Utah Courts

Appellate Court Records

Finding Legal Help

You are not required to hire an attorney, but legal matters can be complicated. Consider talking to an attorney to go over your options. See the Finding Legal Help page for information about free and low cost ways to get legal help.

Como encontrar ayuda legal

Usted no está obligado a contratar un abogado, pero los asuntos legales pueden ser complicados. Considere la posibilidad de hablar con un abogado para hablar de sus opciones. Para información sobre cómo obtener ayuda legal vea nuestra página Como encontrar ayuda legal.

Appellate Docket Search
Search for information about appellate court cases.

Appellate Briefs

Briefs for appellate cases that are current/pending are available in the appellate clerks' office.

Once the case is closed, the original briefs are sent to the Utah State Law Library. Copies of Utah appellate briefs are also available at the Utah State Archives and at the law libraries of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.

Utah State Law Library
Supreme Court 1929 and 1940s- , docket # 4922-4932 and 6190-
Court of Appeals 1986-current

Utah State Archives
Supreme Court 1888-1961

BYU Howard W. Hunter Law Library
Supreme Court 1895-current
Court of Appeals 1986-current

University of Utah James E. Faust Law Library
Supreme Court 1895-current
Court of Appeals 1986-current

Law & Motion Files

Law & Motion Files contain all documents, other than briefs, filed in an appellate court case.

Utah Supreme Court Law & Motion files 2009-current are available at the appellate clerks' office. Older files are available at the Utah State Archives.
Utah Court of Appeals Law & Motion files 2014-current are available at the appellate clerks' office. Older files are in off-site storage. Contact the appellate clerks' office to request off-site files, which may take a week to arrive from off-site storage.

Appellate Oral Argument Recordings

Utah Supreme Court recordings - February 2004-current
Utah Court of Appeals recordings - October 2005-current

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