Sandi, I was giving general info for anyone. The point is that, in most states, the "Any Records from an J. P. Court" are maintained by the "Clerk of the Peace"., or the Court Clerk. If it is "personal records - now that is a different story. Only the cases would be maintained as official records. Carolyn F. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-L] *Justice*of*the*Peace* > In a message dated 1/6/03 9:59:01, [email protected] writes: >Re the OK research and records of J.P. Court or "Clerk of the Peace". > > You must know the individual's name and the type of charge against them. >> Then call the Court Clerk with the case # and names. >> > > Carolyn: > > The man, many years ago, was a JP. My researcher friend is trying to help > the man's grandson gain records of when he was a JP. He wasn't a criminal. >> Sandi