Record #:

21033

Author(s):

McCain, Paul M.

Abstract:

This article looks at the establishment, structure, and function of the magistrates courts in colonial North Carolina. Information on single and multiple justice courts, on laws passed pertaining to magistrates courts, on areas of the courts purview, and of the justices' administrative duties is included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 48 Issue 1, Jan 1971, p23-30, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Courts--Magistrates