Arizona Court Records
Arizona Court Records
Major Arizona courts that kept records of genealogical value were as follows:1852-1863 New Mexico county, district, probate, and supreme courts were the functioning court for the Arizona area.
Arizona court records are available at the various county courthouses.
1864-1912 District courts had countywide jurisdiction over records of chancery, criminal cases, and divorces. Naturalizations were handled until 1906 when the U.S. district court was given exclusive jurisdiction.
1912-present Superior courts superseded the district and probate courts. Their jurisdiction is countywide and includes major civil cases, cases of law or equity involving property, criminal, probate, divorce, juvenile, naturalizations, and appellate functions for cases appealed from justice of the peace courts.
1912-present Police or magistrate's courts have citywide concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts over cases involving the violation of state laws committed within city limits.
1912-present Justice courts have district wide jurisdiction over misdemeanors and minor criminal cases.
1912-present Supreme court serves as the statewide appellate court, with jurisdiction over cases involving more than one county.
Check out the following website to read about and share experiences from courthouse research.
http://www.bcpl.net/%7Edmg/courthouse.htm#Arizona
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