New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) Docket of Judgments

Alphabetical by first letter of last name of party against whom a judgment was obtained, then chronological by filing date of judgment roll.

This series consists of the dockets of judgments filed by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature at New York City. Each entry in the docket books gives the following information: name of party against whom judgment has been obtained, amount of debt, amount of damages and costs, date judgment was signed, date filed, name of attorney for losing party, and date of satisfaction, if any. There are separate dockets for each court term, and several are bound in each volume. The dockets were kept pursuant to a law of 1798 requiring that dockets be compiled from April 22, 1797, and that transcripts be sent to the other court clerks.

J0132Series J0132, New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)Transcripts of Dockets of Judgments (New York), contains judgments filed at New York City from 1809 to 1847.

The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.

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