AGENCY: District Court (Second District : Morgan County)

SERIES: 30738
TITLE: Judgment docket
DATES: 1896-1955
ARRANGEMENT: Generally chronological by date of judgment.

DESCRIPTION: This series contains the Judgment Dockets produced by the 2nd District Court of Morgan County. Dockets function as an agenda for the proceedings of the court, written in abstract or brief form to act as a record of the action relative to each case. The docket generally contains the following information: Plaintiff, Defendant, Nature of the Case, Attorneys for the Plaintiff and Defendant, Case Number, Date and Nature of each action taken in the case, any applicable fees for the action, along with the judge's disposition of the case.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 50 years and then transfer to State Archives.

APPRAISAL

Historical

The records in this series have permanent historical value as documentation of the function and operation of the court.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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