Series 3533
Tooele City Court Justice Court dockets, 1893-1950.
5.00 cubic feet
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
Scope and Content
This series contains bound volumes used to record the proceedings of cases heard by justices of the peace. The books are made up of pre-printed forms with space to record basic information about each case. Cases heard by the justice of the peace include both criminal and civil matters, as well as a few inquests and some marriages recorded in the earliest book. Information recorded for each case may include names of the parties in the case, name of the justice, date of the complaint or charge, nature of the complaint or charge, date of hearing, decision of the justice, and any fees or fines associated with the case. In some cases, documents from the case may have been tucked in the pages of the dockets.
Research Note
The holdings at the State Archives do not include dockets covering certain periods. In addition, there was more than one justice of the peace operating in Tooele at a given time and the Archives holdings may not include the dockets from all the concurrently serving justices.
Arrangement
Generally chronological by court date.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public: Utah Code 63G-2-201(2)(2023)..
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 city recorder transferred the records in this series to the State Archives in August 2021.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
The records in this series were archivally processed by Alan B. Barnett in November 2023.
Other Finding Aids
Indexes: Most of the books in this series include a name index.
Related Material
Justice docket for Ophir and Tooele City precincts from Tooele County (Utah). Justice of the Peace : Ophir Precinct,
, contains records from the Tooele City Justice Court dating from 1888 to 1891.
Indexing Terms
Container List
Box | Description |
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1 | 1893 Feb 11-1909 Aug 12; Justice's Docket - civil and criminal |
1 | 1912 Jan 19-1913 Aug 21; Justice's Docket - civil and criminal |
2 | 1913 Sep 18-1915 Sep 15; Justice's Docket - civil and criminal |
2 | 1915 Aug 7-1919 May 8; Justice's Docket - civil and criminal |
3 | 1920 Apr 5-1925 Sep 12; Justice's Docket "B" - City Criminal |
3 | 1925 Sep 12-1928 Dec 21; Justice's Docket "D" - City Cases |
4 | 1928 Dec 26-1937 Feb 27; Justice's Docket - criminal cases |
4 | 1929 Jul 1-1934 Apr 4; Justice's Docket - civil cases |
5 | 1936 Jan 10-1937 Sep 11; City Justice's Docket - civil and criminal |
5 | 1937 Mar 4-1940 Feb 28; Justice's Docket - criminal cases |
6 | 1937 Aug 2-1939 Dec 15; Docket - civil and criminal |
6 | 1940 Mar 1-1942 Jul 27; Justice's Docket D |
7 | 1942 Jul 27-1943 Jan 26; Justice's Docket E |
7 | 1943 Jan 26-Aug 23; Justice's Docket F |
8 | 1943 Aug 25-1944 Dec 23; Justice's Docket G |
8 | 1944 Dec 18-1946 Mar 18; Justice's Docket F |
9 | 1946 Sep 7-1951 Feb 5; Docket |
9 | 1946 Nov 24-1947 Dec 24; Docket |
9 | 1948 Jan 5-Dec 8; Docket |
10 | 1948 Oct 10-1949 Oct 25; Docket |
10 | 1949 Aug 1-1950 Nov 10; Docket |