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'''1851-present: ''' Circuit courts have county-wide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases and appellate jurisdiction over district courts. These courts replaced the county courts.  
'''1851-present: ''' Circuit courts have county-wide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases and appellate jurisdiction over district courts. These courts replaced the county courts.  


Additional types of court records are described in the "[[Maryland Probate Records|Probate Records]]" and "[[Maryland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]" sections of this outline.  
Additional types of court records are described in [[Maryland Probate Records]] and [[Maryland Naturalization and Citizenship]].  


=== Court Records available through the Maryland State Archives<br> ===
=== Court Records available through the Maryland State Archives<br> ===


The [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/genealogy/html/govtdocs.html Maryland State Archives] has all the original records and indexes of the Provincial, General, and Chancery courts. The state archives also has many of the original records and indexes of the county, circuit, and district courts and the Court of Appeals, often into the twentieth century. Some of the Provincial Court records have been published in the Archives of Maryland (see the "[[Maryland Public Records|Public Records]]" section of this outline). The Maryland State Archives also has a collection of miscellaneous court papers for the years 1729 to 1904. The collection contains naturalizations, county court cases, manumissions, mortgages, depositions, bonds, voting, and other records. The Archives also has an index to this collection produced by the Historical Records Survey. See a list of the [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/genealogy/html/govtdocs.html Court Records holdings available through the Maryland State Archives], and learn how to [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/html/fees/intropage.html order these digital records online].<br>
The [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/genealogy/html/govtdocs.html Maryland State Archives] has all the original records and indexes of the Provincial, General, and Chancery courts. The state archives also has many of the original records and indexes of the county, circuit, and district courts and the Court of Appeals, often into the twentieth century. Some of the Provincial Court records have been published in the Archives of Maryland (see [[Maryland Public Records]]. The Maryland State Archives also has a collection of miscellaneous court papers for the years 1729 to 1904. The collection contains naturalizations, county court cases, manumissions, mortgages, depositions, bonds, voting, and other records. The Archives also has an index to this collection produced by the Historical Records Survey. See a list of the [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/genealogy/html/govtdocs.html Court Records holdings available through the Maryland State Archives], and learn how to [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/html/fees/intropage.html order these digital records online].<br>


Those original county records on microfilm can be borrowed through interlibrary loan (see Papenfuse's inventory in the "[[Maryland Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section of this outline). Additional resources include:  
Those original county records on microfilm can be borrowed through interlibrary loan (see Papenfuse's inventory in the [[Maryland Archives and Libraries]]). Additional resources include:  


*''The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland'' (2 vols); Morris L., Radoff, G. Skordas and P. R. Jacoobsen, pub. 1960-1963, Annapolis, Maryland
*''The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland'' (2 vols); Morris L., Radoff, G. Skordas and P. R. Jacoobsen, pub. 1960-1963, Annapolis, Maryland
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*General Court judgments, 1777 to 1805 (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=authordetails&authorno=308505&name=Maryland%2E+General+Court%2C+null&columns=*,0,0 013038]-62).  
*General Court judgments, 1777 to 1805 (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=authordetails&authorno=308505&name=Maryland%2E+General+Court%2C+null&columns=*,0,0 013038]-62).  
*Provincial Court judgments, 1679 to 1778 (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=271666&disp=Provincial+Court+judgements%20%20&columns=*,0,0 012941<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1223479371749_99" />]-68). See the "[[Maryland Public Records|Public Records]]" section of this outline for published records, 1637 to 1683.  
*Provincial Court judgments, 1679 to 1778 (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=271666&disp=Provincial+Court+judgements%20%20&columns=*,0,0 012941<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1223479371749_99" />]-68). See [[Maryland Public Records]] for published records, 1637 to 1683.  
*Court of Appeals judgments and decrees, 1788 to 1891 (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=282748&disp=Judgements+and+decrees++ 12999]-13037)  
*Court of Appeals judgments and decrees, 1788 to 1891 (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=282748&disp=Judgements+and+decrees++ 12999]-13037)  
*Some county court records.
*Some county court records.
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