See How Appellate Judges Actually Question Attorneys
Search 10,000+ speaker-identified federal appellate oral argument transcripts to understand how specific judges handle real oral arguments.
Find real exchanges, questioning patterns, and pressure points—so you can prepare for argument with actual courtroom behavior, not assumptions.
What you can do with Appellate Insight
Everything you need to analyze oral arguments efficiently and gain deeper insights into judicial decision-making.
Speaker-segmented transcripts
Browse arguments and view a timeline that clearly shows when each judge and counsel speaks. Jump to moments with one click.
Integrated audio + text
Follow along with synced audio. Play from any sentence; auto-scroll keeps your place while you review citations and exhibits.
Gen-AI argument summaries
Get issue-focused summaries in seconds--holdings, key questions, concessions, and likely pressure points for each side.
Judge style & temperament
Profiles update as new arguments land: interruption rate, average question length, skepticism score, doctrine preferences.
Questioning patterns
Visualize topic heat, time-to-first-interruption, and follow-up depth by judge, panel, circuit, and issue tag.
Nationwide appellate coverage
A growing database of US Federal Courts of Appeals, normalized across circuits enriched with docket and human in the loop research.
Frequently Asked Questions
What courts are covered?
Initial focus on the US Courts of Appeals with expanding historical backfills. State and Supreme Court coverage on the roadmap
How accurate is speaker identification?
We combine diarization with supervised models and circuit-specific heuristics, then apply QA checks. You can suggest corrections, which improve future results
About Appellate Insight
Appellate Insight is currently in stealth mode as we refine our platform and expand our database of oral arguments. Our team is composed of legal technology experts, data scientists, and appellate practitioners committed to making court data more accessible, actionable, and insightful. Stay tuned for exciting updates as we prepare to launch publicly.
"Appellate Insight turns an afternoon of listening into a 10-minute review. The judge analytics changes how we prep."
Partner, Appellate Boutique
"Appellate Insight will transform the way appellate attorneys prepare for oral argument. The ability to instantly study how judges engage will be a game-changer. With an ever-expanding corpus of human-verified court transcripts, Appellate Insight will unlock profound new possibilities to leverage AI for courtroom preparation."
Partner, Appellate Boutique