Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico District Courts for Santa Fe County,
Collection
Identifier: 1972-011
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the territorial and New Mexico district court records for Santa Fe County, New Mexico (1846-1951). The bulk of the material covers the years 1846-1920. Included are record books (1849-1922), case files (1846-1951), and other court material. Record books consist of various dockets (1849-1920), court proceedings records books (1849-1912), a record of money judgements (1891-1922), Chancery Record (1873-1880) and a fee journal (1874-1880). Dockets include criminal (1871-1876, 1883-1915), civil (1849-1920), judge's (1874-1909, 1887-1894, 1896-1898, 1912-1914), execution (1853-1874), and foreign (no date) volumes. Court proceedings record books cover criminal (1881-1909) and civil (1879-1912) hearings. Additional record books and journals include volumes 1851-1879. Case files consist of criminal cases 92a-5056 (1853-1936) and civil cases 1-23396 (1846-1951). Large gaps may exist between case files. Many criminal and civil case files are unnumbered. Most of the criminal cases after 1910 are not part of this collection. Other court material consists of testimony of witnesses, warrants, bonds, and miscellaneous jury and court records.
Some materials in Spanish
Some materials in Spanish
Dates
- 1846-1951, bulk 1846-1920
Language of Materials
English, and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
Case files are extremely fragile. Use microfilm only.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Historical Note
With the occupation of New Mexico in 1846 by the United States, seven political sub-divisions established by Mexico in 1844 were recognized as counties under the Kearny Code of Laws. Santa Fe was one of these original seven counties. New Mexico remained under a military form of government until September 9, 1850, when an Act of Congress established the Territory of New Mexico. On January 9, 1852, the boundaries of the counties were fixed by an Act of the Territorial Legislative Assembly. Santa Fe County, New Mexico was placed in the 1st Judicial District of the United States Territorial Courts in New Mexico in 1846. Upon statehood in 1912, the Territorial Courts became the New Mexico District Courts.
Extent
51 v. + 10 rolls + 60 linear feet
Organization
The collection is organized into five series:
- I. Docket Books
- II. Record Books (Journals)
- III. Miscellaneous Records
- IV. Criminal Case Files
- V. Civil Case Files
Microfilm Edition
Microfilm available.
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
- Bonds
- Bonds (legal records)
- Civil procedure -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County
- Criminal procedure -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County
- Dockets
- Equity pleading and procedure -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County
- Judicial records
- Jury -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County
- Legal files
- New Mexico. District Court (1st Judicial District)
- Santa Fe County (N.M.) -- History
- Santa Fe County (N.M.) -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950
- Santa Fe County (N.M.) -- Politics and government -- 1951 -
- State government records
- Territorial records
- Trial and arbitral proceedings
- Warrants
- Title
- Inventory of the Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico District Courts for Santa Fe County, 1846-1951, bulk 1846-1920
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1972-011::Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico District Courts for Santa Fe County)//EN" "nmar1972-001.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository