District Court (Fifth District : Washington County) Judgment dockets, 1896-1990.

6.50 cubic feet and 7 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains the Judgment Dockets produced by the 5th District Court in Washington County. Dockets function as an agenda for the proceedings of the court, written in abstract or brief form to act as a record of the action relative to each case.

Scope and Content

This series contains the Judgment Dockets produced by the Fifth District Court in Washington County. Dockets function as an agenda for the proceedings of the court, written in abstract or brief form to act as a record of the action relative to each case. The docket generally contains the following information: Plaintiff, Defendant, Nature of the Case, Attorneys for the Plaintiff and Defendant, Case Number, Date and Nature of each action taken in the case, any applicable fees for the action, along with the judge's disposition of the case.

Arrangement

Chronological by date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Jim Kichas in September 2007 as part of a NHPRC grant project designed to preserve the historic records of Utah's Fifth District Courts.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: An alphabetical index is located at the beginning of each register.

Related Material

Civil case files from the District Court (Fifth District : Washington County), Series 3635, contain the case files relating to the judgments issued in these docket books.

Judgment record books from the District Court (Fifth District : Washington County), Series 26330, contains the text of judgment rendered in court cases.

Indexing Terms

Court records--Utah--Washington County

Container List

Reel	Volume	Description
1	A	1896-1947
1	B	1947-1966
2	C	1966-1973
3	D	1974-1978
3	E	1978-1981
4	F	1981-1983
4	G	1983-1985
5	H	1984-1985
5	I	1985-1986
6	J	1987
6	K	1987-1988
7	L	1989
7	M	1990