Court records
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered court record books containing short case summaries and judgments, as well as works on the administrative records of courts. Works on public records in general, including those held in courthouses, are entered under Public records.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Circuit Court, Law and Equity Court Case Files
Record Group
Identifier: Circuit-001
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of court case files from the Montgomery County Circuit Court, Law and Equity Court - Law Division. Search Instructions Each file listing includes the case number and the title of the case, both of which are searchable.The case number consists of a two digit prefix of "L" and a single digit number, followed by a hyphen and a four digit number that includes leading zeros (i.e. L3-0072). To search by case...
Dates:
1966-09-15 - 1984-08-29
Circuit Court Oaths
Record Group
Identifier: Circuit-003
Content Description
Assorted motions made before the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, including petitions and orders to enroll attorneys to practice in the Law and Equity court-Law Division for Montgomery County, Tennessee and various oaths of office.
Dates:
1966 - 1996
Found in:
Montgomery County Archives
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Circuit Court Oaths
District 5, Montgomery County, Magistrate's Docket Book
Collection
Identifier: 1000.038
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a docket book that belonged to James H. Achey (aar·chr·ee). He served as magistrate of District 5 from 1878 through 1900 in Port Royal, TN. As a magistrate, Achey presided over minor civil law suits between citizens of District 5. This docket book documents the civil cases that he heard from October 14, 1882 through December 21, 1895. The docket book also includes a small number of criminal case proceedings presided over by Achey from May 24, 1887 through November...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1882-10-14 - 1895-12-21; 1882-10-14 - 1929-10-01
District 11, Montgomery County, Magistrate's Docket Book
Collection
Identifier: 2019.056
Scope and Contents
This magistrate docket book contains a record of court cases brought before magistrates of the 11th District of Montgomery County, primarily W.H. and G.A. Crotzer. The docket book, which dates from 1856 to 1910, consists of nearly sixty years of records which pertain to civil and criminal county court case proceedings. This item presents a robust and comprehensive record of legal disputes for the 11th District in the Montgomery County, County Court from the late 1800s to early 1900s....
Dates:
1856-07-19 - 1910-04-25