Legal Definitions - South Western Reporter

The South Western Reporter is a collection of lawbooks that contain all the published appellate decisions from Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas. It is part of the West Group's National Reporter System and has been in publication since 1886.

There are three series of the South Western Reporter:

• The first series ran from 1886 to 1928
• The second series ran until 1999
• The third series is the current one

The South Western Reporter is abbreviated as S.W., S.W.2d, or S.W.3d.

If a court case was heard in Texas in 1995 and a written decision was published, it would be included in the second series of the South Western Reporter. Lawyers and judges can use this resource to research similar cases and legal precedents.