Kansas Court Records

From Rootsweb
Jump to: navigation, search

This entry was originally written by Marsha Hoffman Rising, CG, FUGA, FASG and Mary Clement Douglass, CGRS for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.

This article is part of
Kansas sil.png
the Kansas Family History Research series.
History of Kansas
Kansas Vital Records
Census Records for Kansas
Background Sources for Kansas
Kansas Maps
Kansas Land Records
Kansas Probate Records
Kansas Court Records
Kansas Tax Records
Kansas Cemetery Records
Kansas Church Records
Kansas Military Records
Kansas Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscript Collections
Kansas Archives, Libraries, and Societies
Kansas County Resources
Map of Kansas


The district court has general jurisdiction in all matters, both civil and criminal. Naturalization records may be filed here as well as other courts of record. This court also holds jury lists, witness claims, alimony records, patent rights, judgments, and attorneys of records.