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Tennessee courts having records of genealogical value are as follows:
Tennessee courts having records of genealogical value are as follows:


'''1796–1809: ''' Courts of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions were county courts with jurisdiction in minor matters: taxes, budget, probate, and minor civil and criminal cases.
'''1796–1809: ''' Courts of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions were county courts with jurisdiction in minor matters: taxes, budget, probate, and minor civil and criminal cases.


'''1796–1809'''<nowiki>:  Superior Courts of Law and Equity covered specific regions of the state and handled larger civil and equity cases. They were the predecessors of the Circuit and Supreme Courts.</nowiki>
'''1796–1809'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Superior Courts of Law and Equity covered specific regions of the state and handled larger civil and equity cases. They were the predecessors of the Circuit and Supreme Courts.</nowiki>


'''1809–1834: ''' Court of Pleas had jurisdiction over minor matters.
'''1809–1834:&nbsp;''' Court of Pleas had jurisdiction over minor matters.


'''1809–present: ''' Circuit Courts are courts of law. They decide whether the parties involved in a case are guilty or innocent. They handle cases such as divorce, theft, murder, assault, gambling, and bastardy. After 1847 some Circuit Courts divided into: Criminal Courts for State cases, and Civil Courts for cases between individuals.
'''1809–present:&nbsp;''' Circuit Courts are courts of law. They decide whether the parties involved in a case are guilty or innocent. They handle cases such as divorce, theft, murder, assault, gambling, and bastardy. After 1847 some Circuit Courts divided into: Criminal Courts for State cases, and Civil Courts for cases between individuals.


'''1809–present'''<nowiki>:  Supreme Court hears appeals from lower courts. Until 1834 they limited their scope to law cases. After that date they receive appeals of all cases.</nowiki>
'''1809–present'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Supreme Court hears appeals from lower courts. Until 1834 they limited their scope to law cases. After that date they receive appeals of all cases.</nowiki>


'''1822–1834: ''' Chancery Division of Supreme Court handled larger equity cases.
'''1822–1834:&nbsp;''' Chancery Division of Supreme Court handled larger equity cases.


'''1834–present: ''' County Courts handle business matters only, no disputes. They deal with probate, proving wills, apprentice bonds, tax adjustments, providing for paupers and “idiots,” and road crew appointments.
'''1834–present:&nbsp;''' County Courts handle business matters only, no disputes. They deal with probate, proving wills, apprentice bonds, tax adjustments, providing for paupers and “idiots,” and road crew appointments.


'''1834–present'''<nowiki>:  Chancery Courts handle any equity case, including estate, land, and claims against public officials. These courts handled slave ownership disputes.</nowiki>
'''1834–present'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Chancery Courts handle any equity case, including estate, land, and claims against public officials. These courts handled slave ownership disputes.</nowiki>


Original court records are kept either in the county courthouse or in the State Archives. Some court records have been transcribed and published. Many surviving Superior Court case files are at the Tennessee State Library and Archives and are accessible through a card file in the Manuscript Reading Room. Extracts of cases between 1791 and 1820 are in:
Original court records are kept either in the county courthouse or in the State Archives. Some court records have been transcribed and published. Many surviving Superior Court case files are at the Tennessee State Library and Archives and are accessible through a card file in the Manuscript Reading Room. Extracts of cases between 1791 and 1820 are in:
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''The Sourcebook of County Court Records: A Concise, Straightforward, and Informative Reference Manual to the Main and Secondary Repositories of American County Court House Records''. Denver, Colorado: BRB Publications, 1992. (FHL book 973 P2sou.) Pages 436–48 describe Tennessee. Each chapter begins with a summary of the state court system, state vital records, and the state criminal record repository.
''The Sourcebook of County Court Records: A Concise, Straightforward, and Informative Reference Manual to the Main and Secondary Repositories of American County Court House Records''. Denver, Colorado: BRB Publications, 1992. (FHL book 973 P2sou.) Pages 436–48 describe Tennessee. Each chapter begins with a summary of the state court system, state vital records, and the state criminal record repository.


See the [[United States Court Records|United States Research Outline ]]for more detailed information on court records. Refer to [[Tennessee Guardianship]], [[Tennessee Probate Records]], and [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship]]  for information about specific court records.
See the [[United States Court Records|United States Research Outline for]] more detailed information on court records. Refer to [[Tennessee Guardianship]],&nbsp;[[Tennessee Probate Records]], and&nbsp;[[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship]]&nbsp; for information about specific court records.


Court records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
Court records are listed in the&nbsp;Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:


TENNESSEE - COURT RECORDS
TENNESSEE - COURT RECORDS
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http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/
http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/
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