The Supreme Court of Texas | Oral Argument Audio

Oral Argument Audio

The Supreme Court of Texas


The Supreme Court of Texas posts audio recordings of oral arguments to allow ready access to the arguments by the public and lawyers across the state. The recordings are usually posted within a few hours of the oral argument.

Please note that the Supreme Court of Texas Clerk’s Office is in the process of converting audio cassette recordings for several years prior to 2004—the year in which the Court began recording oral arguments in a digital format.  The digital conversions of cassette recordings are being posted as soon as they become available and there will be gaps of missing years or months.  The audio quality of these recordings varies and you will notice an audible tape hiss.  Some of the recordings are incomplete—but this is an error in the original recording and we cannot replace this missing portion of the recording.

NOTE: The recordings are MP3 files. If you do not have a media player on your computer/network, you may download a player from the Court's website (see choices below).

Cases listed by year case was FILED:
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978
Cases listed by year case was ARGUED:
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979

     

Please note that these results include hyperlinks to the oral argument file/listing and not the case information.

*To SEARCH BY CASE STYLE, use the website's main case search feature. Please note that not all cases may have an oral argument file currently available. If oral argument for the case IS AVAILABLE, there will be an Oral Argument hyperlink at the top of the case information's window.

To listen to an oral argument:

  1. Browse through the case listings via the YEAR CASE FILED or the YEAR CASE ARGUED.
  2. Once you locate the case, RIGHT-CLICK on the CASE STYLE hyperlink to the right of the case number.
  3. Select "Save Target As" and save the file to your computer (hard drive or network).
  4. Download MP3 player to play audio files:
    MS MEDIA PLAYER   |   REAL PLAYER
  5. Finally, launch your favorite player, then open the file you saved.

Looking for oral argument videos?

Click here to access the Supreme Court of Texas Webcasts site.

Updated: 29-Sep-2009