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Between the date counties were created and the date they were organized, which could be several years, some counties were attached to other counties for administrative purposes. This sometimes makes it hard to find the early records. | Between the date counties were created and the date they were organized, which could be several years, some counties were attached to other counties for administrative purposes. This sometimes makes it hard to find the early records. | ||
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Major [[Arizona|Arizona]] courts that kept records of genealogical value were established as follows: | Major [[Arizona|Arizona]] courts that kept records of genealogical value were established as follows: | ||
*1852-1863: New Mexico county, district, probate, and supreme courts were the functioning courts for the Arizona area. | |||
*1864-1912: District courts had county-wide jurisdiction over records of chancery, criminal cases, and divorces. Naturalizations were handled until 1906 when the U.S. district court was given exclusive jurisdiction. | |||
*1912-present: Superior courts superseded the district and probate courts. Their jurisdiction is county-wide and includes major civil cases, cases of law or equity involving property, criminal, probate, divorce, juvenile, naturalizations, and appellate functions for cases appealed from justice of the peace courts. | |||
===Court Organization=== | |||
Police or magistrate's courts have citywide concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts over cases involving the violation of state laws committed within city limits. | Police or magistrate's courts have citywide concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts over cases involving the violation of state laws committed within city limits. | ||
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Arizona court records are available at the various county courthouses. The Family History Library has not acquired copies of the court records. | Arizona court records are available at the various county courthouses. The Family History Library has not acquired copies of the court records. | ||
===Online Resources=== | |||
{{Arizona|Arizona}} | {{Arizona|Arizona}} | ||
[[Category:Arizona|Court]] | [[Category:Arizona|Court]] | ||