Washington (State). Justice of the Peace Court (King County)

Scope and Contents note Record of criminal cases heard in Justice Court, with some volumes also containing records of search warrants granted by the judge. Case information includes name of defendant, complainant, offense, witnesses, jurors, attorneys, court costs, bail set, bond paid, fines, and disposition of the case. Each record also contains an account of the progression of the case, with dates of filings, subpoenas, hearings, and trials. Cases involve violation of Washington State criminal statutes, and most...

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Court journal of Justice Robert R. George containing a log of civil and criminal cases heard by him in early 1901. It includes summary information: names of the plaintiff and defendant, names of attorneys, charged offense, plea, bail, name of witness(es), and judgment, but does not include case numbers. This series appears to be a record maintained by the judge during the course of hearings and trials.

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Schedule of civil and criminal cases heard in Justice Court by Justice John B. Gordon. Includes case number, parties to the case, attorneys, time, and "court minutes" (offense, continuances, judgment). Case numbers do not correspond to the case numbers in the Criminal Dockets.

Scope and Contents note Summary of civil and criminal cases heard in Justice Court. Includes case number, date, names of parties to the case, offense, fees, and judgment. Each record also contains an account of the progression of the case, with dates of filings, subpoenas, hearings, and trials. Case numbers do not correspond to case numbers in the Criminal Dockets. Volume 15 contains cases in 1892 and 1893, and then was later used by a different judge for unnumbered cases from 1899 to 1900. The majority of civil...

Abstract

Record of warrants issued by Justice Court to search for illegally possessed alcohol during Prohibition era.