Jump to content

Oklahoma Court Records: Difference between revisions

Added Category
(Importing text file)
 
(Added Category)
Line 3: Line 3:
=== 1844- U.S. district courts ===
=== 1844- U.S. district courts ===


From 1844 to 1889, the present U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas had jurisdiction over criminal and some civil matters in the Indian Territory.  Beginning in 1889, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas assumed this jurisdiction.
From 1844 to 1889, the present U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas had jurisdiction over criminal and some civil matters in the Indian Territory.  Beginning in 1889, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas assumed this jurisdiction.


=== 1890- District courts of Oklahoma ===
=== 1890- District courts of Oklahoma ===
Line 11: Line 11:
The Supreme Court is a statewide appellate court, as are the Court of Appeals and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
The Supreme Court is a statewide appellate court, as are the Court of Appeals and the Court of Criminal Appeals.


The Family History Library does not have county, supreme, or appeals court records. You can obtain copies of these records by contacting the clerk's office in each county. For contact details of each county court see  http://www.genealogy.com/00000265.html. Some of the federal court records for the territorial era are at the [http://www.okhistory.org/ Oklahoma Historical Society].
The Family History Library does not have county, supreme, or appeals court records. You can obtain copies of these records by contacting the clerk's office in each county. For contact details of each county court see  http://www.genealogy.com/00000265.html. Some of the federal court records for the territorial era are at the [http://www.okhistory.org/ Oklahoma Historical Society].
 
[[Category:Oklahoma]]
0

edits