![]() ![]() A few surviving records have been published (see Virginia Public Records for more information). Most of the early council and general court records have been lost or destroyed. District court (II) records were delivered to the circuit courts. In 1870 the district courts (II) were replaced by the circuit courts. Some of these had similar district names and partially overlapped old district court (I) jurisdictions. The second set of district courts had only ten districts. Records of these courts are at the Library of Virginia.ġ852-1870: District courts (II). In 1902 they also assumed the duties of the county courts and corporation courts. In 1870 they assumed the duties and received the records of the district courts (II). ![]() In 1851 the circuit superior courts of law and chancery were replaced by the circuit courts. In 1902 circuit courts assumed the duties of the corporation courts.ġ851-present: Circuit courts. ![]() In 1850 the corporation courts replaced the hustings courts. These courts for independent cities were separate from the county courts but had the same functions. In 1851 the circuit superior courts of law and chancery were replaced by the circuit courts.ġ850-1902: Corporation courts. These courts combined and replaced the duties of the superior courts of law (previously district courts) and the superior courts of chancery. Superior courts of law were merged with the superior courts of chancery in 1831 to form the circuit superior courts of law and chancery.ġ831-1851: Circuit superior courts of law and chancery. These courts assumed the duties of district courts and met at the county level. They were combined with the superior courts of law in 1831 to form the circuit superior courts of law and chancery.ġ808-1831: Superior courts of law. The first set of district courts had 18 districts.ġ802-1831: Superior courts of chancery. The superior courts of law met in each county. They were replaced by the superior courts of law from 1809 to 1831. These courts handled non-capital crimes, major civil cases, and equity cases until 1808. There are over 188,000 cases indexed in the database and a total of 3,216,694 images of chancery causes available online.ġ788-1808: District courts (I). The Library of Virginia has an Index to the Chancery Court Records online. This court was replaced by the superior courts of chancery from 1802 to 1831. This court had appellate authority over chancery cases from the county courts until 1802. In 1850 the hustings courts were replaced by the corporation courts.ġ777-1802:High court of chancery. The general court had statewide jurisdiction over major civil cases, capital crimes, death records (until 1814), and probate matters.ġ705-1850: Hustings courts. Appeals of county court cases could be made to the general court or the general assembly (an elected legislature). The name was changed to general court in 1661.ġ661-1851: General Court. They handled major civil matters, capital crimes, and chancery and appellate matters. These courts first met quarterly in England and later met in September, December, March, and June in Jamestown. The county courts' duties were assumed by the circuit courts in 1902.ġ618-1661: Quarter courts. These courts handled minor civil and criminal cases and equity, probate, and orphan matters. These courts were originally called monthly courts (1618-34) and later courts of the shire or county courts. In the earliest period the governor and council heard all civil and criminal cases and appeals from the county courts.ġ618-1902: County courts. Court Records Online Resources ġ607-1650s: Governor and council. ![]()
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