Series 1671

District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County) Judgment dockets

Dates: 1896-1947.

20 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

An agency history is available.

Scope and Content

These are the judgments docketed in the Third District Court in and for Salt Lake County. The docket functions as the clerk's primary tracking device for each civil case. A docket entry consists of the following information: names of judgment debtor and creditor, case number, a summary of the judgment rendered in the civil case, date judgment was entered, book and page number where the judgment has been entered in the corresponding judgment record book, any appeal made, judgment of appellate court if applicable, and any satisfactions (payment) of judgment. Most importantly the record book reference and the case number entered in the judgment docket allow researchers to then access the judgment record books and individual case files.

Arrangement

Chronological by filing date.

Related Records

Civil case files from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 1622, contain the entire case file mentioned in the dockets for those originating in this same court.

Judgment docket indexes from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 1665, are plaintiff surname indexes to this series.

Case file index from the District Court (Third District), Series 3243, provide an alternate way to obtain a desired case number

Judgment record books from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 11381, summarize the proceedings and final judgment of the action taken in these cases.

Custody History

The judgment dockets were maintained for the court by the Salt Lake County Clerk (ex-officio court clerk) with the bulk of the series transferred to the State Archives February 19, 1968.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Gaps in Series

Books 5 (1907-1909) and 28 (1936-1937) are apparently missing.

Processing Note

This series was microfilmed in December of 1993 and processing begun by Kenneth R. Williams in January 1994. The judgment dockets were first scheduled to be retained permanently in 1983. At that time it was decided to microfilm and destroy the originals 9 years after their creation. Territorial judgment dockets and a First District Court docket, not created by this same court, were removed and series processing completed by A. C. Cone in January 2003.

Finding Aids

Indexes: A plaintiff surname index is available as series 1665.

Indexing Terms

• Judgments--Utah--Salt Lake County.
• Court calendars--Utah--Salt Lake County.

Container List

REEL	VOLUME	DESCRIPTION
1	1	1896-1898
1	2	1898-1901
1	3	1902-1902
2	3	1902-1905
2	4	1905-1907
3	6	1909-1911
3	7	1911-1912
4	7	1912-1913
4	8	1913-1914
4	9	1914-1915
5	9	1915-1916
5	10	1916-1917
5	11	1917-1918
6	11	1918-1919
6	12	1919-1920
6	13	1920-1920
7	13	1920-1922
7	14	1922-1922
7	15	1922-1922
8	15	1922-1923
8	16	1923-1924
8	17	1924-1925
9	17	1925-1926
9	18	1926-1927
9	19	1927-1927
10	19	1927-1928
10	20	1928-1929
10	21	1929-1929
11	21	1929-1930
11	22	1930-1931
11	23	1931-1931
12	23	1931-1932
12	24	1932-1933
12	25	1933-1933
13	25	1933-1934
13	26	1934-1935
14	27	1935-1936
15	29	1937-1937
15	30	1937-1938
15	31	1938-1939
16	31	1939-1939
16	32	1939-1940
16	33	1940-1941
17	33	1941-1941
17	34	1941-1942
17	35	1942-1943
18	35	1943-1943
18	36	1943-1944
18	37	1944-1945
19	37	1945-1945
19	38	1945-1946
19	39	1946-1947
20	40	1947-1947