Justice's Court records
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: C#00527
Abstract
The Justice's Courts records contain dockets of cases heard at a particular session and minutes of action taken in indivdual cases. Information includes name of justice, plaintiff, and defendant, date and location of hearing, alleged offense, decision of the court, fines or penalties levied.
Dates
- 1770-1867
Biographical / Historical
A Justice's Court is defibed as an inferior tribunal, not of record, having limited jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, and presided over by a justice of the peace.
Extent
1.35 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Court proceedings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Court records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Judgments Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- judicial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rhode Island State Archives Repository
