Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico Supreme Court, 1846-1978 (bulk, 1846-1912).

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Records of the United States Territorial and New Mexico Supreme Court, 1846-1978 (bulk, 1846-1912).

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Summary: Collection consists of the records of the United States Territorial Supreme Court for New Mexico (1846-1912) and the records of the New Mexico Supreme Court (1912-1978). The bulk of the material consists of case files from the New Mexico territorial period (1846-1912). Also included are court records (1863-1978), and administrative reports (1959- 1978). Case files contained in the collection are cases 1-1483 (1846- 1912). Some of the later cases are not part of this collection. Also included is a report for case 2428 dated 1919. Court records consist of district court rules, orders, petitions, and court calendars (dockets).

84 linear feet.

New Mexico State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7393552

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New Mexico. District Courts.

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New Mexico. Supreme Court

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The United States Territorial Supreme Court of New Mexico was established by the Kearny Code of Laws in 1846. Judges were federally appointed until statehood in 1912. Upon statehood the United States Territorial Supreme Court of New Mexico became the New Mexico Supreme Court and its judges became elected state officials. The Supreme Court has general appellate jurisdiction, is the final authority on questions of law, makes rules and forms of procedure for itself and all inferior courts, and exer...