Southern Reporter
{{Short description|Regional case law reporter in the United States}}
{{For|the Scottish newspaper|Southern Reporter (newspaper)}}
The Southern Reporter, the Southern Reporter Second, and the Southern Reporter Third are United States regional case law reporters. It is part of the National Reporter System created by John B. West for the West Publishing Company.{{cite web|url=http://www.llrx.com/features/nationalreporter.htm|title=Past, Present and Future: The National Reporter System Celebrates Historic Anniversary|last=Albaum|first=Shelly|date=2002-10-15|work=LLRX|access-date=2009-06-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111064033/http://www.llrx.com/features/nationalreporter.htm|archive-date=2010-01-11}}File:National Reporter System regions.svg
The Southern Reporter contains published appellate court case decisions for:
When cited, the Southern Reporter, the Southern Reporter Second, and the Southern Reporter Third are abbreviated "So.", "So. 2d", and "So. 3d", respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.access-to-law.com/citation/basic_legal_citation.pdf|title=Basic Legal Citation|last=Martin|first=Peter W.|date=2012-01-01|work=Access to Law|accessdate=2012-05-10}}