Appeals
Audio
The 15th Judicial District Courts consist of six independent courtrooms utilizing a state of the art digital recording system for the retention and archiving of courtroom proceedings. In each court, there is a computer and sound system which captures the audio from these proceedings and is stored electronically The audio is available on physical CDs or sent electronically by email using secure file transfer with a link to download the recordings. A single CD has the capacity to hold approximately 16 hours of courtroom audio in FTR format. The court can provide audio recordings in native FTR format (which requires the ForTheRecord player plus software and a windows compatible PC with sound and a CD-ROM drive free download ). The court cannot assist you if you encounter problems with downloading or installing the FTR player software. If you encounter any technical difficulties you will need to contact technical support at www.fortherecord.com.
Disk Capacity
FTR 5.4 Audio Format: Approx. 16 hours
To obtain additional information regarding this technology, go to the ForTheRecord web site. ForTheRecord also provides the free player software for listening to the audio as the native FTR format will not operate without the use of this software.
Obtaining Courtroom Audio
To obtain a copy of courtroom audio, contact the Courtroom Transcription Coordinator at
The cost for electronic delivery of the recording is $10.00. The cost to deliver by CD is $10.00 + $1.00 + shipping. In most cases, the CD will also include an electronic .html log of the proceeding that can be viewed in most modern web browsers. More information regarding this technology can be found at the ForTheRecord web site.