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New York State Court of Appeals Clerk's Minutes


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of bound minute books compiled by the clerk of the Court of Appeals commencing after the court was reconstituted under the Judiciary Article of 1869. Daily entries include name of chief judge presiding, list of motions, list of cases argued before the court, decisions and orders handed down, and individual numbers of cases on the calendar for the next upcoming court session.
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Clerk's minutes
Quantity:

14 cubic feet

56 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1870-1903, 1914-1925, 1937-1952
Series Number:
J0212

Arrangement

Chronological by date of court session.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of bound minute books compiled by the clerk of the Court of Appeals commencing after the court was reconstituted under the Judiciary Article of 1869. Daily business recorded includes name of chief judge presiding, motions submitted to or ruled upon by the court, calendar motions argued before the court, cases from the court calendar argued before the court, decisions and orders handed down, and individual numbers of cases on the calendar for the next upcoming court session.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

Each volume contains an alphabetical index to first party named in each case.

Custodial History

The Court of Appeals placed these records on deposit at the Historical Documents Collection, Queens College, from 1973-1982.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box Volume

Accretion: J0212-82
1870 Clerk's Minutes 1 1
1871 Clerk's Minutes 1 2
1872 Clerk's Minutes 2 3
1873 Clerk's Minutes 2 4
1873-1874 Clerk's Minutes 3 5
1875 Clerk's Minutes 3 6
1876-1877 Clerk's Minutes 4 7
1877 Clerk's Minutes 4 8
1878 Clerk's Minutes 5 9
1878-1879 Clerk's Minutes 5 10
1879-1880 Clerk's Minutes 6 11
1880-1881 Clerk's Minutes 6 12
1881-1882 Clerk's Minutes 7 13
1882-1883 Clerk's Minutes 7 14
1883-1884 Clerk's Minutes 8 15
1884-1885 Clerk's Minutes 8 16
1885-1886 Clerk's Minutes 9 17
1886-1887 Clerk's Minutes 9 18
1887-1888 Clerk's Minutes 10 19
1888-1890 Clerk's Minutes 11 20
1888-1890 Clerk's Minutes (2d Div.) 12 21
1890-1892 Clerk's Minutes (2d Div.) 13 22
1892 Clerk's Minutes (2d Div.) 14 23
1890-1891 Clerk's Minutes 15 24
1891-1893 Clerk's Minutes 16 25
1893-1894 Clerk's Minutes 17 26
1894-1896 Clerk's Minutes 18 27
1896-1897 Clerk's Minutes 19 28
1897-1899 Clerk's Minutes 20 29
1899-1900 Clerk's Minutes 21 30
1900-1901 Clerk's Minutes 22 31
1901-1902 Clerk's Minutes 23 32
1903 Clerk's Minutes 24 33
1914-1915 Clerk's Minutes 25 34
1915-1916 Clerk's Minutes 26 35
1916-1918 Clerk's Minutes 27 36
1918-1919 Clerk's Minutes 28 37
1919-1921 Clerk's Minutes 29 38
1921-1922 Clerk's Minutes 30 39
1922-1923 Clerk's Minutes 31 40
1924-1925 Clerk's Minutes 32 41
1937 Clerk's Minutes 33 42
1938 Clerk's Minutes 34 43
1939 Clerk's Minutes 35 44
1940 Clerk's Minutes 36 45
1941 Clerk's Minutes 37 46
1942 Clerk's Minutes 38 47
1943 Clerk's Minutes 39 48
1944-1945 Clerk's Minutes 40 49
1945-1946 Clerk's Minutes 41 50
1946-1947 Clerk's Minutes 42 51
1947-1948 Clerk's Minutes 43 52
1949 Clerk's Minutes 44 53
1950 Clerk's Minutes 45 54
1951 Clerk's Minutes 46 55
1952 Clerk's Minutes 47 56