DeKalb County Justice of Peace Records
Introduction: The Justice of the Peace Records include eight dockets maintained by the Justice of the Peace. Six of the dockets contain civil proceedings, and the other two dockets contain criminal suits. The dockets cover the 1880s-1960, and were compiled by several Justices of the Peace, including H.J. Mathews and J.H. Young.
Provenance: Gift of Judge Hester, Accession # Unknown
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from this collection must be requested from the archivist, DeKalb Historical Society. Citation should be as follows:
Description of specific item; Justice of the Peace Records, DeKalb Historical Society Archives
Size: 2 archival boxes
Description
The Justice of the Peace Records contain four court dockets dealing with civil issues from the early 1880s-1960. There is brief information on the type of case, plaintiff and defendant, the court dates, any relevant charges, any issuances of summons, and a verdict or settlement indication. In the criminal court dockets, there are copies of several warrants issued, and descriptions of the various criminal charges being pressed against the defendants.
Subject Headings:
When possible, Library of Congress Subject Headings have been used. These subject headings are entered in the DeKalb Historical Society’s card catalogue.
Main Entry: DeKalb County Justice of Peace Records
Subject/Added Entries:
Mathews, H.J.
Young, J.H.
DeKalb County Court Records
Folder List:
Box Docket Contents Date
1 1 Civil Records 1941-1950
2 Civil Records 1950-1951
3 Criminal Records 1956-1960
4 Civil Records 1957-1960
5 Civil Records 1957-1960
2 1 Civil Records 1882-1899
2 Criminal Records 1925-1956
3 Civil Records 1907-1945
