Scope and Contents Civil dockets are used by the Justice and Superior Courts to document civil complaints filed in the Justice Court and the judgment resulting from such complaints. The information each volume provides includes (1) date and term of court, (2) Georgia Militia District name or number of court, (3) names of parties involved, (4) names of attorneys (often not given), (5) style of case involved, (6) constable's entry concerning service of copy of complaint on defendants, (7) remarks, (8) nature of...

Scope and Contents Criminal dockets are used by the Superior and Justice Courts to document criminal charges filed in the Justice Court by the state and the judgment resulting from such charges. The information provided in the later (but not earlier) dated volumes includes (1) name or Georgia Militia District number of court, (2) name of defendant, (3) name of person issuing warrant, date of issue, offense charged, name of prosecutor and date set for trial, (4) judgment rendered and, (5) justice's and...