Rule N - Recording of Court Proceedings; Release of Transcripts(a) All proceedings recorded. All proceedings shall be simultaneously recorded verbatim by a reporter engaged by the court by shorthand or mechanical means or, when permitted by rule of court, by an electronic sound recording device.(e) Private reporters. Except as provided in paragraphs (f) and (g) of this rule, only a court reporter who is a court employee, or who is under contract to the Court to provide reporting services, is permitted to record proceedings held before a judge or magistrate judge.(f) Electronic recording devices. The use of court operated electronic recording devices may be permitted by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court for the perpetuation of a record in any court proceeding without the presence of a court reporter during such proceeding.(g) Restriction on the use of electronic recording devices. No electronic recording equipment, other than that in the custody and control of official court reporters or court personnel in the performance of their official duties, may be used to record proceedings held before a judge or magistrate judge.