Public Case History
The Public Case History is a tool that allows you to look up the status of cases in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Court of Criminal Appeals. Before searching the Public Case History, please read the instructions below.
You can search the Public Case History database using one of four items: (1) the first name of a party contained in the title; (2) the last name of a party contained in the title; or (3) the appeal number. For example:
- When searching by first name - You might enter the name, Charles. You will receive all cases that contain the first name of Charles.
- When searching by last name - You might enter the name, Jones. You will receive all cases that contain the last name of Jones.
- When searching by appeal number - You might enter the full appeal number (for example, E2008-02744-COA-R3-CV) or a portion of the number (for example, E2008-02744) - You will receive cases that contain the appeal number entered.
When you are ready to search, enter the information you are seeking and press the OK button.
FINDING YOUR CASE:
When the search is complete, you will notice that the search box now has a down arrow at the end of the box and what looks like three dots in the box. Click on the down arrow and select the case you are interested in. Once selected, press the OK button.
If there is nothing listed when you select the down arrow, the system was unable to find any case information based on the information you entered. Close the browser, click on the link and re-start your search.
DISPLAYING INFORMATION:
After selecting a case and pressing the OK button, the system will retrieve the information. Please be patient. This is an older system and does not run as quickly as we would like. A replacement for this search is to be provided in the Spring of 2012.
When the information has been retrieved, there may be multiple pages. At the top and bottom of the page is a control that will allow you to move from page to page. To print the document, select the printer icon located at the top of the page.
FINDING ANOTHER CASE:
To perform a new search, you can either close the pop-up window or use the back button on your web browser. You can then enter your new search criteria.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
- After you have clicked "OK" and submitted a particular case number, it may take as much as 30 seconds to generate the Public Case History Report.
- Only those appeals in which the record was filed after September 1, 2006 are included in this data base.
- Certain types of appeals are not included; such as parental termination appeals and appeals originating from juvenile court.
- the data contained in the public history is current as of end of the prior business day.
- The public case history does not become accessible until the appellate record is filed in the appellate court
Once you click the link, you will be taken to a separate window.
Please refer to the instructions on this page for using the Public Case History tool. If you are unable to find the information you are looking for, please contact the approprate Appellate Court Clerk's Office.