Series 26633

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

4.50 cubic feet and 4 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 a record of financial judgments rendered by the court and was used as a tool for tracking the debts owed and when they were paid. For each judgment the record typically includes such information as the name of the debtor, the name of the creditor, the type of judgment and the amount owed, the location where the actual judgment was recorded, and a place to note satisfaction of the judgment.

Scope and Content

This series contains a record of financial judgments rendered by the court and was used as a tool for tracking the debts owed and when they were paid. For each judgment the record typically includes such information as the name of the debtor, the name of the creditor, the type of judgment and the amount owed, the location where the actual judgment was recorded, and a place to note satisfaction of the judgment.

Research Note

The loose pages that came to the State Archives in 2010 are not included on the microfilm.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by last name thereunder chronological by entry date until 1980. Beginning in 1980 chronological by entry 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.

Custody History

The books in this series were transferred to the State Archives from the court in 2007. After being microfilmed, they were transferred to the regional repository at Southern Utah University in November 2009. The University Special Collections returned the books to the State Archives in October 2025.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Jim Kichas and Emily Gurr in May 2008 as part of a NHPRC grant project designed to preserve the historic records of Utah's Fifth District Courts. The finding aid was updated by Alan Barnett in November 2025 when the original books in the series were returned to the State Archives.
In 2010 loose pages from the judgment docket were found in the court and mailed to the State Archives. When the books stored at Southern Utah University were returned to the Archives, the pages were boxed with the books that corresponded chronologically and alphabetically.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: Books created between 1980 and 1990 contain individual indexes.

Related Material

Judgment record books from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 18190, contain the text of judgment rendered in court cases.
Civil case files from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 18195, contains the entire case file relating to the judgments issued in these docket books.

Container List

ReelVolumeDescription
Microfilm
111896-1923
N/AN/A1897-1970
121896-1980
131958-1982
241980-1984
251984-1986
361986-1988
371988-1990
481968-1987
491968-1987
VolumeDescription
Original Books
1 Judgement Docket 1; 1896 Feb 13-1924 Mar 22
2A Judgment Docket 2-[A], A-C; 1897 Feb 12-1980 Oct 16
2B Judgment Docket 2-[B], D-K; 1919 Mar 25-1980 Sep 23
2C Judgment Docket 2-[C], L-R; 1961 Dec 5-1980 Oct 28
2D Judgment Docket 2-[D], S-Z; 1931 Jun 2-1981 Jan 8
2E Judgment Docket [2-E]; 1980 Nov 6-1984 Aug 27
2F Judgment Docket 2-[F]; 1984 Aug 27-1986 Sep 17
3 Judgment Docket 3; 1986 Sep 17-1988 Nov 9
4 Judgment Docket 4; 1988 Nov 9-1990 Apr 24