Vermont. County Court (Orleans County)
Published: 1800
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The series consists largely of court dockets, and includes some judges' dockets and bar dockets. Court dockets, kept by the court clerk, are court calendars which record all cases in order for each court term, assigning a unique number to each case. Docket entries include plaintiff and defendant, attorneys, jury members, and a brief summary of action taking place that court term. Entries often include court costs for a case. Dockets also record other information for that court term, including jury lists, admissions to the bar, appointment of county officials, granting of liquor licenses and court administrative costs. Beginning in 1836, dockets are indexed by plaintiff. Beginning in 1880, the chancery court docket comprises a section of the county court docket. Judges' dockets contain similar information on cases and may include brief judges' notes. Bar dockets, for use by attorneys, were printed by the court for each court term. They list judges, lawyers, court officials, court rules, and each docketed case for that term.