Historical Rules of the Supreme Court

This collection represents historical versions of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Rules from 1845 through 2007 were scanned from paper Rules pamphlets; later compilations were digitally created. Pre-1845 rules compilations were scanned from the United States Reports. The dates in the file names reflect the year in which a given set of Rules went into effect. For full coverage and effective dates, please review the information on the title page of each compilation.

This collection is provided for informational and research purposes only. Please see the current Rules of the Supreme Court for the rules now in effect.

Rules 2019
Rules 2017
Rules 2013
Rules 2010
Rules 2007
Rules 2005
Rules 2003
Rules 1999
Rules 1997
Rules 1995
Rules 1989
Rules 1980 revised
Rules 1980
Rules 1971
Rules 1970
Rules 1967
Rules 1964
Rules 1954
Rules 1941-50
Rules 1941-48
Rules 1941-47
Rules 1939
Rules 1936
Rules 1934
Rules 1932
Rules 1931
Rules 1928
Rules 1926
Rules 1925
Rules 1919
Rules 1918
Rules 1917
Rules 1913
Rules 1912
Rules 1910
Rules 1903
Rules 1893
Rules 1891
Rules 1887
Rules 1881
Rules 1879
Rules 1874
Rules 1871
Rules 1869
Rules 1867
Rules 1866
Rules 1859
Rules 1850
Rules 1845
Rules 1843
Rules 1828
Rules 1816
Rules 1803