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Minutes, 1841-1943,
Indexes and registers, 1840-1995,
Dockets, 1840-1980,
Opinions, 1840-1949,
Rejected applications, 1892-1943,
Overruled applications for writs of mandamus and habeas corpus, 1901-1943,
Case files, 1840-2004,
An Inventory of Supreme Court Records at the Texas State Archives, 1840-2004
Location: Please note that the A, B, C, D, and 94 through 04 case files (except misfiles and oversize items) are stored at the State Records Center. Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under the Public Information Act exceptions, these records must be reviewed by an archivist before they can be accessed for research. Records requested before 10:00 a.m. will usually be available for review by an archivist by 4:00 p.m. the same day. Records requested after 10:00 a.m. and before 3:00 p.m. will usually be available for review by an archivist by noon the next day. See the "Restrictions on Access" statement in this document for further information.
The court met in Austin through the year 1850. Beginning in 1851, the court held annual three month terms in the cities of Galveston, Austin, and Tyler. Beginning in the 1850s, the Galveston term ran January through March; the Tyler term, April through June; and the Austin term October through December. By the mid 1870s, the Austin term was changed to April through June and the Tyler term to October through December. Beginning in 1879, some cases were referred to the Commission of Appeals. Results of these actions can be found in the minutes and opinions of these early Supreme Court records, and in the records of the commission.
During the "traveling" or "circuit" court period (1840-1892), the court enacted several numbering systems. A new numbering system was begun by the court in January 1841, causing a duplication of numbers with cases filed prior to that date. When the court began to travel between Austin, Galveston, and Tyler, the clerk at each of the court sites assigned their own case numbers, causing further duplication. The court generally maintained separate records for each geographical term. In some cases, minutes and opinions were recorded for more than one of the terms, often for multiple year periods, in the same volume. Dockets, minutes, and opinions in the early 1870s are present for Austin, but not for Tyler and Galveston. It is likely the court met only in Austin for the approximate period of 1871-1873. In 1944, all cases created during the circuit court period were renumbered with an M number and a direct and reverse index was compiled on index cards.
A new numbering system was implemented in late 1892. Applications for writs of error became the most common way for a case to come to the Supreme Court. Each application was assigned an application number and can be found in the application dockets. Successful applications became cases and were assigned a new number, called a cause number, while unsuccessful applications simply retained their application number. This created two separate filing systems: case files arranged by cause number and applications filed by application number. Certain causes, particularly certified questions, habeas corpus, mandamus, and quo warranto cases, will not appear in the application dockets. Beginning in 1918, many of the cases before the Supreme Court were referred to the Commission of Appeals. Such referrals and results (opinions, etc.) are detailed in the dockets and the minutes of the commission, and opinions of the commission are listed in the opinion books. Cases referred to the Commission of Appeals may be cited with a hyphenated case number, with the second part of the number being the cause number assigned by the Supreme Court.
Beginning in 1944, a new universal numbering and filing system began. The separate application numbering system used since 1892 was abandoned. All applications were assigned cause numbers, whether or not the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. The new numbering system began by assigning cause numbers with a letter prefix, starting with A-1 in January 1944. In 1994, a new numbering system began based on two digit date prefixes, starting with 94-1. Dockets and a direct and reverse card index exist for a portion of these cases.
These records are organized into seven series and fourteen subseries:
Texas Supreme Court, Administrative Division, Supreme Court's annotated copies of blueprints and drawings of buildings in the Capitol Complex, 1956-1991, bulk 1988-1990, 2.52 cubic ft.
Texas Supreme Court, Galveston term clerk's correspondence, 1868-1870, 0.47 cubic ft.
Digest of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of Texas; from January term 1840, to the close of the spring term, 1853...., W. Alexander, Philadelphia, Pa.: T. & J.W. Johnson, 1854.
"The missing cases of the Republic," Texas Law Review, James W. Paulsen, vol. 65, Austin, Texas: Texas Law Review Association, 1983. (On the opinions of the 1845 term.)
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Supreme Court on November 22, 1982; September 6, 1983; November 1, 1984; April 15, 1985; June 19, 1989; May 10, 1991; November 24, 2008; March 14 and August 2, 2011; February 28, 2012; October 13, 2014; and January 23, 2015; by the Texas Historical Commission on May 4, 1988; by Dorothy Sloan on October 18, 1995; by Tammy Kubecka on April 28, 2005; and March 18, 2015; by Peter Luke on May 25, 2005; and November 27, 2011; by the Heritage Auction Galleries on December 19, 2007; by the Texas Attorney General's Office on June 23, 2008; July 1, 2010; and September 2, 2016; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from Heritage Auction Galleries on March 11, 2009; by Maria McPhail via Heritage Auction Galleries on March 29, 2010; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from Early American History Auctions on October 2, 2009; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from Danny Reich on August 2, 2010; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from the Gettysburg Quartermaster on August 17, 2010; by Rolando Gallo on October 8, 2010; by Ed Hoffman on October 26, 2011; by RR Auction on November 14, 2011; by Sherry Evans on December 5, 2011; by Carl G. Horkowitz on March 23, 2012; by Mark E. Mitchell on August 1, 2014; by Richard D. Worthington on March 30, 2015; by James H. Twelmeyer on April 27, 2015; by Diana Faust via the Texas Supreme Court on May 12, 2016; by Ian Brabner on May 26, 2016; by James Cummins on June 2, 2016; by Jared Gendron on June 13, 2016; and by Tyler Ribitzki via the Texas Attorney General's Office on June 2, 2017.
The M case files direct and reverse index and 1890s case files direct and reverse index card files described in the Indexes and registers series and a portion of the M case files described in the Case files series of this finding aid have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive, available online at https://tsl.access.preservica.com/tda/texas-courts/supreme-court/.
21.78 cubic ft.
The Texas Supreme Court has final appellate jurisdiction in most civil and juvenile cases. These records are the minutes of the Texas Supreme Court and Commission of Appeals. The minutes provide a summarized account of the proceedings and decisions of the court, dating 1841-1943. The early minutes of the court, 1841-1892, include orders and judgments with each day's proceedings along with a list of the justices present. Information found in the later minutes of the court, 1893-1943, includes the date, justices present and cases discussed, application or cause number, parties, actions, county and district court of origin, referrals to the Commission of Appeals, and the date a mandate was issued. The minutes of the Commission of Appeals, 1879-1892 and 1918-1943, generally provide the date and cases addressed.
The minutes are organized into two subseries, as received from the court:
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Minutes, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 1983/056
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Supreme Court on November 22, 1982.
Supreme Court minutes, 1841-1943,
19.33 cubic ft.
Minutes of the Texas Supreme Court provide a summarized account of the proceedings and decisions of the court, dating 1841-1943. The circuit court-era volumes (1841-1892) usually cover just one term (Galveston, Tyler, or Austin) for a period of years; in later years of this era, the volumes include two or three of the terms for multi-year periods. These early minutes include orders and judgments with each day's proceedings along with a list of the justices present. Some routine matters appear infrequently in the minutes, such as lists of court costs and the appointment of clerks. Knowing the court term and date of the case is necessary in order to locate judgments in these records. There is some overlap in dates in these volumes. Minutes in the last volume extend into the next court period (the multi-number, multi-docket period) through the year 1895. The beginning and ending dates for each volume (and for multiple sessions in the volumes) are given. Beginning in 1879, referrals to the Commission of Appeals are also noted. Also present, primarily in the 1870s-1890s, are copies of selected cases which were referred from one term (i.e., Austin, Galveston, Tyler) to another.
Information found in the later minutes (post 1892) includes the date, justices present and cases discussed, application or cause number, parties, actions, county and district case of origin, referrals to the Commission of Appeals, and the date a mandate was issued. Other items occasionally present include lists of cases transferred between Courts of Civil Appeals, lists of attorneys issued Supreme Court licenses, and resolutions or memorials for deceased justices and judges. Some volumes contain loose pages, usually lists of cases to be transferred. Most volumes are not indexed. As of 2017, minutes from 1944 forward are held by the Supreme Court.
The volumes of minutes are arranged roughly in chronological order by the beginning date of each volume as received from the court.
(Identify the item), Supreme Court minutes, Minutes, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
201-90 Minutes, January 1841-April 1849
201-91 Minutes, Austin, December 1849-January 1856
201-92 Minutes, Galveston, January 1851-March 1855
201-93 Minutes, Tyler, April 1851-June 1856
201-95 Minutes, Galveston, February 1856-February 1865
201-94 Minutes, Austin, October 1856-January 1859
201-96 Minutes, Tyler, April 1857-June 1860
201-97 Minutes, Austin, October 1859-October 1866
Minutes, Galveston, March 1861
201-98 Minutes, Tyler, April 1861-May 1869
201-99 Minutes, Austin, October 1866-December 1869
Minutes, Galveston, March 1869-June 1870
201-100 Minutes, Galveston, January 1867-January 1868
201-101 Minutes, Galveston, January 1868-March 1870
201-102 Minutes, Austin, December 1870-November 1872
201-103 Minutes, Austin (?), December 1872-June 1875
201-104 Minutes, Tyler, October 1874-October 1883
Minutes, Galveston, January 1877-April 1883
Minutes, Austin, June 1878-May 1883
201-105 Minutes, Galveston, January 1875-March 1881
Minutes, Austin, April 1876-June 1881
Minutes, Tyler, October 1880-November 1881
201-106 Minutes, Austin, April 1876-June 1881
Minutes, Tyler, November 1877-December 1881
201-108 Minutes, Galveston, January 1882-March 1883
Minutes, Austin, April 1882-May 1883
201-107 Minutes, Austin, April 1882-June 1886
Minutes, Tyler, October 1882-December 1886
Minutes, Galveston, March 1877, January 1883-January 1886
201-110 Minutes, Tyler, October 1883-December 1888
Minutes, Galveston, January 1884-March 1885, January 1887-March 1888
201-109 Minutes, Galveston, January-March 1884
Minutes, Austin, June 1884
Minutes, Tyler, October and December 1884
201-111 Minutes, Galveston, January-March 1885
Minutes, Austin, April-June 1885
Minutes, Tyler, December 1885
201-112 Minutes, Galveston, January-March 1886
Minutes, Austin, April and June 1886
Minutes, Tyler, December 1886
201-113 Minutes, Galveston, January-March 1887
Minutes, Austin, May 1887
201-114 Minutes, Austin, April 1887-June 1891
Minutes, Tyler, October 1887-December 1891
Minutes, Galveston, January 1888-March 1892
201-115 Minutes, Galveston, January-March 1888
Minutes, Austin, April-June 1888
201-116 Minutes, Tyler, October 1888-December 1891
Minutes, Galveston, January 1889-April 1892
Minutes, Austin, April 1891-August 1892
201-117 Minutes, Galveston, January-March 1889
Minutes, Austin, April 1889
201-118 Minutes, Galveston, January-March 1890
Minutes, Austin, April 1890
201-119 Minutes, Galveston, January-March 1891
Minutes, Austin, May-June 1891
201-120 Minutes, Galveston, January-March 1892
Minutes, Austin, April-June 1892
201-121 Minutes, Austin, April 1892-December 1892
Minutes, 1892-June 1895
201-228 Minutes, October 1895-June 1898
201-229 Minutes, October 1898-December 1901
201-230 Minutes, January 1902-May 1905
201-231 Minutes, May 1905-June 1908
201-232 Minutes, October 1908-January 1912
201-233 Minutes, January 1912-June 1915
201-234 Minutes, October 1915-January 1919
201-235 Minutes, January 1919-March 1921
201-236 Minutes, March 1921-March 1923
201-237 Minutes, March 1923-March 1925
201-238 Minutes, April 1925-February 1927
201-239 Minutes, February 1927-December 1928
201-240 Minutes, December 1928-June 1930
201-241 Minutes, October 1930-May 1932
201-242 Minutes, May 1932-May 1934
201-243 Minutes, May 1934-May 1936
201-244 Minutes, May 1936-April 1938
201-245 Minutes, April 1938-November 1939
201-246 Minutes, November 1939-June 1941
201-247 Minutes, June 1941-January 1943
Commission of Appeals minutes, 1879-1892, 1918-1943,
2.45 cubic ft.
Records are minutes of the Texas Commission of Appeals, dating 1879-1892, 1918-1943. Minutes provide a summarized account of the proceedings of the court. Information given includes the date and cases addressed. The early minutes, 1879-1892, were part of the early Supreme Court period and cover the Tyler and Austin terms for those years. References to Commission of Appeals actions are also given in records found in the Supreme Court minutes. In 1918, the Commission was divided into sections A and B. There are separate volumes of minutes for each section. The volumes in this series are not indexed.
The minutes are arranged by site or section, then chronologically, as received from the court.
(Identify the item), Commission of Appeals minutes, Minutes, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
201-308 Minutes, Tyler, 1879-about 1880
201-309 Minutes, Tyler, 1881-1891
201-310 Minutes, Austin, 1890-1892
201-311 Minutes, Section A, 1918-1939
201-312 Minutes, Section A, 1939-1943
201-313 Minutes, Section B, 1918-1943
25.43 cubic ft.
The M case files direct and reverse index and 1890s case files direct and reverse index card files described in this series have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive, available online at https://tsl.access.preservica.com/tda/texas-courts/supreme-court/scot-indexes/.
Updates made for DACS compliance and indexes added by Caitlin Burhans, August 2017
[In 1944, all cases created during the circuit court period were renumbered with an M number, and a direct and reverse index was compiled on index cards. This is a large card file providing direct and reverse access to the cases. The cards list the style of the case, date filed, M case number, and the original case number.]
1983/056-1 Aab - Ban
1983/056-2 Bar - Bay
1983/056-3 Bra - Cap
1983/056-4 Car - Cok
1983/056-5 Col - Dau
1983/056-6 Dav - Dyk
1983/056-7 Eag - For
1983/056-8 Fos - Glu
1983/056-9 Goa - Ham
1983/056-10 Han - Hix
1983/056-11 Hob - Ize
1983/056-12 Jac - Kno
1983/056-13 Koe - Mal
1983/056-14 Man - Max
1983/056-15 Mea - Mun
1983/056-16 Mur - Pea
1983/056-17 Pec - Ren
1983/056-18 Rep - Say
1983/056-19 Sca - Smy
1983/056-20 Sna - Sta
1983/056-21 Ste - Tex
1983/056-22 Tha - Wai
1983/056-23 Wal - Whi
1983/056-24 Wic - Zwe
201-180 Direct index, 1870-1941, bulk 1870-1892
2011/435-81 A-D
2011/435-82 E-M
2011/435-83 N-S
2011/435-84 T-Z
201-299 Direct and reverse index, 1934-1938
201-179 Register of Lawyers Practicing in the Supreme Court..., 1882-1943
201-297 Register of Lawyers Practicing in the Supreme Court..., 1935-1950
201-298 Index to expenses and newspaper clippings, 1940-1941
2011/435-62 Su - Td
2011/435-65 Texas employees - Texas A-O
2011/435-66 Texas S-T; A-T (towns, companies)
2011/435-77 A-D
2011/435-78 E-K
2011/435-79 L-Se
2011/435-80 Sh-Z
64.65 cubic ft.
The Texas Supreme Court has final appellate jurisdiction in most civil and juvenile cases. Records are dockets of the Texas Supreme Court and the Commission of Appeals, dating 1840-1980. Dockets function as a brief entry of the court proceedings, some also serving as a calendar of cases awaiting action in court. The State Archives has dockets from 1840 to 1980; dockets after that period are at the Supreme Court. Dockets of the circuit court period (1840-1892) consist of court dockets, bar dockets, a motion docket, and a docket of criminal cases. The court dockets (referred to as "dockets") are the most numerous and contain the case or application number, attorneys, parties, county, filing dates, and orders, both of the previous term and present term in many cases. Dates of these dockets reflect the court terms, not the filing date of a case. The docket volumes, except for the first few, cover only a particular geographical term of the court (Austin, Galveston, or Tyler), sometimes covering more than one year.
The later dockets of the Supreme Court, 1892-1980, consist of application dockets, 1892-1943; court dockets, 1893-1944; motion dockets, 1893-1947; referred application dockets, 1917-1918; general case dockets, 1913-1920; file dockets, 1944-1980; docket sheets, 1944-1980; and a chambers docket, 1971-1973. The court dockets and the file dockets are useful tools for locating case files in this era.
The dockets from the Commission of Appeals cover the years 1879-1892 and 1918-1943. The early set of dockets covers the Tyler and Austin terms of the circuit court period. In 1918, the commission was divided into A and B sections. There are separate dockets for these sections, each with its own numbering system. Information given in the dockets includes the cause number, Commission of Appeals docket number, parties, counties and/or district, filing date, and orders.
These records are organized into three subseries, as received from the court:
Supreme Court dockets, 1892-1980, 39.32 cubic ft.
(Identity the item and cite the series), Dockets, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1983/056, 1989/160
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Supreme Court on November 22, 1982; and June 19, 1989.
Supreme Court dockets (circuit court period), 1840-1892,
22.22 cubic ft.
Records are dockets of the Supreme Court from the circuit court period, 1840-1892. Dockets function as a brief entry of the court proceedings, some also serving as a calendar of cases awaiting action in court. Dates of these dockets reflect the court terms, not the filing date of a case. The docket volumes, except for the first few, cover only a particular geographical term of the court (Austin, Galveston, or Tyler), sometimes covering more than one year.
There are several types of dockets present: court dockets, bar dockets, a motion docket, and a docket of criminal cases. The court dockets (referred to as "dockets") are the most numerous and contain the case or application number, attorneys, parties, county, filing dates, and orders, both of the previous term and present term in many cases. In January 1841, a new numbering system was begun by the court. Any cases continued after January 1840 were given a new number; both the old and new numbers can be found in the earliest dockets for some cases. In many of these dockets, especially those created prior to the Civil war, M numbers are given as well for some cases. In 1944, M numbers were assigned to all cases from the period, becoming the case number of record.
The bar dockets (1860-1862, 1869-1874) contain the case number, attorneys, parties, county, and filing dates. The only orders present are from those cases begun in a previous term, and such orders are present only in the later years. These dockets do not contain M numbers. The motion docket (1891-1892) gives the docket and application numbers, district, county, attorneys, parties, purpose (rehearing, to dismiss, etc.), date filed, and orders. The other docket is a docket of criminal cases from Austin, 1871-1874, containing the case number, parties, county, crime, and orders.
Most of the dockets are not indexed, making it difficult to locate cases since the entries are arranged by district, then numerically within each section. Also, since M numbers are not always present, the original case number has little value. The direct and reverse M card file index in the Indexes and registers series provides the best access to the M case files.
Dockets are arranged chronologically by year then further arranged by location of the court session, as received from the agency.
(Identify the item), Supreme Court dockets (circuit court period), Dockets, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
201-1 Index and Docket of the Causes in the Supreme Court, 1840-1843
201-2 Docket, 1842-1846
201-3 Docket, 1846-1847
201-4 Docket, 1848-1849
201-5 Docket, Galveston, 1851-1855
201-6 Docket, Tyler, 1851
201-7 Docket, Tyler, 1852-1853
201-8 Docket, Austin, 1851-1854
201-9 Docket, Tyler, 1854
201-10 Docket, Austin, 1855-1856
201-11 Docket, Tyler, 1855-1856
201-12 Docket, Galveston, 1856-1858
201-13 Docket, Tyler, 1857-1858
201-14 Docket, Austin, 1859
201-15 Docket, Austin, 1859
201-16 Docket, Galveston, 1859
201-17 Docket, Tyler, 1859
201-18 Docket, Austin, 1860-1864
201-19 Docket, Galveston, 1860
201-20 Docket, Tyler, 1860
201-21 Bar docket, Tyler, 1860
201-22 (Bar docket), Tyler, 1860-1861
201-23 Docket, Galveston, 1861-1865
201-24 (Bar docket), Galveston, 1861-1862
201-25 Docket, Tyler, 1861-1864
201-26 Docket, Tyler, 1864-1867
201-27 Docket, Austin, 1866
[Note: Some cases filed in 1867, no orders present for these cases.]
201-28 Docket, Austin, 1867
201-29 Docket, Galveston, 1867
201-30 Docket, Austin, 1868-1870
201-31 Docket, Galveston, 1868
201-32 Docket, Tyler, 1868-1870
201-33 Docket, Galveston, 1869
201-34 (Bar docket), Galveston, 1869
201-35 (Bar docket), Austin, 1870
201-36 Docket, Galveston, 1870
201-37 Docket, Austin, 1870-1871
201-38 (Bar docket), Galveston, 1872
201-39 Docket of criminal cases, Austin, 1871-1874
201-40 Docket, (Austin), 1872-1873
201-41 Bar docket, Galveston, 1872-1873
201-42 Docket, Austin, 1874
[Note: Some cases filed in 1875, no orders present for these cases.]
201-43 Bar docket, Austin, 1874
201-44 Docket, Tyler, 1874
201-45 Docket, Austin, 1875
201-46 Docket, Tyler, 1875
201-47 Docket, Austin, 1875-1876
201-48 Docket, Tyler, 1876
201-49 Docket, Tyler, 1876
201-50 Docket, Tyler, 1877
201-51 Docket, Austin, 1877-1878
201-52 Docket, Tyler, 1878
201-53 Docket, Austin, 1879-1880
201-54 Docket, Tyler, 1879
201-55 Docket, Galveston, 1880
[Note: Some cases filed in 1881, no orders present for these cases.]
201-56 Docket, Tyler, 1880
201-57 Docket, Austin, 1881-1882
201-58 Docket, Galveston, 1881
201-59 Docket, Tyler, 1881
201-60 Docket, Galveston, 1882
201-61 Docket, Tyler, 1882
201-62 Docket, Austin, 1883-1884
201-63 Docket, Galveston, 1883
201-64 Docket, Tyler, 1883
201-65 Docket, Galveston, 1884
201-66 Docket, Tyler, 1884
201-67 Docket, Austin, 1885-1886
201-68 Docket, Galveston, 1885
201-69 Docket, Tyler, 1885
201-70 Docket, Galveston, 1886
201-71 Docket, Tyler, 1886
201-72 Docket, Austin, 1887
201-73 Docket, Galveston, 1887
201-74 Docket, Tyler, 1887
201-75 Docket, Austin, 1888
201-76 Docket, Galveston, 1888
201-77 Docket, Tyler, 1888
201-78 Docket, Austin, 1889
201-79 Docket, Galveston, 1889
201-80 Docket, Tyler, 1889
201-81 Docket, Austin, 1890
201-82 Docket, Galveston, 1890
201-83 Docket, Tyler, 1890
201-84 Docket, Austin, 1891
201-85 Docket, Galveston, 1891
201-86 Docket, Tyler, 1891
201-214 Motion docket, Austin, 1891-1892
201-87 Docket, Austin, 1892
201-88 Docket, Austin, 1892
201-89 Docket, Galveston, 1892
Supreme Court dockets, 1892-1980,
40.17 cubic ft.
Records are dockets of the Supreme Court, 1892-1980. Dockets function as a brief entry of the court proceedings, some also serving as a calendar of cases awaiting action in a court. Several types of dockets are present in this series: application dockets, court dockets, motion dockets, a referred application docket, general case dockets, file dockets, docket sheets, and a chambers docket. The court dockets and the file dockets are useful tools for locating case files in this era.
Cases submitted to the Supreme Court were assigned an application number and recorded in the application dockets. Three sets of application dockets are included here. Application dockets, 1892-1954, contain the application number, names of attorneys, parties, county and district the case of origin, the filing date, and orders, usually brief (refused, dismissed, granted, etc). In the early years a note giving a date when the costs were paid is present as well. Each volume has a direct name index. Application dockets of the consultation room is a set of application docket books used as a reference source in the consultation room of the court dating 1894-1954. These dockets are from the time when there was a separate numbering system for all applications to the court. The dockets provide the application numbers, names of the parties, disposition of the applications, and remarks by the justices. These remarks are sometimes substantive as to why the application was accepted or rejected by the court. Last is a referred application docket which indicates that the applications were referred to the court by the lower courts or by the Commission of Appeals. The docket has categories for the application number, parties, disposition, and remarks. The remarks indicate whether the application was granted, refused, dismissed, or overruled. This docket covers only a short period of time, from 1917 to 1918, and from application number 9,275 to 10,757. Entries in all the application dockets are arranged numerically by application number.
Court dockets record the cause number of the applications that the court decided to hear, dating 1893-1944. Dockets contain the cause number, attorneys, parties, district and county case of origin, filing date, and orders. The orders consist of the date submitted, date of the decision, referrals to Commission of Appeals, and judgment, or orders, of the Supreme Court and/or the Commission of Appeals. The application number is present in many of the entries as well. The volumes have a direct name index. Entries in the dockets are arranged numerically by the cause number.
Motion dockets contain the motion number, application number, district and county case of origin, attorneys, parties, purpose (rehearing, to dismiss, etc.), filing date, and orders, including date submitted and date of decision. The bulk of the dates covered are 1893-1943, with coverage extending to 1947 in the last volume. The dockets are not indexed until late 1933, then a direct name index is provided in the back of the volumes. Entries in the dockets are arranged numerically by the motion number.
A general case docket recorded cases with opinions submitted from the Commission of Appeals to the Supreme Court. This docket includes the date the case was received in the Supreme Court, cause number, style of case, date of decision, and name of judge. Occasionally there are written comments on the disposition of the case. This docket contains cause numbers from 1913 to 1920, with the opinions given by the Commission of Appeals beginning midway through the volume, dating 1918-1920. Entries are in numerical and chronological order.
File dockets, dating 1944-1980, list all applications filed with the court in numerical order, by cause number. The cause number was assigned when the application was filed. The same cause number stayed with an application whether the court rejected the application or agreed to hear it as a case. These dockets provide the cause number, style of the case (names of the parties), cause of action (writ of error, mandamus, habeas corpus, certified question, or direct appeal), district court number, and date of filing. The dockets have an alphabetical index in the front to provide access by name of appellant. The dockets do not say if the application was granted or refused; that information is in the dockets sheets or the case file.
Docket sheets cover the years 1944-1980 and list the Supreme Court's cases in cause number order. These sheets provide more information than the file dockets. The docket sheets list the names of the parties, the district court and the court of appeals, date when writ of error was filed, the attorneys, dates when instruments were filed and opinions mailed, cause of action, and dates of the orders by the court. The docket sheets do not provide any type of alphabetical name index.
The last docket is a chambers docket, a more recent type of docket used by the Supreme Court to track the history of a case on appeal. The docket has spaces for the names of the parties, Supreme Court cause number, Civil Court of Appeals name and case number, county of origin, Southwestern Reporter 2nd citation, and ruling. The cases are arranged numerically and chronologically. This docket covers only a two year period, 1971-1973. There is no name index.
Dockets are arranged by type and then by date. Entries in the dockets are generally numerical by application or cause number.
(Identify the item), Supreme Court dockets, Dockets, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Supreme Court on November 22, 1982, and June 19, 1989.
Application dockets
201-181 Application docket, 1-1000, November 1892 - April 1896
201-182 Application docket, 1001-2000, April 1896 - August 1898
201-183 Application docket, 2001-3113, August 1898 - July 1901
201-184 Application docket, 3114-4226, July 1901 - April 1904
201-185 Application docket, 4227-5143, April 1904 - June 1906
201-186 Application docket, 5144-6060, June 1906 - September 1908
201-187 Application docket, 6061-6977, September 1908 - August 1910
201-188 Application docket, 6978-7899, August 1910 - August 1912
201-189 Application docket, 7900-8823, August 1912 - May 1914
201-190 Application docket, 8824-9754, May 1914 - March 1916
201-191 Application docket, 9755-10678, March 1916 - January 1918
201-192 Application docket, 10678 1/2-11601, January 1918 - March 1920
201-193 Application docket, 11602-12525, March 1920 - May 1922
201-194 Application docket, 12526-13449, May 1922 - March 1924
201-195 Application docket, 13450-14387, March 1924 - December 1925
201-196 Application docket, 14388-15311, December 1925 - April 1927
201-197 Application docket, 15312-16235, April 1927 - July 1928
201-198 Application docket, 16236-17719, July 1928 - August 1930
201-199 Application docket, 17720-19196, August 1930 - August 1932
201-200 Application docket, 19197-20673, August 1932 - July 1934
201-201 Application docket, 20674-22171, July 1934 - June 1936
201-202 Application docket, 22172-23921, June 1936 - December 1938
201-203 Application docket, 23922-25671, December 1938 - May 1941
201-204 Application docket, 25672-27364, May 1941 - December 1943
Application dockets, Consultation Room
201-377 Application docket, 390-1649, 1894-1895
201-378 Application docket, 1650-3149, 1896-1901
201-379 Application docket, 3150-4654, 1901-1905
201-380 Application docket, 4655-6265, 1905-1909
201-381 Application docket, 6266-7865, 1909-1912
201-382 Application docket, 7866-9465, 1912-1916
201-383 Application docket, 9466-11055, 1916-1919
201-384 Application docket, 11056-12655, 1919-1922
201-385 Application docket, 12656-14255, 1922-1925
201-386 Application docket, 14256-15855, 1925-1928
201-387 Application docket, 15856-17455, 1928-1930
201-388 Application docket, 17456-19055, 1930-1932
201-389 Application docket, 19056-20655, 1932-1934
201-390 Application docket, 20656-22255, 1934-1936
201-391 Application docket, 22256-25004, 1936-1940
201-366 Application docket, 25000-27364, 1940-1943
Application docket, A-1 thru A-165, January - May 1944
201-367 Application docket, A-143 thru A-2759, 1944-1950
201-368 Application docket, A-2760 thru A-4880, 1950-1954
Referred application docket
201-392 Referred application docket, 1917-1918
201-205 Court docket, 1-1000, February 1893 - April 1901
201-206 Court docket, 1001-1996, April 1901 - May 1909
201-207 Court docket, 1997-2998, May 1909 - May 1917
201-208 Court docket, 2999-4000, May 1917 - May 1923
201-209 Court docket, 4001-5002, June 1923 - December 1927
201-210 Court docket, 5003-6004, November 1927 - July 1931
201-211 Court docket, 6005-7000, July 1931 - October 1935
201-212 Court docket, 7001-7996, October 1935 - May 1942
201-213 Court docket, 7997-8209, May 1942 - February 1944
201-215 Motion docket, 1-1000, March 1893 - October 1902
201-216 Motion docket, 1001-2000, October 1902 - December 1908
201-217 Motion docket, 2001-3001, January 1909 - July 1913
201-218 Motion docket, 3002-4002, July 1913 - May 1917
201-219 Motion docket, 4003-5017, May 1917 - February 1921
201-220 Motion docket, 5018-6018, February 1921 - October 1923
201-221 Motion docket, 6019-7026, October 1923 - February 1926
201-222 Motion docket, 7027-8027, February 1926 - March 1928
201-223 Motion docket, 8028-9028, March 1928 - March 1930
201-224 Motion docket, 9029-10988, March 1930 - October 1933
201-225 Motion docket, 10989-12948, October 1933 - May 1937
201-226 Motion docket, 12949-15048, May 1937 - May 1941
201-227 Motion docket, 15049-16410, May 1941 - March 1947
General case docket
201-393 General case docket, 1912-1920
201-320 File docket, A-1 thru A-5035, January 1944 - December 1954
201-321 File docket, A-5036 thru A-9499, January 1955 - March 1963
201-322 File docket, A-9500 thru A-11829, March 1963 - December 1966
201-323 File docket, B-1 thru B-5400, January 1967 - June 1975
201-324 File docket, B-5401 thru B-10000, July 1975 - December 1980
201-325 Docket sheets, A-1 thru A-430, 1944
201-326 Docket sheets, A-431 thru A-790, 1945
201-327 Docket sheets, A-791 thru A-1123, 1946
201-328 Docket sheets, A-1124 thru A-1534, 1947
201-329 Docket sheets, A-1535 thru A-2015, 1948
201-330 Docket sheets, A-2016 thru A-2482, 1949
201-331 Docket sheets, A-2483 thru A-2977, 1950
201-332 Docket sheets, A-2978 thru A-3462, 1951
201-333 Docket sheets, A-3463 thru A-3954, 1952
201-334 Docket sheets, A-3955 thru A-4446, 1953
201-335 Docket sheets, A-4447 thru A-5035, 1954
201-336 Docket sheets, A-5036 thru A-5610, 1955
201-337 Docket sheets, A-5611 thru A-6156, 1956
201-338 Docket sheets, A-6157 thru A-6626, 1957
201-339 Docket sheets, A-6627 thru A-7109, 1958
201-340 Docket sheets, A-7110 thru A-7642, 1959
201-341 Docket sheets, A-7643 thru A-8159, 1960
201-342 Docket sheets, A-8160 thru A-8767, 1961
201-343 Docket sheets, A-8768 thru A-9382, 1962
201-344 Docket sheets, A-9383 thru A-9932, 1963
201-345 Docket sheets, A-9933 thru A-10536, 1964
201-346 Docket sheets, A-10537 thru A-11179, 1965
201-347 Docket sheets, A-11180 thru A-11829, 1966
201-348 Docket sheets, B-1 thru B-637, 1967
201-349 Docket sheets, B-638 thru B-1271, 1968
201-350 Docket sheets, B-1272 thru B-1901, 1969
201-351 Docket sheets, B-1902 thru B-2481, 1970
201-352 Docket sheets, B-2482 thru B-3124, 1971
201-353 Docket sheets, B-3125 thru B-3744, 1972
201-354 Docket sheets, B-3745 thru B-4379, 1973
201-355 Docket sheets, B-4380 thru B-4984, 1974
201-356 Docket sheets, B-4985 thru B-5719, 1975
201-357 Docket sheets, B-5720 thru B-6742, 1976
201-358 Docket sheets, B-6743 thru B-6880, 1977
201-359 Docket sheets, B-6881 thru B-7263, 1977
201-360 Docket sheets, B-7264 thru B-7700, 1978
201-361 Docket sheets, B-7701 thru B-8124, 1978
201-362 Docket sheets, B-8125 thru B-8564, 1979
201-363 Docket sheets, B-8565 thru B-9057, 1979
201-364 Docket sheets, B-9058 thru B-9518, 1980
201-365 Docket sheets, B-9519 thru B-10000, 1980
Chambers docket
201-369 Chambers docket, B-2801 thru B-4093, June 1971 - June 1973
Commission of Appeals dockets, 1879-1892, 1918-1943,
Records are dockets of cases presented to the Commission of Appeals, dating 1879-1892, and 1918-1943. Dockets function as a brief entry of the court proceedings, some also serving as a calendar of cases awaiting action in a court. An 1879-1880 docket covers the Tyler term of the early Supreme Court period, the Austin terms are covered for the years 1880-1892. None are present for the Galveston terms. In 1918, the Commission was divided into A and B sections. There are separate dockets for these sections, each with their own numbering system. Information given in the dockets includes the cause number, Commission of Appeals docket number, parties, counties/and or district, filing date, and orders. The first 20th century volume also lists the court (Supreme Court or Court of Appeals) the case was sent from; the next few volumes include orders from a previous term. In the later volumes, the disposition of the Commission of Appeals order is given "Approved, [date]", etc. Beginning in 1918, the dockets are indexed. A general case docket (volume 201-293 in the Opinions series) contains a list of cases with opinions by the Commission of Appeals, dating 1918-1920, found midway through this volume.
The dockets are arranged chronologically for the first period and then chronologically within each section for the second period, as received from the court.
(Identity the item), Commission of Appeals dockets, Dockets, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
201-300 Docket, Tyler, 1879-1880
201-301 Docket, Austin, 1880-1883
201-302 Docket, Austin, 1891-1892
201-303 Docket, Section A, 1-1002, 1918-1927
201-304 Docket, Section A-2, 1003-1998, 1927-1936
201-305 Docket, Section A-3, 1999-2461, 1936-1943
201-306 Docket, Section B, 1-1002, 1918-1928
201-307 Docket, Section B-2, 1003-1935, 1928-1943
31.22 cubic ft.
The Texas Supreme Court has final appellate jurisdiction in most civil and juvenile cases. Records are bound opinion books and typescript opinions of the Texas Supreme Court and the Commission of Appeals, dating 1840-1949. Opinions set forth the reasons for the decision of the court and any relevant precedents. Any of the justices may file an opinion dissenting from or concurring with the court's judgement. The early opinions of the Supreme Court, 1840-1893, give the style of the case, case number, opinion, and judge delivering the opinion. In most cases, the county from which the case was appealed is also given. Dissenting opinions, if listed, will follow the opinion of the court. Dates reflect the court terms or the date the opinion was issued. The later opinion books of the court, 1893-1943, provide the style of the case, cause number, county and district case of origin, opinion, judge delivering the opinion, and date opinion was delivered. Dissenting opinions, if present, will follow the opinion of the court. In some early cases, application or motion numbers are given instead of the cause number. Beginning with the October term in 1922, these volumes also contain opinions of the Commission of Appeals on certified questions, habeas corpus, and mandamus. There is also a small amount of typescript copies of opinion of the Supreme Court, 1944-1949, which include majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions. These opinions contain the following information: cause number, style of case, origin (county and district court), opinions, and the date delivered. The opinions for 1944-1946 are in five bound volumes; the opinions for 1948-1949 are unbound.
Opinions of the Commission of Appeals date 1881-1892, 1922-1943. Information given is the filing date, cause number, style, statement and opinion of lower court, report of the Commission of Appeals, and date. Separate opinion volumes exist for the early years, 1881-1892. Beginning in 1922, the Commission of Appeals opinions on certified questions, habeas corpus, and mandamus are included in the Supreme Court opinion books. Opinions for some years, particularly 1879-1880, 1886-1887, and 1918-1921, are missing. References to Commission of Appeals actions are also given in opinion books of the early Supreme Court period records, which may cover the early missing information. Later opinions, 1944-1945 (through the demise of this commission), are included in with Supreme Court opinion books of the same period, volumes 201-370 and 371.
The court's opinions have been published in several publications; see the list in the Related Materials section of the finding aid.
These records are organized into two subseries as received from the court:
Opinions of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1840 to 1844 inclusive, James Wilmer Dallam, St. Louis, Mo.: Gilbert Book Co., 1883 [c. 1881.]
"The missing cases of the Republic," Texas Law Review, James W. Paulsen, vol. 65, Austin, Tx.: Texas Law Review Association, 1983. (On the opinions of the 1845 term.)
The Texas Reports, vol. 1-163, various publishers, 1846-1963.
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Supreme Court opinions, 1840-1949,
22.61 cubic ft.
Records are bound opinion books of the Texas Supreme Court dating 1840-1949. Opinions set forth the reasons for the decision of the court and any relevant precedents. Any of the justices may file an opinion dissenting from or concurring with the court's judgement. The early opinions of the Supreme court, 1840-1893, give the style of the case, case number, opinion, and judge delivering the opinion. In most cases, the county the case was appealed from is also given. After 1850, most of the volumes cover one geographical term (Galveston, Austin, Tyler) over a period of years. However, a few of the volumes in the 1880s-1890s include two or three geographical terms for single or multi-year periods. Many of the opinions are not dated; those that are will give the date the opinion was delivered following the opinion. For cases referred to the Commission of Appeals in the 1880s-1890s, the decision reached by that commission is given (affirmed, revised, remanded) following the Supreme Court opinion.
The later opinion books of the court, 1893-1943, provide the style of the case, cause number, county and district the case was from, opinion, judge delivering the opinion, and date opinion was delivered. Dissenting opinions, if present, will follow the opinion of the court. In some early cases, application or motion numbers are given instead of the cause number. Beginning with the October term in 1922, these volumes also contain opinions of the Commission of Appeals on certified questions, habeas corpus, and mandamus. The opinion books, through June 1922, are not indexed and the opinions are filed chronologically. The volumes from October 1922 through June 1928 do contain an alphabetical index to the cases in each volume. Beginning in October 1928, the opinions are filed in the volumes alphabetically. To locate an opinion, the date it was delivered is necessary, especially in the older volumes. From mid-1922 to 1943, the term the opinion was delivered in must be known.
The Archives has only a few opinions from the 1944-1980 era (1944-1946, 1948-1949), these being typescript copies of opinions of the Supreme Court, including majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions. The opinions for 1944-1946 are bound volumes; the opinions for 1948-1949 are unbound. Opinions contain the following information: cause number, style of case, origin (county and district court), opinions, and the date delivered. Following the typescript opinions is a list of boxes containing Supreme Court opinions that affirmed the decisions of the Commission of Appeals from some of the later no prefix case files. The files contain a letter from the Chief Justice affirming the decision and the opinion from the Commission of Appeals. These opinions were separated from their case files for a large photoduplication project for Lexus Nexus.
The court's opinions have been published in several publications; see the list in the Related Material section of the finding aid.
The early opinions, 1840-1892, are arranged chronologically by the beginning date of the volume. The beginning and ending dates of each volume (and for multiple terms in the volume) are given.
The later opinion books, through June 1922, are not indexed and the opinions are filed chronologically. The volumes from October 1922 through June 1928 do contain an alphabetical index to the cases in each volume. Beginning in October 1928, the opinions are filed in the volumes alphabetically. To locate an opinion, the date it was delivered is necessary, especially in the older volumes. From mid-1922 to 1943, the term the opinion was delivered in must be known.
The opinions from 1944-1946 and 1948-1949 are arranged alphabetically by name of appellant.
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201-122 Opinions, January 1840 - December 1845
[Note: Use photocopy, 201-122A]
201-123 Opinions, December 1846 - December 1847
201-124 Opinions, December 1848 - February 1850
201-125 Opinions, February - March 1850
201-126 Opinions, Galveston, January 1851 - March 1853
201-128 Opinions, Tyler, April 1851 - May 1853
201-127 Opinions, Austin, November 1851 - December 1855
201-129 Opinions, Tyler, May 1853 - May 1854
201-130 Opinions, Galveston, January 1854 - April 1856
201-132 Opinions, Tyler, April 1855 - June 1856
[Note: Some items in this term's opinions were dated 1857; these may be misdated or the term “April 1856” was not changed on the ledger pages.]
201-131 Opinions, Austin, November 1855 - January 1859
201-133 Opinions, Galveston, April 1856 - March 1857
201-134 Opinions, Tyler, April 1857 - June 1859
201-135 Opinions, Galveston, February 1858 - April 1859
201-136 Opinions, Austin, October 1859 - December 1862
201-138 Opinions, Galveston, February 1860 - February 1866
201-137 Opinions, Tyler, April 1860 - May 1867
201-139 Opinions, Austin, November 1863 - December 1866
201-140 Opinions, Galveston, February 1865 - March 1868
201-141 Opinions, Austin, October 1867 - June 1870
201-142 Opinions, Tyler, April 1868 - May 1869
201-143 Opinions, Galveston, February 1869 - 1870
201-144 Opinions, Austin (?), December 1870 - June 1872
201-145 Opinions, Austin (?), June 1872 - October 1873
201-146 Opinions, Austin (?), October 1873 - June 1874
201-147 Opinions, Austin, June 1874 - June 1876
201-148 Opinions, Tyler, October 1874 - December 1875
201-149 Opinions, Tyler, late 1875 - December 1878
201-150 Opinions, Austin, April 1877 - December 1880
201-151 Opinions, Galveston, February 1878 - March 1881
201-152 Opinions, Tyler, October 1879 - November 1883
201-153 Opinions, Austin, December 1880 - June 1882
201-155 Opinions, Galveston, January 1882 - March 1883
201-154 Opinions, Austin, June 1882 - October 1883
201-156 Opinions, Galveston, March 1883 - January 1885
201-157 Opinions, Austin, May 1883 - June 1884
Opinions, Tyler (?), October - December 1883
Opinions, Galveston, January - March/April 1884
201-158 Opinions, Tyler, November 1883 - November 1885
201-159 Opinions, Austin, June 1884
Opinions, Tyler, October - December 1884
Opinions, Galveston, January - May 1885
201-160 Opinions, Austin, May 1885 - April 1887
Opinions, Tyler (?), December 1885
Opinions, Galveston, January - March 1887
201-161 Opinions, Galveston (?), 1885
201-162 Opinions, Tyler (?), December 1885 - October 1888
201-163 Opinions, Galveston, January 1886 - January 1887
Opinions, Austin (?), April - June 1886
Opinions, Tyler (?), December 1886
201-164 Opinions, Galveston, January - March 1887
201-166 Opinions, Austin, May 1887 - April 1888
Opinions, Tyler, October - December, 1887
201-168 Opinions, Galveston, January - March, July 1888
201-165 Opinions, Galveston, January - April 1889
201-167 Opinions, Austin, April 1888 - May 1889
Opinions, Tyler, October - December 1888
201-169 Opinions, Tyler, October 1888 - December 1889
Opinions, Galveston (?), January - March 1890
201-170 Opinions, Austin, May 1889 - May 1890
Opinions, Tyler, October - December 1889
201-171 Opinions, Tyler, December 1889 - November 1891
201-173 Opinions, Galveston, January - April 1890
201-172 Opinions, Austin, May 1890 - May 1891
Opinions, Tyler, October - December 1890
Opinions, Galveston, January - March 1891
201-177 Opinions, Galveston, January - March, July 1891
201-174 Opinions, Austin, May - June 1891
Opinions, Tyler, October - November 1891
201-175 Opinions, Tyler, November - December 1891
Opinions, Galveston, January - March 1892
Opinions, Austin, April - June 1892
201-176 Opinions, Tyler, November - December 1891
Opinions, Galveston, January - February 1892
201-178 Opinions, Galveston, January - March 1892
Opinions, Austin (?), May - August, 1892
201-248 Opinions, December 15, 1892 - June 21, 1894
201-249 Opinions, June 21, 1894 - November 4, 1895
201-250 Opinions, November 4, 1895 - October 29, 1896
201-251 Opinions, October 29, 1896 - November 22, 1897
201-252 Opinions, November 22, 1897 - April 17, 1899
201-253 Opinions, April 17, 1899 - January 21, 1901
201-254 Opinions, January 21, 1901 - June 16, 1902
201-255 Opinions, June 16, 1902 - February 25, 1904
201-256 Opinions, February 25, 1904 - May 18, 1905
201-257 Opinions, May 14, 1905 - November 7, 1906
201-258 Opinions, November 14, 1906 - December 11, 1907
201-259 Opinions, December 11, 1907 - February 3, 1909
201-260 Opinions, February 3, 1909 - May 4, 1910
201-261 Opinions, May 11, 1910 - April 19, 1911
201-262 Opinions, April 19, 1911 - April 24, 1912
201-263 Opinions, April 24, 1912 - July 19, 1913
201-264 Opinions, November 26, 1913 - March 31, 1915
201-265 Opinions, March 31, 1915 - April 19, 1916
201-266 Opinions, April 19, 1916 - December 21, 1918
201-267 Opinions, December 21, 1918 - April 13, 1921
201-268 Opinions, April 20, 1921 - June 24, 1922
201-269 Opinions, October 1922 - June 1923
201-270 Opinions, October 1923 - June 1924
201-271 Opinions, October 1924 - June 1925
201-272 Opinions, October 1925 - June 1926
201-273 Opinions, October 1926 - June 1927
201-274 Opinions, October 1927 - June 1928
201-275 Opinions, October 1928 - June 1929
201-276 Opinions, October 1929 - June 1930
201-277 Opinions, October 1930 - June 1931
201-278 Opinions, October 1931 - September 1932
201-279 Opinions, October 1932 - September 1933
201-280 Opinions, October 1933 - September 1934
201-281 Opinions, part I, October 1934 - September 1935
201-282 Opinions, part II, October 1934 - September 1935
201-283 Opinions, part I, October 1935 - September 1936
201-284 Opinions, part II, October 1935 - September 1936
201-285 Opinions, part I, October 1936 - September 1937
201-286 Opinions, part II, October 1936 - September 1937
201-287 Opinions, part I, October 1937 - December 1938
201-288 Opinions, part II, October 1937 - December 1938
201-289 Opinions, part I, January 1939 - December 1940
201-290 Opinions, part II, January 1939 - December 1940
201-291 Opinions, A-D, January 1941 - December 1942
201-292 Opinions, E-K, January 1941 - December 1942
201-293 Opinions, L-R, January 1941 - December 1942
201-294 Opinions, S-Z, January 1941 - December 1942
201-295 Opinions, A-H, January 1943 - December 1943
201-296 Opinions, J-Z, January 1943 - December 1943
Typescript copies of opinions
201-370 Opinions, Volume 52, Part 1, A-L, 1944
201-371 Opinions, Volume 52, Part 2, M-Z, 1944
201-372 Opinions, Volume 53, Part 1, A-L, 1945
201-373 Opinions, Volume 53, Part 2, M-Z, 1945
201-374 Opinions, Volume 54, 1946
201-375 Opinions, 1948
201-376 Opinions, 1949
Separated opinions
[Note: Supreme Court opinions that affirmed the decisions of the Commission of Appeals from some of the later no prefix case files were separated from their case files for a large photoduplication project for Lexus Nexus around 2000. The files contain a letter from the chief justice affirming the opinion and the opinion from the Commission of Appeals. The opinions were flattened and not returned to their proper case file; instead they are maintained separately in the boxes listed below.]
201-7026 3086-3831
201-7027 3832-3998
201-7028 4000-4232
201-7029 4233-4435
201-7030 4436-4620
201-7031 4621-4809
201-7032 4813-5013
201-7033 5014-5209
201-7034 5210-5409
201-7035 5410-5606
201-7036 5607-5792
201-7037 5793-5984
201-7038 5985-6619
Commission of Appeals opinions, 1881-1885, 1888-1892, 1922-1943,
8.61 cubic ft.
Records consist of bound opinion books of the Commission of Appeals, dating 1881-1885, 1888-1892, 1922-1943. Opinions set forth the reasons for the decision of the court and any relevant precedents. Any of the justices could file an opinion dissenting from or concurring with the court's judgement. Information given is the filing date, cause number, style, statement and opinion of lower court, report of the Commission of Appeals, and date. Separate opinion volumes exist for the early years, 1881-1883, 1888-1892. Beginning in 1922, the Commission of Appeals opinions on certified questions, habeas corpus, and mandamus are given in the Supreme Court opinion books. The opinion books are filed in the Supreme Court opinions subseries but are listed below for convenience. Opinions for some years, especially 1879-1880, 1886-1887, and 1918-1921 are missing. References to Commission of Appeals actions are also given in opinion books of the early Supreme Court period, which may cover the early missing information. Later opinions, 1944-1945 (through the demise of this commission), are given in the Supreme Court opinion books, volumes 201-370 and 371. The end of the inventory of the Supreme Court opinions subseries contains a list of separated Supreme Court opinions that affirmed the decisions of the Commission of Appeals from some of the later no prefix case files. The files contains a letter from the Chief Justice affirming the opinion and the opinion from the Commission of Appeals. These opinions were separated from their case files for a large photoduplication project for Lexus Nexus.
The opinions were initially filed chronologically. The volumes from October 1922 through June 1928 contain an alphabetical index to the cases in each volume. Beginning in October 1928, the opinions are filed in the volumes alphabetically.
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201-314 Opinions, Tyler, 1881
201-315 Opinions, 1882-1883
201-316 Opinions, 1883-1885
201-317 Opinions, 1888-1889
201-318 Opinions, 1890-1892
201-319 Opinions, 1892
524.17 cubic ft.
The Texas Supreme Court has final appellate jurisdiction in most civil and juvenile cases. These records are rejected application files of the Texas Supreme Court, dating 1892-1943. Applications to the Supreme Court were assigned application numbers and listed in the application dockets. Successful applications were assigned cause numbers and are part of the case files, filed under the cause number. Rejected applications were those the court decided not to hear and are filed numerically by the application number. Since most cases came to the Supreme Court during this period by writ of error, an application for writ of error is usually present. Legal records such as transcripts, statements of fact, etc., were usually returned to the Court of Civil Appeals and thus are not typically present in these files, although transcripts and opinions from a Court of Civil Appeals may occasionally be found.
Rejected applications are filed numerically by the application number as received from the court.
(Identify the item), Rejected applications, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
201-4724 1-38
201-4725 41-100
201-4726 101-156
201-4727 158-212
201-4728 218-280
201-4729 281-334
201-4730 336-385
201-4731 386-449
201-4732 450-511
201-4733 514-561
201-4734 562-614
201-4735 616-669
201-4736 670-716
201-4737 717-776
201-4738 777-894
201-4739 895-1039
201-4740 1040-1191
201-4741 1193-1347
201-4742 1348-1516
201-4743 1517-1650
201-4744 1652-1819
201-4745 1820-2014
201-4746 2016-2217
201-4747 2219-2383
201-4748 2384-2520
201-4749 2522-2695
201-4750 2696-2851
201-4751 2852-2985
201-4752 2986-3133
201-4753 3135-3293
201-4754 3294-3440
201-4755 3441-3585
201-4756 3586-3740
201-4757 3743-3909
201-4758 3910-4055
201-4759 4056-4189
201-4760 4190-4306
201-4761 4307-4410
201-4762 4411-4514
201-4763 4515-4611
201-4764 4612-4751
201-4765 4752-4886
201-4766 4887-5006
201-4767 5007-5144
201-4768 5146-5252
201-4769 5254-5388
201-4770 5389-5516
201-4771 5517-5639
201-4772 5640-5745
201-4773 5746-5858
201-4774 5859-5964
201-4775 5965-6071
201-4776 6072-6186
201-4777 6187-6291
201-4778 6292-6395
201-4779 6397-6513
201-4780 6516-6587
201-4781 6588-6689
201-4782 6690-6773
201-4783 6774-6863
201-4784 6864-6954
201-4785 6955-7069
201-4786 7070-7181
201-4787 7182-7287
201-4788 7289-7387
201-4789 7391-7501
201-4790 7502-7594
201-4791 7595-7679
201-4792 7680-7767
201-4793 7769-7862
201-4794 7863-7947
201-4795 7950-8057
201-4796 8058-8143
201-4797 8145-8242
201-4798 8243-8311
201-4799 8320-8404
201-4800 8405-8475
201-4801 8476-8555
201-4802 8556-8640
201-4803 8641-8717
201-4804 8718-8817
201-4805 8818-8894
201-4806 8895-8960
201-4807 8961-9041
201-4808 9043-9116
201-4809 9117-9209
201-4810 9210-9284
201-4811 9285-9345
201-4812 9346-9437
201-4813 9439-9524
201-4814 9525-9629
201-4815 9630-9735
201-4816 9736-9821
201-4817 9822-9912
201-4818 9913-10003
201-4819 10004-10085
201-4820 10087-10221
201-4821 10222-10318
201-4822 10319-10390
201-4823 10391-10495
201-4824 10497-10585
201-4825 10587-10683
201-4826 10686-10763
201-4827 10764-10872
201-4828 10873-11003
201-4829 11004-11119
201-4830 11120-11224
201-4831 11225-11337
201-4832 11338-11438
201-4833 11441-11530
201-4834 11531-11617
201-4835 11619-11717
201-4836 11720-11820
201-4837 11821-11910
201-4838 11912-12024
201-4839 12025-12132
201-4840 12133-12237
201-4841 12238-12330
201-4842 12331-12427
201-4843 12429-12514
201-4844 12515-12626
201-4845 12627-12713
201-4846 12717-12806
201-4847 12807-12877
201-4848 12878-12981
201-4849 12982-13065
201-4850 13068-13142
201-4851 13143-13233
201-4852 13234-13325
201-4853 13326-13407
201-4854 13409-13485
201-4855 13487-13560
201-4856 13562-13645
201-4857 13647-13731
201-4858 13732-13819
201-4859 13820-13909
201-4860 13911-14020
201-4861 14021-14107
201-4862 14109-14188
201-4863 14190-14275
201-4864 14276-14337
201-4865 14338-14419
201-4866 14420-14495
201-4867 14495-14544
201-4868 14570-14648
201-4869 14650-14735
201-4870 14736-14841
201-4871 14844-14925
201-4872 14926-15010
201-4873 15011-15080
201-4874 15084-15165
201-4875 15166-15253
201-4876 15256-15343
201-4877 15344-15401
201-4878 15403-15484
201-4879 15485-15587
201-4780 15588-15683
201-4881 15684-15765
201-4882 15766-15876
201-4883 15877-15967
201-4884 15968-16038
201-4885 16039-16111
201-4886 16112-16170
201-4887 16171-16225
201-4888 16226-16308
201-4889 16310-16375
201-4890 16384-16475
201-4891 16476-16551
201-4892 16559-16661
201-4893 16663-16743
201-4894 16748-16841
201-4895 16842-16921
201-4896 16926-17005
201-4897 17007-17084
201-4898 17085-17150
201-4899 17154-17256
201-4900 17257-17330
201-4901 17331-17420
201-4902 17423-17483
201-4903 17486-17561
201-4904 17562-17609
201-4905 17611-17695
201-4906 17696-17765
201-4907 17766-17826
201-4908 17827-17905
201-4909 17906-17970
201-4910 17971-18050
201-4911 18051-18123
201-4912 18124-18192
201-4913 18193-18265
201-4914 18266-18340
201-4915 18341-18407
201-4916 18408-18473
201-4917 18474-18529
201-4918 18531-18606
201-4919 18607-18691
201-4920 18692-18772
201-4921 18773-18859
201-4922 18861-18916
201-4923 18917-18971
201-4924 18972-19028
201-4925 19029-19098
201-4926 19099-19159
201-4927 19160-19244
201-4928 19245-19300
201-4929 19301-19356
201-4930 19358-19407
201-4931 19409-19460
201-4932 19461-19513
201-4933 19514-19571
201-4934 19572-19623
201-4935 19624-19692
201-4936 19693-19755
201-4937 19756-19833
201-4938 19834-19891
201-4939 19892-19934
201-4940 19935-19981
201-4941 19982-20028
201-4942 20029-20072
201-4943 20073-20116
201-4944 20117-20169
201-4945 20170-20225
201-4946 20226-20281
201-4947 20282-20301
201-4948 20303-20344
201-4949 20347-20395
201-4950 20396-20437
201-4951 20438-20496
201-4952 20497-20540
201-4953 20541-20592
201-4954 20593-20639
201-4955 20641-20693
201-4956 20694-20754
201-4957 20755-20808
201-4958 20809-20841
201-4959 20842-20887
201-4960 20889-20915
201-4961 20917-20949
201-4962 20950-21013
201-4963 21014-21054
201-4964 21056-21097
201-4965 21098-21161
201-4966 21162-21216
201-4967 21217-21279
201-4968 21281-21331
201-4969 21332-21369
201-4970 21370-21408
201-4971 21409-21456
201-4972 21458-21499
201-4973 21503-21550
201-4974 21552-21579
201-4975 21582-21597
201-4976 21600-21604
201-4977 21605-21648
201-4978 21649-21695
201-4979 21696-21744
201-4980 21745-21782
201-4981 21783-21813
201-4982 21814-21864
201-4983 21865-21908
201-4984 21909-21955
201-4985 21958-22009
201-4986 22010-22062
201-4987 22066-22104
201-4988 22105-22150
201-4989 22151-22198
201-4990 22199-22233
201-4991 22234-22272
201-4992 22273-22320
201-4993 22323-22371
201-4994 22372-22447
201-4995 22448-22498
201-4996 22499-22541
201-4997 22542-22592
201-4998 22594-22636
201-4999 22637-22685
201-5000 22686-22741
201-5001 22742-22786
201-5002 22787-22849
201-5003 22850-22887
201-5004 22888-22934
201-5005 22935-22981
201-5006 22984-23025
201-5007 23026-23058
201-5008 23059-23105
201-5009 23106-23138
201-5010 23139-23182
201-5011 23183-23220
201-5012 23221-23272
201-5013 23273-23312
201-5014 23313-23349
201-5015 23350-23381
201-5016 23383-23425
201-5017 23427-23468
201-5018 23469-23502
201-5019 23504-23550
201-5020 23551-23609
201-5021 23610-23646
201-5022 23647-23966
201-5023 23697-23737
201-5024 23739-23776
201-5025 23777-23828
201-5026 23829-23876
201-5027 23877-23921
201-5028 23922-23957
201-5029 23959-24010
201-5030 24012-24046
201-5031 24047-24089
201-5032 24090-24137
201-5033 24139-24189
201-5034 24194-24244
201-5035 24245-24285
201-5036 24286-24326
201-5037 24327-24368
201-5038 24369-24419
201-5039 24420-24469
201-5040 24471-24505
201-5041 24510-24539
201-5042 24540-24575
201-5043 24576-24618
201-5044 24619-24656
201-5045 24658-24712
201-5046 24713-24757
201-5047 24758-24791
201-5048 24792-24820
201-5049 24821-24846
201-5050 24849-24882
201-5051 24884-24924
201-5052 24926-24964
201-5053 24965-24998
201-5054 24999-25030
201-5055 25031-25065
201-5056 25066-25103
201-5057 25104-25150
201-5058 25151-25194
201-5059 25197-25225
201-5060 25226-25258
201-5061 25259-25299
201-5062 25300-25325
201-5063 25326-25361
201-5064 25362-25396
201-5065 25397-25429
201-5066 25430-25459
201-5067 25460-25491
201-5068 25492-25519
201-5069 25520-25548
201-5070 25549-25575
201-5071 25576-25602
201-5072 25603-25634
201-5073 25635-25661
201-5074 25662-25698
201-5075 25699-25723
201-5076 25724-25760
201-5077 25761-25793
201-5078 25794-25818
201-5079 25819-25852
201-5082 25853-25873
201-5083 25875-25906
201-5080 25907-25945
201-5081 25946-25983
201-5084 25985-26107
201-5085 26018-26054
201-5086 26055-26087
[Note: Box 201-5087 starts with file 26085.]
201-5087 26085-26111
201-5088 26112-26156
201-5089 26160-26199
201-5090 26200-26249
201-5091 26250-26281
201-5092 26284-26334
201-5093 26335-26375
201-5094 26376-26406
201-5095 26407-26456
201-5096 26457-26479
201-5097 26480-26498
201-5098 26499-26530
201-5099 26532-26559
201-5100 26560-26569
201-5101 26570-26615
201-5102 26616-26645
201-5103 26646-26684
201-5104 26685-26727
201-5105 26728-26773
201-5106 26774-26820
201-5107 26821-26866
201-5108 26867-26903
201-5109 26904-26938
201-5110 26939-26988
201-5111 26989-27029
201-5112 27030-27069
201-5113 27070-27098
201-5114 27099-27136
201-5115 27137-27183 (part)
201-5116 27183 (part)-27206
201-5117 27208-27244
201-5118 27245-27281
201-5119 27282-27319
201-5120 27321-27364
The Texas Supreme Court has final appellate jurisdiction in most civil and juvenile cases. These applications consist of the unsuccessful applications and their accompanying records filed in the Texas Supreme Court for writs of mandamus and habeas corpus dating 1897-1943. All of these applications were overruled. These unsuccessful applications were separated from their case files and filed numerically by their motion number. Successful applications for writs are filed with their respective case files and are arranged by Supreme Court cause number.
Records in the applications include the motions for leave to file writs, petitions for writs, briefs and arguments of the relator, bonds for costs of writs, motions for rehearing, exhibits, lower court proceedings of record, agreed statements of fact, and related cover correspondence and telegrams.
The dockets for the applications for writs of habeas corpus and mandamus can be found in the motion dockets of the Dockets series, volumes 201-214 to 201-227.
These applications are filed roughly numerically by their motion number as received from the court. Some numbers are out of sequence.
(Identify the item), Overruled applications for writs of mandamus and habeas corpus, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
201-4700 857-1599, 2339-2730, 3107-3278
201-4701 4851-5603, 7822-8115
201-4702 1635-2298, 9912-10172
201-4703 10275-10637, 13333-13597
201-4704 11045, 11562, 12766, 2764-3095, 6276-6334
201-4705 6692-7129, 7591-7784
201-4706 15470-15731, 3385-4277
201-4707 4304-4849, 5604-6251, 6356-6633
201-4708 11842-12060, 7245-7523
201-4709 15950, 15746-15928, 15685, 15751, 15213-15240
201-4710 15286-15433, 8202-8462
201-4711 8463-9026, 9118-9624, 9629-9667
201-4712 9857-9897, 10689-11021, 11052-11254
201-4713 11259-11333, 11358-11554, 14627-14824
201-4714 14625, 11563-11819, 12385-12537
201-4715 12551-12605, 12950-13140, 12062-12129
201-4716 12142-12214, 12220-12370, 13143-13259
201-4717 13274-13300, 12663-12915, 13602-13633
201-4718 13634-13718, 13625, 13770, 13738-14046
201-4719 14064-14125, 14535, 14126-14308
201-4720 14314-14613, 14641, 14664, 14847, 14989, 14870-14924
201-4721 14955-15081, 15094-15201, 15211, 16027-16066
201-4722 16113, 16149 [8 folders]
201-4723 16142-16331, 383-7415
13,343.25 cubic ft.
The Texas Supreme Court has final appellate jurisdiction in most civil and juvenile cases. Records are case files of the Texas Supreme Court dating 1840-2004. The files consist of two distinct groups of files, the circuit court-era or M files, 1840-1892, and case files from 1893-2004. As of 2017, case files for 2005 forward are held by the Texas Supreme Court. Types of materials present in these case files include original petitions (briefs, appeals), original indictments (criminal cases only for the early years), transcripts of proceedings from the district court, bills of exception, agreements, demurrer and answer, supplemental answers, statements of facts, testimony, judgments, motions, petitions and/or bonds for writ of error, citations in error, assignments of error, sheriffs' returns, certifications of costs, waivers of service, precepts, motions for rehearing, applications for extensions of time, certification of costs, and opinions of the lower court.
Case files presently held by the Texas State Archives are the M case files (1840-1892), No prefix case files (1892-1943), A case files (1944-1966), B case files (1967-1980), C case files (1981-1990), D case files (1991-1993), and 94 through 04 case files (1994-2004). Access to the cases is through their case number. If the case number is not known, alphabetical access to the parties in the cases is available using card file and volume indexes and the name indexes in the dockets. See the Indexes and Registers and Dockets series for more information as there are a variety of indexes and dockets. Cases in oversize boxes, misfile boxes, and other boxes of separated case files are listed in the folder inventory adjacent to the box that contains the bulk of the case. In a few instances, the case may be present only in an oversize, misfile, or separated box. Researchers should request all boxes listed as containing the number of the case file they are seeking.
The folder inventories for all case files subseries except the M case files were removed from this finding aid and split into six additional finding aids due to the size of the Case files series.
If you are reading this on paper, the subseries finding aids are found in separate dividers within the binder. If you are reading this electronically, click on the following links to access the case files finding aids:
These records are organized into seven subseries by prefix:
M case files, 1840-1892, 680.08 cubic ft.
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Case files, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1983/056, 1984/013, 1985/030, 1985/103, 1988/134, 1989/160, 1991/154, 1996/010, 2008/126, 2008/127, 2008/132, 2008/162, 2009/062, 2009/114, 2010/116, 2010/132, 2010/133, 2010/134, 2010/135, 2011/036, 2011/278, 2012/029, 2012/038, 2012/093, 2012/130, 2012/135, 2012/148, 2014/143, 2015/040, 2015/085, 2015/132, 2015/137, 2015/173, 2016/146, 2016/150, 2016/154, 2016/157, 2016/158, 2016/159, 2016/160, 2017/002, 2017/121
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Supreme Court on November 22, 1982; September 6, 1983; November 1, 1984; April 15, 1985; June 19, 1989; May 10, 1991; November 24, 2008; March 14, 2011; February 28, 2012; October 13, 2014; and January 23, 2015; by the Texas Historical Commission on May 4, 1988; by Dorothy Sloan on October 18, 1995; by Tammy Kubecka on April 28, 2005; and March 18, 2015; by Peter Luke on May 25, 2005; and November 27, 2011; by the Heritage Auction Galleries on December 19, 2007; by the Texas Attorney General's Office on June 23, 2008; July 1, 2010; and September 2, 2016; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from Heritage Auction Galleries on March 11, 2009; by Maria McPhail via Heritage Auction Galleries on March 29, 2010; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from Early American History Auctions on October 2, 2009; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from Danny Reich on August 2, 2010; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from the Gettysburg Quartermaster on August 17, 2010; by Rolando Gallo on October 8, 2010; by Ed Hoffman on October 26, 2011; by RR Auction on November 14, 2011; by Sherry Evans on December 5, 2011; by Carl G. Horkowitz on March 23, 2012; by Mark E. Mitchell on August 1, 2014; by Richard D. Worthington on March 30, 2015; by James H. Twelmeyer on April 27, 2015; by Diana Faust via the Texas Supreme Court on May 12, 2016; by Ian Brabner on May 26, 2016; by James Cummins on June 2, 2016; by Jared Gendron on June 13, 2016; and by Tyler Ribitzki via the Texas Attorney General's Office on June 2, 2017.
A portion of the M case files described in this series have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive, available online at https://tsl.access.preservica.com/tda/texas-courts/supreme-court/scotx-casefiles/scotx-mcasefiles/.
Updates made for DACS compliance, new accessions of case files incorporated, and changes made to the M case file box inventory by Caitlin Burhans, August 2017
M case files, 1840-1892,
680.08 cubic ft.
Records are M case files of the Texas Supreme Court dating 1840-1892, representing the circuit court era. Records include original petitions (briefs, appeals), original indictments (criminal cases only for the early years), transcripts of proceedings from the district court, bills of exception, agreements, demurrer and answer, supplemental answers, statements of facts, testimony, judgments, motions, petitions and/or bonds for writ of error, citations in error, assignments of error, sheriffs' returns, certifications of costs, waivers of service, precepts, motions for rehearing, applications for extensions of time, certification of costs, and opinions of the lower court.
In 1944, M numbers were assigned to the early case files because there had been several duplicate numbering systems in place. The original numbers can be found on the case files, in the dockets, and on the index cards. A significant number of the case files dating prior to 1853 were missing when these records were transferred to the State Archives. According to a letter from the court to an attorney requesting information about some old files (March 17, 1965, Carl B. Lyda to Attorney Hobart Hudson), many of the old Galveston and Tyler case files were destroyed by fire and flood before the records were transferred to Austin (transferred about 1892). The clerk also stated that other cases had been misplaced, lost, or had disappeared since their transfer. In the early 1970s, a large number of early cases from the 1850s-1860s era, mainly involving the sale or disposition of slaves, were stolen from the court. Some cases have been recovered through replevin efforts, almost all of them involving slave issues. Some of these are currently filed in boxes 201-7049 through 201-7051, but some have also been returned to the regular run of M case files. Unfortunately, many of the cases lost or stolen through the years are still missing.
Case numbers not listed in the inventory are missing. Listed at the end of the inventory are a few partial cases that cannot be positively identified with an M case number.
There are several occasions when the same M number was assigned to two different cases, usually cases filed within days of each other from different counties. For these cases a note in the finding aid will give the style of the case in addition to the case number. It is unknown why duplicate numbers were used.
Since 2012, the M case files have been the focus of a comprehensive project that includes humidification, flattening, rehousing, indexing, and digitization of the case files. As of June 2018, this project is in process and anticipated to continue for several years. As a result, box numbers, especially within the approximate range of boxes 201-4010 to 201-4699 (case files M-2051 to M-11372), are actively shifting. Contact the project archivist or refer to the internal Supreme Court case files database for a full inventory of these case files and an accurate listing of box numbers.
These records are arranged numerically by case number.
(Identify the item), M case files, Case files, Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1983/056, 1984/013, 1985/103, 1988/134, 1996/010, 2008/126, 2008/127, 2008/132, 2008/162, 2009/114, 2010/116, 2010/132, 2010/133, 2010/134, 2010/135, 2011/036, 2012/029, 2012/038, 2012/093, 2012/130, 2012/148, 2014/143, 2015/132, 2015/137, 2015/173, 2016/146, 2016/150, 2016/154, 2016/157, 2016/158, 2016/159, 2016/160, 2017/002, 2017/121
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Supreme Court on November 22, 1982; September 6, 1983; April 15, 1985; by the Texas Historical Commission on May 4, 1988; by Dorothy Sloan on October 18, 1995; by Tammy Kubecka on April 28, 2005; and March 18, 2015; by Peter Luke on May 25, 2005; and November 27, 2011; by the Heritage Auction Galleries on December 19, 2007; by the Texas Attorney General's Office on June 23, 2008; July 1, 2010; and September 2, 2016; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from Heritage Auction Galleries on March 11, 2009; by Maria McPhail via Heritage Auction Galleries on March 29, 2010; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from Early American History Auctions on October 2, 2009; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from Danny Reich on August 2, 2010; by the Texas Attorney General's Office from the Gettysburg Quartermaster on August 17, 2010; by Rolando Gallo on October 8, 2010; by Ed Hoffman on October 26, 2011; by RR Auction on November 14, 2011; by Sherry Evans on December 5, 2011; by Carl G. Horkowitz on March 23, 2012; by Mark E. Mitchell on August 1, 2014; by Richard D. Worthington on March 30, 2015; by James H. Twelmeyer on April 27, 2015; by Diana Faust via the Texas Supreme Court on May 12, 2016; by Ian Brabner on May 26, 2016; by James Cummins on June 2, 2016; by Jared Gendron on June 13, 2016; and by Tyler Ribitzki via the Texas Attorney General's Office on June 2, 2017.
A portion of the M case files have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive, available online at https://tsl.access.preservica.com/tda/texas-courts/supreme-court/scotx-casefiles/scotx-mcasefiles/.
201-3949 M-2, M-3, M-6, M-8, M-9
SC OS 05 M-10 (part)
201-3949 M-10 (part) thru M-13, M-21, M-27, M-28 thru M-30
201-3950 M-31 thru M-34, M-36, M-38 thru M-41, M-48, M-49, M-57, M-58
201-3951 M-59
SC OS 05 M-60 (part)
201-3951 M-60 (part), M-64, M-68, M-73, M-74, M-76, M-77
201-3952 M-80, M-84, M-90, M-94, M-112, M-114, M-119, M-121, M-128, M-131, M-143, M-162, M-166, M-181 thru M-183, M-194, M-196, M-197, M-200, M-201, M-203, M-205, M-208, M-210, M-211
201-3953 M-214, M-216 thru M-218, M-220 thru M-222, M-224, M-230, M-232, M-234, M-238 thru M-244, M-247, M-251
201-3954 M-261 thru M-263, M-266 thru M-278, M-280, M-282 thru M-284, M-286, M-288, M-289, M-291 thru M-297
201-3955 M-298 thru M-301, M-303, M-304, M-306, M-307, M-310 thru M-312, M-322, M-324, M-329, M-336, M-345, M-351, M-354, M-356, M-358, M-369, M-370
201-3956 M-372, M-374 thru M-376, M-380, M-381, M-383, M-386, M-387, M-412, M-416, M-418, M-421, M-425, M-427, M-436, M-437, M-444, M-455, M-467 thru M-469, M-471, M-481, M-482
201-3957 M-484, M-486, M-487, M-490, M-497 thru M-499, M-505 thru M-507, M-511, M-523, M-524, M-527 thru M-529
201-3958 M-530, M-531, M-533, M-535, M-539, M-542, M-544, M-547, M-548
201-3959 M-556, M-557, M-559
SC OS 05 M-560 (part)
201-3959 M-560 (part), M-564, M-566, M-568, M-572, M-577, M-594, M-601, M-606, M-609, M-611, M-613, M-619 thru M-623, M-643, M-648, M-660, M-678
201-3960 M-690, M-691, M-701, M-703 thru M-705, M-710, M-717, M-718, M-722, M-727
SC OS 05 M-728 (part)
201-3960 M-728 (part), M-729
201-3961 M-732 thru M-734, M-736, M-740, M-745, M-747, M-751 thru M-755, M-757, M-758
201-3962 M-759, M-761 thru M-765, M-767 thru M-775
201-3963 M-776 thru M-788, M-790, M-791, M-793, M-794
201-3964 M-795, M-796, M-798 thru M-809, M-811, M-812, M-814 thru M-816
201-3965 M-817 thru M-820, M-822 thru M-825, M-829 thru M-833, M-835, M-836
201-3966 M-837, M-839, M-841, M-843 thru M-846
201-3967 M-847 thru M-852, M-854 thru M-856, M-858 thru M-861
201-3968 M-862 thru M-867, M-869 thru M-877
201-3969 M-878 thru M-891
201-3970 M-892 thru M-901, M-903
201-3971 M-904 thru M-920
SC OS 05 M-921 (part)
201-3972 M-921 (part) thru M-928, M-930, M-931, M-934, M-935, M-937, M-938, M-940 thru M-943, M-945 thru M-950
201-3973 M-951 thru M-954, M-956 thru M-961, M-963, M-964, M-967 thru M-978, M-981, M-982
201-3974 M-984, M-986, M-988 thru M-992, M-994, M-996 thru M-1006
201-3975 M-1007 thru M-1023
201-3976 M-1024 thru M-1032, M-1034 thru M-1036, M-1038, M-1039, M-1041 thru M-1045, M-1046, M-1048, M-1049
201-3977 M-1050, M-1051, M-1053, M-1054, M-1056, M-1057, M-1060, M-1068 thru M-1070, M-1075 thru M-1077, M-1079 thru M-1091, M-1093, M-1094, M-1096, M-1099
201-3978 M-1104 thru M-1108, M-1110, M-1111, M-1113, M-1115, M-1119 thru M-1124, M-1126 thru M-1130
201-3979 M-1131 thru M-1134, M-1136 thru M-1140, M-1142 thru M-1149, M-1151 thru M-1153
201-3980 M-1154 thru M-1169, M-1171 thru M-1174 (part)
201-7050 M-1174 (part)
[Note: This case file was part of a cache of M case files recovered through replevin efforts. It may not be a complete file.]
201-3980 M-1175, M-1177, M-1178
201-3981 M-1179 thru M-1181, M-1183 thru M-1191, M-1193, M-1195 thru M-1201, M-1203, M-1205 thru M-1215, M-1217
201-3982 M-1218 thru M-1225, M-1227 thru M-1233, M-1235, M-1237 thru M-1243
201-3983 M-1244, M-1245, M-1247 thru M-1253, M-1255 thru M-1258, M-1260, M-1261, M-1263, M-1265 thru M-1267, M-1269 thru M-1271
201-3984 M-1272 thru M-1280, M-1283, M-1285 thru M-1292, M-1298 thru M-1302
201-3985 M-1303 thru M-1306, M-1315 thru M-1317, M-1319 thru M-1321, M-1323, M-1324, M-1326, M-1328, M-1329, M-1332 thru M-1337
201-3986 M-1338 thru M-1342, M-1344 thru M-1352, M-1354 thru M-1361
201-3987 M-1362 thru M-1365, M-1367, M-1368, M-1370 thru M-1373, M-1375, M-1376, M-1378, M-1379, M-1381 thru M-1383
201-3988 M-1384, M-1385, M-1387, M-1388, M-1390 thru M-1395, M-1398 thru M-1401, M-1403
201-3989 M-1404 thru M-1417
201-3990 M-1418 thru M-1420, M-1422 thru M-1427, M-1429 thru M-1434, M-1436
201-3991 M-1437 thru M-1439, M-1441, M-1442, M-1445 thru M-1462
201-3992 M-1463, M-1468 thru M-1472, M-1475, M-1477 thru M-1482, M-1484
[Two cases are stamped as M-1475: Smith v. State, original case number 425; Ponton v. Bellows, original case number 425.]
201-3993 M-1485, M-1487 thru M-1489, M-1491, M-1492, M-1494, M-1495, M-1497 thru M-1503
201-3994 M-1504 thru M-1509, M-1511 thru M-1525
201-3995 M-1526 thru M-1533, M-1536, M-1538, M-1539, M-1541 thru M-1543, M-1546 thru M-1552, M-1554 thru M-1558
201-3996 M-1559, M-1560, M-1562 thru M-1564, M-1569 thru M-1571, M-1574, M-1575, M-1577, M-1578, M-1582, M-1585 thru M-1587, M-1590, M-1592, M-1593, M-1600, M-1602 thru M-1604
201-7003 M-1606
201-3996 M-1608, M-1609, M-1611
201-3997 thru 4000 No contents
[Note: As of June 2018, these boxes are empty as a result of in-process digitization and rehousing.]
201-4001 M-1613, M-1614, M-1617 thru M-1629, M-1632 thru M-1634, M-1636, M-1637, M-1639 thru M-1642
201-4002 M-1643 thru M-1649, M-1651, M-1653, M-1655 thru M-1661, M-1663 thru M-1665
201-4003 M-1666 thru M-1673, M-1675 thru M-1678, M-1681, M-1687, M-1691, M-1695, M-1696, M-1699, M-1705 thru M-1707, M-1717, M-1719, M-1720, M-1723, M-1724, M-1726 thru M-1730
[Note: Following case M-1699 is a fragment without a number that was found in the original wallet with cases M-1656 thru M-1699.]
201-4004 M-1731 thru M-1740, M-1742 thru M-1762, M-1803, M-1805
201-4005 M-1806, M-1810, M-1811, M-1813 thru M-1820, M-1822 thru M-1826, M-1828 thru M-1830, M-1832 thru M-1835, M-1837
201-4006 M-1838, M-1841, M-1843 thru M-1850, M-1853 thru M-1855, M-1857 thru M-1861, M-1862 thru M-1864, M-1866 thru M-1871, M-1876, M-1879
201-4007 M-1883, M-1885, M-1887, M-1888, M-1891 thru M-1893, M-1895, M-1898, M-1901, M-1909, M-1911, M-1914, M-1917, M-1918, M-1923, M-1924, M-1929, M-1931, M-1932, M-1934, M-1936, M-1938, M-1939, M-1940, M-1945, M-1946, M-1948 thru M-1950, M-1953 thru M-1955, M-1959 thru M-1961, M-1963, M-1966, M-1969, M-1970, M-1973
201-4008 M-1974, M-1975, M-1977, M-1979, M-1983 thru M-1985, M-1990 thru M-1993, M-1995 thru M-2015
201-4009 M-2018 thru M-2020, M-2022 thru M-2050
201-4010 thru 201-4699 M-2051 thru M-11372
[Note: The M case files are the focus of a comprehensive preservation, description, and digitization project. As a result, this range of case files is actively shifting across boxes. Contact the project archivist or refer to the internal Supreme Court case files database for a full inventory of these case files and an accurate listing of box numbers.]
201-6756 M-11373 thru M-11380
201-6757 M-11381 thru M-11386
201-6758 M-11387 thru M-11392
201-6759 M-11393 thru M-11398
201-6760 M-11399 thru M-11404
201-6761 M-11405 thru M-11406
201-6762 M-11407 thru M-11411
201-6763 M-11412 thru M-11418
201-6764 M-11419 thru M-11427
201-6765 M-11428 thru M-11435
201-6766 M-11436 thru M-11441
201-6767 M-11442 thru M-11447
201-6768 M-11448 thru M-11452
201-6769 M-11453 thru M-11458
201-6770 M-11459 thru M-11463
201-6771 M-11464 thru M-11466
201-6772 M-11467 thru M-11469
201-6773 M-11470 thru M-11478
201-6774 M-11479 thru M-11484
201-6775 M-11485 thru M-11495 (part)
201-6776 M-11495 (part), M-11496, M-11498 thru M-11503
201-6777 M-11504 thru M-11511
201-6778 M-11512 thru M-11520
201-6779 M-11521 thru M-11525
201-6780 M-11526 thru M-11537
201-6781 M-11538 thru M-11545
201-6782 M-11546 thru M-11553
201-6783 M-11554 thru M-11563
201-6784 M-11564 thru M-11570
201-6785 M-11571 thru M-11574
201-6786 M-11575 thru M-11580
201-6787 M-11581 thru M-11592
201-6788 M-11593 thru M-11601
201-6789 M-11602 thru M-11609
201-6790 M-11610 thru M-11615
201-6791 M-11616 thru M-11621
201-6792 M-11622 thru M-11627
201-6793 M-11628 thru M-11633
201-6794 M-11634 thru M-11642
201-6795 M-11643 thru M-11649
201-6796 M-11650 thru M-11654
201-6797 M-11655 thru M-11658
201-6798 M-11659 thru M-11664
201-6799 M-11665 thru M-11673
201-6800 M-11674 thru M-11688
201-6801 M-11689 thru M-11695, M-11697 thru M-11699
201-6802 M-11700 thru M-11710
201-6803 M-11711 thru M-11717
201-6804 M-11718 thru M-11725
201-6805 M-11726 thru M-11730
201-6806 M-11731 thru M-11737
201-6807 M-11738 thru M-11744
201-6808 M-11745 thru M-11748
201-6809 M-11749 thru M-11754
201-6810 M-11755 thru M-11760
201-6811 M-11761 thru M-11765
201-6812 M-11766 thru M-11769
201-6813 M-11770 thru M-11773
201-6814 M-11774 thru M-11778
201-6815 M-11779 thru M-11794
201-6816 M-11795 thru M-11804
201-7014 M-11805
201-6816 M-11806
201-6817 M-11807 thru M-11823
201-6818 M-11824 thru M-11841
201-6819 M-11842 thru M-11854
201-6820 M-11855 thru M-11870
201-6821 M-11871 thru M-11886
201-6822 M-11887 thru M-11903
201-6823 M-11904 thru M-11929
201-6824 M-11930 thru M-11951
201-6825 M-11952 thru M-11961, M-11963 thru M-11967
201-6826 M-11968 thru M-11973, M-11975 thru M-11982
201-6827 M-11983 thru M-11995
201-6828 M-11996 thru M-12005
201-6829 M-12006 thru M-12019
201-6830 M-12020 thru M-12032
201-6831 M-12033 thru M-12047
201-6832 M-12048 thru M-12062
201-6833 M-12063 thru M-12076
201-6834 M-12077 thru M-12089
201-6835 M-12090 thru M-12104
201-6836 M-12105 thru M-12117
201-6837 M-12118 thru M-12134
201-6838 M-12135 thru M-12146
201-6839 M-12147 thru M-12161
201-6840 M-12162 thru M-12179
201-6841 M-12180 thru M-12194
201-6842 M-12195 thru M-12209
201-6843 M-12210 thru M-12229
201-6844 M-12230 thru M-12246
201-6845 M-12247 thru M-12263
201-6846 M-12264, M-12265, M-12267 thru M-12278
201-6847 M-12279 thru M-12284, M-12286 thru M-112294
201-6848 M-12295 thru M-12309
201-6849 M-12310 thru M-12318
201-6850 M-12319 thru M-12331
201-6851 M-12332 thru M-12347
201-6852 M-12348 thru M-12360
201-6853 M-12361 thru M-12374
201-6854 M-12375 thru M-12383, M-12387 thru M-12395, M-12397, M-12398
201-6855 M-12399 thru M-12408
201-6856 M-12409 thru M-12417
201-6857 M-12418 thru M-12429
201-6858 M-12430 thru M-12444
201-6859 M-12445 thru M-12469
201-6860 M-12470 thru M-12480
201-6861 M-12481 thru M-12499
201-6862 M-12500 thru M-12517
201-6863 M-12518 thru M-12525
201-6996 M-12526
201-6863 M-12527 thru M-12535
201-6864 M-12536 thru M-12550
201-6865 M-12551 thru M-12570
201-6866 M-12571 thru M-12586
201-6867 M-12587 thru M-12604
201-6868 M-12605 thru M-12623
201-6869 M-12624 thru M-12641
201-6870 M-12642 thru M-12659
201-6871 M-12660 thru M-12675
201-6872 M-12676 thru M-12697
201-6873 M-12698 thru M-12712
201-6874 M-12713 thru M-12737
201-6875 M-12738 thru M-12756
201-6876 M-12757 thru M-12770
201-7008 M-12771
201-6876 M-12772 thru M-12776
201-6877 M-12777 thru M-12791
201-6878 M-12792 thru M-12794, M-12796 thru M-12811
201-6879 M-12812 thru M-12827
201-6880 M-12828 thru M-12842
201-6881 M-12843 thru M-12859
201-6882 M-12860 thru M-12881
201-6883 M-12882 thru M-12895
201-6884 M-12896 thru M-12910
201-6885 M-12911 thru M-12916
201-7016 M-12917
201-6885 M-12918 thru M-12932
201-6886 M-12933 thru M-12949
201-6887 M-12950 thru M-12962
201-6888 M-12963 thru M-12979
201-6889 M-12980 thru M-13001
201-6890 M-13002 thru M-13019
201-6891 M-13020 thru M-13036
201-6892 M-13037 thru M-13054
201-6893 M-13055 thru M-13072
201-6894 M-13073 thru M-13090
201-6895 M-13091, M-13093 thru M-13107
201-6896 M-13108 thru M-13128
201-6897 M-13129 thru M-13143
201-6898 M-13144 thru M-13154
201-6899 M-13155 thru M-13168
201-6900 M-13169 thru M-13182
201-6901 M-13183 thru M-13189, M-13191 thru M-13196
201-6902 M-13197 thru M-13214
201-6903 M-13215 thru M-13228
201-6904 M-13229 thru M-13231
201-7001 M-13232
201-6904 M-13233 thru M-13238
201-6905 M-13239 thru M-13252
[Note: Case M-13242 contains photos of the Gulf of Mexico and railroads.]
201-6906 M-13253 thru M-13267
201-6907 M-13268 thru M-13284
201-6908 M-13285 thru M-13296
201-6909 M-13297 thru M-13301, M-13303 thru M-13311
201-6910 M-13312 thru M-13328
201-6911 M-13329 thru M-13349
201-6912 M-13350 thru M-13369
201-6913 M-13370 thru M-13387
201-6914 M-13388 thru M-13408
201-6915 M-13409 thru M-13428
201-6916 M-13429 thru M-13445
201-6917 M-13446 thru M-13464
201-6918 M-13465 thru M-13483
201-6919 M-13484 thru M-13499
201-6920 M-13500 thru M-13519
201-6921 M-13520 thru M-13541
201-6922 M-13542 thru M-13565
201-6923 M-13566 thru M-13578
201-6924 M-13579 thru M-13594
201-6925 M-13595 thru M-13607
201-6926 M-13608 thru M-13617
201-6927 M-13618 thru M-13632
201-6928 M-13633 thru M-13640
201-6929 M-13641 thru M-13655
201-6930 M-13656 thru M-13672
201-6931 M-13673 thru M-13689
[Note: There are two cases with number M-13683: Claes, Lehnbeuter and Thompson v. Dallas Homestead and Loan Association; and Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Company v. Robert Hepner.]
201-6932 M-13690 thru M-13698
201-6933 M-13699 thru M-13712
201-6934 M-13713 thru M-13723
201-6935 M-13724 thru M-13738
201-6936 M-13739 thru M-13752
201-6937 M-13753 thru M-13767
201-6938 M-13768 thru M-13779
201-6939 M-13780 thru M-13796
201-6940 M-13797 thru M-13807
201-6941 M-13808 thru M-13824
201-6942 M-13825 thru M-13837
201-6943 M-13838 thru M-13855
201-6944 M-13856 thru M-13859
201-6945 M-13860 thru M-13872
201-6946 M-13873 thru M-13885
201-6947 M-13886 thru M-13898
201-6948 M-13899 thru M-13913
201-6949 M-13914 thru M-13926
201-6950 M-13927 thru M-13938
201-6951 M-13939 thru M-13956
201-6952 M-13957 thru M-13978
201-6953 M-13979 thru M-13988
201-6954 M-13989 thru M-13998
201-6955 M-13999 thru M-14013
201-6956 M-14014 thru M-14028
201-6957 M-14029 thru M-14042
201-6958 M-14043 thru M-14057
201-6959 M-14058 thru M-14069
201-6960 M-14070 thru M-14083
201-6961 M-14085 thru M-14097
201-6962 M-14098 thru M-14118
201-6963 M-14119 thru M-14135
201-6964 M-14136 thru 14147, M-14149, M-14150
201-6965 M-14151 thru M-14161
201-6966 M-14162 thru M-14171
201-6967 M-14172 thru M-14181
201-6968 M-14182 thru M-14196
201-6969 M-14197 thru M-14209
201-6970 M-14210 thru M-14224
201-6971 M-14225 thru M-14240
201-6972 M-14241 thru M-14254
201-6973 M-14255 thru M-14267
201-6974 M-14268 thru M-14277
201-6975 M-14278 thru M-14290
201-6976 M-14291 thru M-14296
201-6977 M-14297 thru M-14308
201-6978 M-14309 thru M-14315, M-14317 thru M-14322, M-14324 thru M-14331
201-6979 M-14332 thru M-14347
201-6980 M-14348 thru M-14364
201-6981 M-14365 thru M-14377
201-6982 M-14378 thru M-14397
201-6983 M-14398 thru M-14416
201-6984 M-14417 thru M-14431
201-6985 M-14432 thru M-14445
201-6986 M-14446 thru M-14457
201-6987 M-14458 thru M-14469
201-6988 M-14470 thru M-14481
201-6989 M-14482 thru M-14493
201-6990 M-14494 thru M-14509
201-6991 M-14510 thru M-14531
201-6992 M-14532 thru M-14545
201-6993 M-14546 thru M-14558
201-6994 M-14559 thru M-14574
201-6995 M-14575 thru M-14589
Miscellaneous M case materials
201-7049 Fragment of an M case, no style given; recipes
Partial case file, likely part of case Rice, Adams and Company v. Albert T. Burnley (misspelled Bumley in the M card file index), case M-2771, 1857
Partial case file, Dugan v. Young and Co., January 31, 1880 (old case number 1137, not listed in the M card index) 1880
Copy of M-9301
[Note: This copy has been replaced with the original case file.]
201-7051 Partial case file, Wheeler v. Wooton, possibly part of M-3348, M-4709, or M-5051
201-7022 thru 201-7025 Miscellaneous case files with no stamped M number, about 1870-1900
No prefix case files, 1893-1943,
The list of the no prefix case files was removed from this finding aid due to the size of the Case files series. If you are reading this electronically, click on the following link to access the finding aid for these case files: Texas Supreme Court no prefix case files, 1893-1943. If you are reading this on paper, the no prefix case files finding aid can be found in a separate divider within the binder.
A case files, 1944-1966,
The list of the A case files was removed from this finding aid due to the size of the Case files series. If you are reading this electronically, click on the following link to access the finding aid for these case files: Texas Supreme Court A case files, 1944-1966. If you are reading this on paper, the A case files finding aid can be found in a separate divider within the binder.
B case files, 1967-1980,
The list of the B case files was removed from this finding aid due to the size of the Case files series. If you are reading this electronically, click on the following link to access the finding aid for these case files: Texas Supreme Court B case files, 1967-1980. If you are reading this on paper, the B case files finding aid can be found in a separate divider within the binder.
C case files, 1981-1990,
2,056 cubic ft.
The list of the C case files was removed from this finding aid due to the size of the Case files series. If you are reading this electronically, click on the following link to access the finding aid for these case files: Texas Supreme Court C case files, 1981-1990. If you are reading this on paper, the C case files finding aid can be found in a separate divider within the binder.
D case files, 1991-1993,
The list of the D case files was removed from this finding aid due to the size of the Case files series. If you are reading this electronically, click on the following link to access the finding aid for these case files: Texas Supreme Court D case files, 1991-1993. If you are reading this on paper, the D case files finding aid can be found in a separate divider within the binder.
94 through 04 case files, 1994-2004,
The list of the 94 through 04 case files was removed from this finding aid due to the size of the Case files series. If you are reading this electronically, click on the following link to access the finding aid for these case files: Texas Supreme Court 94 through 04 case files, 1994-2004. If you are reading this on paper, the 94 through 04 case files finding aid can be found in a separate divider within the binder.