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'''1668-1851: ''' The Chancery Court was a statewide court with jurisdiction over equity cases, such as divorces, name changes, mortgage foreclosures, civil damage suits, and guardianships. | '''1668-1851: ''' The Chancery Court was a statewide court with jurisdiction over equity cases, such as divorces, name changes, mortgage foreclosures, civil damage suits, and guardianships. | ||
'''1776-present''' | '''1776-present:''' The Court of Appeals is the highest court in the state with jurisdiction over criminal, civil, and probate appeals. | ||
'''1800s-present: ''' District courts, known by several different titles prior to 1971, have jurisdiction over lesser criminal and civil cases. There are 12 judicial districts. | '''1800s-present: ''' District courts, known by several different titles prior to 1971, have jurisdiction over lesser criminal and civil cases. There are 12 judicial districts. | ||
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Additional types of court records are described in [[Maryland Probate Records]] and [[Maryland Naturalization and Citizenship]]. | Additional types of court records are described in [[Maryland Probate Records]] and [[Maryland Naturalization and Citizenship]]. | ||
=== Court Records available through the Maryland State Archives | === Court Records available through the Maryland State Archives === | ||
The [ | The [https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives] has all the original records and indexes of the [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=courtsbefore1776 Provincial, General, and Chancery courts]. The state archives also has many of the original records and indexes of the county, circuit, and district courts and the Court of Appeals, often into the twentieth century. Some of the Provincial Court records have been published in the Archives of Maryland (see [[Maryland Public Records]]). The Maryland State Archives also has a collection of miscellaneous court papers for the years 1729 to 1904. The collection contains naturalizations, county court cases, manumissions, mortgages, depositions, bonds, voting, and other records. The Archives also has an index to this collection produced by the Historical Records Survey. See a list of the [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=indices#court Court Records] available through the Maryland State Archives, and learn how to [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=placeorder order these digital records online].<br> | ||
Those original county records on microfilm can be borrowed through interlibrary loan (see Papenfuse's inventory in the [[Maryland Archives and Libraries]]). Additional resources include: | Those original county records on microfilm can be borrowed through interlibrary loan (see Papenfuse's inventory in the [[Maryland Archives and Libraries]]). Additional resources include: | ||