To learn more about courts and their records, study one of the Historical Records Survey county courthouse inventories, such as: You can also obtain copies of court records by contacting the appropriate clerk’s office. The FamilySearch Library does not have these records. Supreme Court, 1838-present This is Iowa’s highest court, and is also a court of appeals.Some of these records are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.
Justice of the peace courts, 1839-present These courts have district-wide jurisdiction over minor misdemeanors, search warrants, and town or city ordinance violations. Municipal courts, primarily 1900s: These courts have city-wide jurisdiction, concurrent with district courts, over misdemeanors and minor civil matters. Many district court records are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Catalog. The records include chancery, trespass, debt, and assault cases. District courts, 1836–present: These courts have district-wide jurisdiction over probate, criminal, and civil cases. Many circuit court records are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Circuit courts were abolished in 1887 and their jurisdiction was given to district courts. From about 1869 to 1887 this court handled probate cases. Circuit courts, 1868–1887: These county–wide courts had jurisdiction over juvenile, criminal, and civil cases. Many of these records are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Catalog. In 1868 the circuit court took over the duties from the county court. County courts, 1851–1868: These county–wide courts had jurisdiction over lesser civil and criminal matters, such as probates, marriage licenses, and liquor permits. Major Iowa courts that kept records of genealogical value were: It is arranged by subject and has an index This bibliography includes sections about American Indians, immigration, land, government, courts, military, schools, churches, businesses, history, and biographies. Sometimes friends and neighbors gave depositions as witnesses of events that occurred. Court order books and case files may list a person's age, residence, occupation, and family relationships. These courts also handled criminal matters. The names of many Iowa residents are listed in civil court records, where information exists about property disputes, divorce, estate settlements and other disputes. The Court Clerk is the supervisor of the Court Officers in the Courtroom.Iowa court records have been kept since 1827. And in the courts within the City of New York, the Court Clerk is the highest ranking, non-judicial person in the courtroom. A wire tray sitting atop a counter, located on the ground floor of the Polk County Courthouse, had a very important role in the judicial system: To. The court clerk is not to be confused with a law clerk, as the former is essentially a secretary for the court, while the latter is an attorney who assists the judge in making legal determinations. court is effective until it is signed by the clerk and entered on the clerk’s records. The Clerk is the custodian of the court’s records and also has responsibility for collecting fees and other deposits of money made with the court. In the United States federal court system, the Supreme Court and each District Court, Court of Appeals, and Bankruptcy Court has its own Clerk, appointed by the judges of the court. In courts without a clerk, or if there is no specific officer otherwise available, the judge may have authority to act as clerk of the court, as sometimes in a short-staffed probate court. In Virginia, the clerk of circuit court may officiate civil weddings. In some jurisdictions, the court clerk is the one who reads the jury’s verdict form to the court. 
In common law jurisdictions, the existence of the office of a clerk is one of the typical criteria distinguishing a court of record.
Traditionally, the clerk also was the custodian of the court’s seal, which is used to authenticate copies of the court’s orders, judgments and other records. Another duty is to swear in witnesses, jurors, and grand jurors. A court clerk – in British English clerk to the court, or in American English clerk of the court – is an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court.
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