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New Mexico, Department of Corrections Records, 1905-1958($), index

New Mexico Courts[edit | edit source]

Major New Mexico courts that kept records of genealogical value were established as follows:

1598-1847: The Alcalde Ordinario (mayor's courts) and Audiencia (courts of appeals) were statewide courts in Mexico that handled civil and criminal cases. During several periods New Mexico was under the jurisdiction of courts in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Durango, Chihuahua, and Parral. A few existing records are in the New Mexico Records Center and Archives, or in various archives in Mexico.

1846-1850: Prefect's court was a statewide court that handled civil and criminal cases.

1846-1850: Circuit courts were county-wide courts established during the military government of New Mexico to handle civil and criminal cases.

1850-present: District courts are district-wide courts that serve as the major trial courts and have jurisdiction over naturalization records, civil cases including tax and insanity matters, criminal cases, chancery cases, and some appeals.

1800s: Magistrates courts are city-wide courts with present jurisdiction over some misdemeanors and minor civil matters.

FamilySearch Library (FS Library)[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Library does not have copies of New Mexico court records. You can obtain copies from the various county courthouses or the New Mexico Records Center and Archives where the territorial records are housed.

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

For more information about court records see:

E. Stuart Howard, Preliminary Inventory: Records of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico: Record Group 21 (Denver, Colorado: Federal Archives and Records Center, 1980). FS Catalog book 978.9 A1 no. 62.

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+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9171 New Mexico, Department of Corrections Records, 1905-1958]($), index
+==== New Mexico Courts  ====
 Major New Mexico courts that kept records of genealogical value were established as follows:
-'''1598-1847:'''&nbsp; The ''Alcalde Ordinario'' (mayor's courts) and ''Audiencia ''(courts of appeals) were statewide courts in Mexico that handled civil and criminal cases. During several periods New Mexico was under the jurisdiction of courts in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Durango, Chihuahua, and Parral. A few existing records are in the New Mexico Records Center and Archives, or in various archives in Mexico.
+'''1598-1847: '''The ''Alcalde Ordinario'' (mayor's courts) and ''Audiencia ''(courts of appeals) were statewide courts in Mexico that handled civil and criminal cases. During several periods New Mexico was under the jurisdiction of courts in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Durango, Chihuahua, and Parral. A few existing records are in the New Mexico Records Center and Archives, or in various archives in Mexico.
+'''1846-1850:'''  Prefect's court was a statewide court that handled civil and criminal cases.
+'''1846-1850:'''  Circuit courts were county-wide courts established during the military government of New Mexico to handle civil and criminal cases.
+'''1850-present:'''  District courts are district-wide courts that serve as the major trial courts and have jurisdiction over naturalization records, civil cases including tax and insanity matters, criminal cases, chancery cases, and some appeals.
-'''1846-1850:'''&nbsp; Prefect's court was a statewide court that handled civil and criminal cases.
+'''1800s:'''  Magistrates courts are city-wide courts with present jurisdiction over some misdemeanors and minor civil matters.
-'''1846-1850:'''&nbsp; Circuit courts were county-wide courts established during the military government of New Mexico to handle civil and criminal cases.
+==== FamilySearch Library (FS Library)  ====
-'''1850-present:'''&nbsp; District courts are district-wide courts that serve as the major trial courts and have jurisdiction over naturalization records, civil cases including tax and insanity matters, criminal cases, chancery cases, and some appeals.
+The FamilySearch Library does not have copies of New Mexico court records. You can obtain copies from the various county courthouses or the New Mexico Records Center and Archives where the territorial records are housed.
-'''1800s:'''&nbsp; Magistrates courts are city-wide courts with present jurisdiction over some misdemeanors and minor civil matters.
+==== Additional Resources  ====
-The Family History Library does not have copies of New Mexico court records. You can obtain copies from the various county courthouses or the New Mexico Records Center and Archives where the territorial records are housed.
+For more information about court records see:
-More information about court records is in E. Stuart Howard, ''Preliminary Inventory: Records of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico: ''Record Group 21 (Denver, Colorado: Federal Archives and Records Center, 1980; {{FHL|588609|title-id|disp=Family History Library book 978.9 A1 no. 62}}).
+*E. Stuart Howard, ''Preliminary Inventory: Records of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico: ''Record Group 21 (Denver, Colorado: Federal Archives and Records Center, 1980). {{FSC|588609|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 978.9 A1 no. 62}}.
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+[[Category:New Mexico, United States]][[Category:Court records by U.S. state]]