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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Court Records|U.S. Court Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey|New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New_Jersey_Court_Records|Court Records]]''  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Court Records|U.S. Court Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey|New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New_Jersey_Court_Records|Court Records]]''  
See also [[New Jersey Index to Supreme Court Cases, 1704-1844|New Jersey Index to Supreme Court Cases, 1704-1844]]


=== Timeline  ===
=== Timeline  ===
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:*''New Jersey, Supreme Court (Burlington County), Early Index to Supreme Court Minutes, 1681-1842''. Not Published Bibliofilm, 1938. (Family History Library {{FHL|478749|title-id|disp=film 016538 item 2}}). <br>
:*''New Jersey, Supreme Court (Burlington County), Early Index to Supreme Court Minutes, 1681-1842''. Not Published Bibliofilm, 1938. (Family History Library {{FHL|478749|title-id|disp=film 016538 item 2}}). <br>
:See also [[New Jersey Index to Supreme Court Cases, 1704-1844|New Jersey Index to Supreme Court Cases, 1704-1844]] <br>


:*The state archives has the actions-at-law, 1709 to 1842; minutes, 1681 to 1820; judgements, 1704 to 1866; dockets, 1681 to 1873; and docket books and indexes, 1842 to 1947. The case files, 1842 to 1947, are in the possession of:
:*The state archives has the actions-at-law, 1709 to 1842; minutes, 1681 to 1820; judgements, 1704 to 1866; dockets, 1681 to 1873; and docket books and indexes, 1842 to 1947. The case files, 1842 to 1947, are in the possession of:
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'''1947-1978'''<nowiki>: County Courts took over the functions of the courts of common pleas, oyer and terminer, general quarter sessions, special sessions, and orphan's court. County courts were replaced by superior courts in 1978.</nowiki>  
'''1947-1978'''<nowiki>: County Courts took over the functions of the courts of common pleas, oyer and terminer, general quarter sessions, special sessions, and orphan's court. County courts were replaced by superior courts in 1978.</nowiki>  


'''1947-present'''<nowiki>: Superior Courts are the major trial courts with county-wide jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters. They perform the functions of all the former county courts. Records of criminal cases are located at the county courthouses. Records of civil cases are at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court.</nowiki>
'''1947-present'''<nowiki>: Superior Courts are the major trial courts with county-wide jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters. They perform the functions of all the former county courts. Records of criminal cases are located at the county courthouses. Records of civil cases are at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court.</nowiki>  


=== Records at County Courthouses  ===
=== Records at County Courthouses  ===
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