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*Municipal courts, primarily 1900s: These courts have city–wide jurisdiction, concurrent with district courts, over misdemeanors and minor civil matters. The Family History Library does not have these records. | *Municipal courts, primarily 1900s: These courts have city–wide jurisdiction, concurrent with district courts, over misdemeanors and minor civil matters. The Family History Library does not have these records. | ||
*Justice of the peace courts, 1839-present: These courts have district–wide jurisdiction over minor misdemeanors, search warrants, and town or city ordinance violations. Some of these records are on microfilm at the Family History Library. | *Justice of the peace courts, 1839-present: These courts have district–wide jurisdiction over minor misdemeanors, search warrants, and town or city ordinance violations. Some of these records are on microfilm at the Family History Library. | ||
*Supreme Court, 1838-present: This is Iowa’s highest court, and is also a court of appeals. The Family History Library does not have these records. | *Supreme Court, 1838-present: This is Iowa’s highest court, and is also a court of appeals. The Family History Library does not have these records. | ||
You can also obtain copies of court records by contacting the appropriate clerk’s office. To learn more about courts and their records, study one of the Historical Records Survey county courthouse inventories, such as: ''Inventory of the County Archives of Iowa, No. 18, Cherokee County'' ''(Cherokee)''. Des Moines, Iowa: Historical Records Survey, 1939. ( | You can also obtain copies of court records by contacting the appropriate clerk’s office. To learn more about courts and their records, study one of the Historical Records Survey county courthouse inventories, such as: ''Inventory of the County Archives of Iowa, No. 18, Cherokee County'' ''(Cherokee)''. Des Moines, Iowa: Historical Records Survey, 1939. (Family History Library film 897358 item 2.) Court records can be found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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