	No
Streaming / real-time	Yes
Languages supported	1
HIPAA eligible	No

US Courts Audio/Video Conferencing System vs Whipscribe

Feature	US Courts Audio/Video Conferencing System	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	government internal	free beta
Speaker diarization	—	Yes
Word timestamps	—	Yes
Streaming	Yes	No
Languages	1	99
Platforms	Web	Web, API, MCP

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