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Court of Errors and Appeals
The Court of Errors and Appeals held pre-1948 jurisdiction over appeals from the Chancery, Supreme, Prerogative and Circuit Courts.
See the Bureau of Archives & History Manuscript Collection (referenced below), Box 1-25, for early papers of this court. For Court of Errors and Appeals records post-dating the collections listed below, contact the Superior Court Records Management Center at 171 Jersey Street, PO Box 967, Trenton, NJ 08625-0967, tel. 609-777-0092. Consult the Organizational Chart for Pre-1948 Court System for further information on court jurisdictions.
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Series:
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Department of Education New Jersey State Library Bureau of Archives and History Manuscript Collection, 1680s-1970s |
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Control #:
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SEDSL006 |
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Format:
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41.25 c.f. (66 boxes and 12 map folders); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within record type |
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Notes:
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Includes early records for: governors, legislature, courts, Hunterdon County, local elections, Revolutionary War, etc. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals Minutes, 1805-1941 |
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Control #:
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SER00001 |
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Format:
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40 c.f. (28 vols. and 6 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Includes vols. 4-30 (1856-1941) and some loose minutes for 1805, 1835, 1838-39, 1842-44, 1846-69, 1873-75, 1908-1937. |
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals Lists of Causes, 1839-1900 |
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Control #:
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SER00002 |
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Format:
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5.25 c.f. (4 vols. and 1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Volumes include 1866-1900; loose filings include 1839-1868 (missing 1840, 1842, 1855-1858, 1860, 1863 and 1865). |
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Court of Errors and Appeals Dockets, 1869-1950 |
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Control #:
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SER00003 |
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Format:
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3 c.f. (20 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals Opinions, 1875-1899 and Indexes to Opinions, 1890-1947 |
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Control #:
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SER00004 |
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Format:
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7 c.f. (6 boxes and 6 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological |
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Notes:
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Loose opinions are unprocessed and include 1875-1878, 1883-1899. |
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals Appeal, Error and Certiorari Dockets, 1909-1949 |
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Control #:
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SER00005 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (6 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals Miscellaneous Cases ["AA" Series], 1738-1868 |
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Control #:
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SER00006 |
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Format:
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2.75 c.f. (5 boxes and 1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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By case number |
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Notes:
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Includes index volume "Court Papers Prior to 1869." |
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals Miscellaneous Cases ["A" Series], 1769-1884 |
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Control #:
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SER00007 |
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Format:
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7 c.f. (14 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By case number |
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals Miscellaneous Cases, 1778-1920 |
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Control #:
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SER00008 |
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (5 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By case number |
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals State of the Case and Briefs, State of New Jersey vs Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Plantiff in Error, 1935 |
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Control #:
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SER00009 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.); 3 reels (16-mm) |
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Notes:
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Published appeal of conviction in Lindbergh kidnapping case. Film copy inc. complete transcripts of original trial; index on Reel 3. |
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Series:
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Court of Errors and Appeals Lists of Briefs [Cases], 1892-1905 |
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Control #:
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SER00010 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (3 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
Related records:
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Series:
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Hudson County Clerk's Office Court of Errors and Appeals Case Files, #6933, 1886 |
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Control #:
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CHDCL006 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box) |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 112.25 c.f. of paper records and 4 reels of microfilm ~
To contact New Jersey State Archives: Relative to research and mail reference services - archives.reference@sos.state.nj.us Relative to records transfers and donations - archives.collections@sos.state.nj.us For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact: Superior Court Records Management Center, 171 Jersey Street, PO Box 967, Trenton, NJ 06255-0967, tel. 609-777-0092 This page last updated 07/07/2008 |
