Kentucky Court of Appeals notice
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Kentucky Court of Appeals notice
- Date
- 1849 March 12
- Creator
- Swigert, Jacob, 1793-1869
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Court records--Kentucky.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2012MS016: [identification of item], Kentucky Court of Appeals notice, 1849 March 12, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Kentucky Court of Appeals was created by Kentucky's first constitution in 1792 and consisted of three justices with jurisdiction over all judgements originating from the lower courts. The Court of Appeals remained the highest court in Kentucky until 1975 when the Kentucky Supreme Court was created. Currently, the Court of Appeals serves as the intermediate appellate court and consists of fourteen justices.
- Kurt X. Metzmeier. "History of the Courts of Kentucky" United At Last: The Judicial Article and the Struggle to Reform Kentucky's Courts. Ed. Kurt X. Metzmeier. Lexington, Ky.: Kentucky Court of Justice, 2006. Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kurt_metzmeier/5
- Scope and Content
- The collection consists of a printed notice sent to Clerk at the Circuit Court in Springfield from Jacob Swigert, the Kentucky Court of Appeals. The document notifies the recipient of new instructions to clerks and lawyers practicing before the Court of Appeals, regarding records, bonds, writs of error, appeals, taxes, process, docket, commonwealth cases, warning orders, practice, mandates, and executions.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
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