Bexar County employs several Auxiliary Official Court Reporters (also known as swing court reporters) that serve all of the courts of record in Bexar County, although they are a part of Criminal District Courts Administration. These court reporters fill in for official court reporters who are on scheduled leave or are absent for any other purpose. There are 52 different courts that they may be assigned to on any given day, and often free-lance court reporters must be hired to fill all of the assignments because the swings book up quickly.