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Honorable Jennifer W. Elrod, Chief Judge
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This site contains oral argument recordings released from May 21, 2008 to the present.
The Fifth Circuit also has a Youtube page that offers audio files of oral arguments from January 2021 through the present. The Youtube page can be accessed using this link:
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24-30775
03/02/2026
Wightman v. Ameritas Life Ins
George Davidson Fagan-
Kristin Marie Lausten-
MP3
24/24-30775_3-2-2026.MP3
25-10665
03/02/2026
BLF Land v. North Plains Groundwater
Cullom Jones-
Deborah Clarke Trejo-
MP3
25/25-10665_03-02-2026.mp3
25-10954
03/02/2026
Comichi v. Pethel
Dylan Anderson-
Brandon Grable-
David Randall Montgomery-
MP3
25/25-10954_3-2-2026.MP3
25-20045
03/02/2026
Moreau v. Harris County
Curt Christopher Hesse-
Ryan Joseph Swink-
MP3
25/25-20045_03-02-2026.mp3
25-20243
03/02/2026
Trojan Battery v. Golf Carts of Cypress
Anthony Todd Golz-
Tyler Robert Marandola-
MP3
25/25-20243_03-02-2026.mp3
25-20295
03/02/2026
Loayza v. Whole Foods Market
Kelley Riddle Edwards-
Ahad Saeed Khan-
MP3
25/25-20295_03-02-2026.mp3
25-30104
03/02/2026
USA v. Lewis
Sarah Elizabeth Edwards-
Dustin Charles Talbot-
MP3
25/25-30104_3-2-2026.MP3
25-40024
03/02/2026
Polaris Engineering v. TX Intl Term
Constance Hankins Pfeiffer-
Mark R. Trachtenberg-
Christopher Richard Ward-
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25/25-40024_03-02-2026.mp3
25-50319
03/02/2026
Lucid Group USA v. Johnston
Andrew Michael Grossman-
W. Scott Hastings-
Daniel Ortner-
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25/25-50319_3-2-2026.MP3
25-60278
03/02/2026
Bassett v. Gray Media Group
Melissa Kimberly Hodges-
Jim D. WaideIII
MP3
25/25-60278_3-2-2026.mp3