Many of Justice Carter's speeches were defenses of his dissents.
| Date | Occasion | Location | Topic or Title | |
| Undated | | | "Has the Cause For Constitutional Liberties Become Unpopular? The Role of the Supreme Court" | |
| Undated | Speech on the nature of law, given to new members of the Bar | | | |
| Undated | | | "Re Stop Signs on Butterfield Road" | |
| July, 1936 | Address Delivered In Supreme Court Of California Welcoming New Members Of The Bar | | |
| September 12, 1939 | Address On Induction As Associate Justice Of Supreme Court Of California | | |
| October 30, 1950 | Statement of Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California Relative to His Refusal to Sign the So-Called State Loyalty Oath | | |
| August 11, 1951 | Address Delivered Before The National Association Claimants' Compensation Attorneys At Its Annual Banquet | St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California | Torts Claims Compensation | |
| October 16, 1951 | City Attorneys' Luncheon, "The Claims Statutes" (53rd Annual Conference of League of California Cities) | | Claims Statutes & Liability | |
| February 2, 1952 | Address Delivered Before The American Friends Service Committee, At Their Conference On "Liberty and Loyalty" | The California Club, San Francisco, California | First & Fourth Amendment Issues | |
| February 22, 1953 | Address Delivered At The Annual Meeting Of The National Lawyers Guild | Hotel Park Sheraton, New York City, New York | First Amendment, Due Process of Law, other issues | |
| March 19, 1953 | Address Delivered Before The Bar Association Of Monterey County At A Dinner Meeting | Casa Munras Hotel, Monterey, California | "Challenges To Freedom" | |
| April 12, 1953 | Telephone Interview | San Francisco, CA | The Loyalty Oath Statute | |
| November 10, 1953 | Letter to Wallace Myers | | "Statement of Jesse W. Carter in re. sale of five acres of land in the town of Ross..." | |
| February 10, 1954 | Address Delivered Before The Lawyers' Club Of San Francisco | The Comstock Room Of The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California | "Recent Trend In Court Decisions In California" | |
| February 16, 1954 | Address Delivered Before The West Lost Angeles University Synagogue Forum | The University High School In Los Angeles, California | "The Fifth Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States" | |
| May 24, 1954 | Address Delivered At The Westside Jewish Community Center | Los Angeles, California | "The Right To Dissent" | |
| September 29, 1954 | Address Delivered Before The Bar Association Of Riverside County | Riverside, California | "Will These Decisions Stand?" | |
| February 24, 1955 | Address Delivered For the Redding Rotary Club | Redding, California | On the 50th Anniversary of Rotary International |
| February 28, 1956 | Address Delivered Before The Exchange Club Of San Francisco | St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California | Searches and Seizures | |
| June 6, 1956 | Commencement Exercises Of Golden Gate College | The War Memorial Veterans Building, San Francisco | | |
| October 25, 1956 | Address Delivered Before The Student Bar Association Of The University Of Santa Clara, College Of Law | Bergin Hall At The University Of Santa Clara, California | "The American System For The Administration Of Justice" | |
| September 7, 1957 | Address Delivered At A Seminar For Trade Union Leaders Presented By The Institute Of Industrial Relations Of The University Of California | The Sonoma Mission Inn, California | The Courts And The Constitution | |
| October 16, 1957 | Address Delivered Before The Jewish Professional Men's Club Of Los Angeles | | "The 170th Anniversary Of The Constitution Of The United States" | |
| February 11, 1958 | Address Delivered Before The Bar Association Of Alameda County | The Athens Club In Oakland, California | "The Chessman Case" | |
| May 1, 1958 | Address Delivered Before A Meeting of California Jury Commissioners Association | Ignacio, California | "The American Jury System" |
| July 25, 1958 | Address Delivered At Town & Gown | University Of Southern California Campus, Los Angeles, California | "A Great Supreme Court" | |
| August 19, 1958 | Address Delivered at the Testimonial Dinner in Honor of Judge Stanley Mosk | Statler Hotel, Los Angeles, California | "The Administration of Justice" |
| August 20, 1958 | Address Delivered Before the National Conference of Teamsters Lawyers | Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel, California | "The American Labor Movement" |
| November 20, 1958 | Address Delivered Before The Barristers Club | The Bar Association, San Francisco, California | "What Is Wrong With The Supreme Court Of The United States?" | |
| November 20, 1958 | Letter to Wallace Myers, thanking him for his assistance during the episode of "Carter's Dam." | | |