Dockets

Scope and Contents

A docket is the official summary of proceedings in a court of law. These docket books list cases heard in the 1st Judicial District Court in Jefferson County, Colorado. They contain a brief summary of the court proceedings in criminal and civil cases with entries listing case number, date, names of parties, names of attorneys, cause of action and order of the court.

Scope and Contents Docket books of civil and criminal cases heard before Jefferson County Justices of the Peace. The dockets provide narrative summaries of the proceedings. Information includes names of plaintiff and defendant, name of JP and precinct number, charge, dates and kinds of filings, dates and notes on proceedings, plea, disposition, judgment, sentence, fine and court costs. Civil books may also contain ists of marriages performed by the JP. Supplementary records such as summons, motions, receipts,...

Content Description

Photocopy of a hand-written docket book of Probate Judges William Train Muir and Jonas M. Johnson containing settlement of estates, recording of marriages, and a few other miscellaneous legal matters. Photocopy only - original docket book is held at the Colorado State Archives.

Scope and Contents Sheriff's Civil and Criminal Process Docket Books document the service of process to parties in a lawsuit. Service of process is the procedure by which the parties are given notice that they must respond to a court proceeding. Notice is furnished by delivering a set of court documents (called "process") to the person being served. Docket books may contain the following: case number; court; names of plaintiff and defendant; type of process served; name of officer serving; name of...