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Sacramento County (Calif.) County Court records
CNTY0011
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Center for Sacramento History
Title: Sacramento County (Calif.) County Court records
creator:
Sacramento County (Calif.). County Court
Identifier/Call Number: CNTY0011
Physical Description:
35 Linear Feet
(72 boxes, 37 volumes)
Date (inclusive): 1850-1879
Abstract: The collection documents cases and other activities of the Sacramento County Court from its establishment in 1850 to its abolishment
in 1879 when the Superior Court system was created. The largest portion of the collection is made up of case files for civil
and criminal trials. In addition, the collection contains court minutes; criminal and civil judgments; criminal records, registers
of actions, and calendars; juror registers; fee books; and other documents.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English
- Processed by:
- Kim Hayden
- Date Completed:
- July 2019
- Encoded by:
- Kim Hayden
Collection is open for research use.
All requests to publish or quote from private manuscripts held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted
in writing to the csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron.
No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], CNTY0011, Center for Sacramento History.
Acquired from the California State Archives in 1980 (accession 1980/132) and 1981 (1981/113).
Biography / Administrative History
The County Court of Sacramento County was established by state legislature in 1850. The court was under the supervision of
the county judge, and the county clerk served as its clerk. County Court held four regular sessions per year, hearing lower-level
civil cases, probate cases, trials of appeals from justices of the peace, and other pending special cases. In 1851, the state's
court system was changed, and jurisdiction of probate cases was transferred to the county Probate Court. In 1863, the County
Court took over jurisdiction of criminal cases after the Court of Sessions was abolished. In 1879, the County Court was abolished
by the state and its functions were transferred to the newly created Superior Court.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection documents cases and other activities of the Sacramento County Court from its establishment in 1850 to its abolishment
in 1879 when the Superior Court system was created. The largest portion of the collection is made up of case files for civil
and criminal trials. In addition, the collection contains court minutes; criminal and civil judgments; criminal records, registers
of actions, and calendars; juror registers; fee books; and other documents.
The collection is arranged into 3 series:
Series 1. Civil case files, 1850-1879
Series 2. Criminal case files, 1863-1879
Series 3. Other court records, 1850-1879
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Courts -- Sacramento County (Calif.) -- Cases
Sacramento County (Calif.). County Court
Sacramento County (Calif.)--Trials, litigation, etc.