Entries in Registers are by case number and contain the names of litigants and a chronology of the proceedings of each case, including date of appeal, court of origin, filing of affidavits and motions, court actions and final disposition, and court fees. The series is incomplete and covers only a portion of the period through 1885. Only Volume C has an index. Judgment books consist of standarized entries listing names of litigants, case numbers, courts from which appealed, decisions, and final disposition. Volumes marked C-K. Only Volume C is indexed.
All entries are in longhand and vary in length from a few sentences to several pages.
The justice writing the opinion is named, as are the concurring justices. This series duplicates, in part, the original opinions filed with the case files and a portion of those described in entry 11. Volume 2 contains 1864 opinions of the Nevada Supreme Court. 9-Volume VII, no. 61 cubic feet.