Court Records Finding Aids

Chancery Court

Chancery Court records housed in the Metro Archives include:

Minute Books, Part I, 1846–1979 (original volumes and microfilm)
Minute Books, Part II, 1895–1979 (original volumes and microfilm)
Minute Books, Part III, 1976–1980 (microfilm)
Docket Books, 1846–1961 (original volumes and microfilm)
Chancery Court Plan Index Books, Vol. 1 (pdf)
Chancery Court Plan Index Books, Vol. 2 (pdf)
Chancery Court Plan Index Books, Vol. 3 (pdf)
Chancery Court Case Files, 1846–1935

Circuit Court

Circuit Court records housed in the Metro Archives include:

First Circuit Court minute books, 1803–1959 (microfilm, vols. D–E are missing)
Second Circuit Court minute books, 1895–1959 (microfilm)
Third Circuit Court minute books, 1918–1959 (microfilm)
Circuit Court Case Files, 1802–1959 (pdf)
Divorce docket books vols. 1–16

Davidson County Court

The Metro Archives houses the original Davidson County Court minute books from 1783 to 1960, which are also available on microfilm. Other County Court records include:

Chancery Court Case Files
Chancery Court Plan Index Book, Vol. 1 (pdf)
Chancery Court Plan Index Book, Vol. 2 (pdf)
Chancery Court Plan Index Book, Vol. 3 (pdf)
Davidson County Cemetery Survey (pdf)
Davidson County Court Loose Records (pdf)
Davidson County Court Loose Records Addition (pdf)
Guardian Book, 1825–1831 (pdf)
Guardian Book, 1854–1902 (pdf)
Guardian Book, 1899–1909 (pdf)

Criminal Court

We have Davidson County Criminal Court (Division I) minute books (volumes B–III), which span from July 1844 to November 1899. These records have never been microfilmed; however, many of them have been indexed by name. See indexes below.

Minute Book B, 1844–1846 (pdf)
Minute Book C, 1847–1850 (pdf)
Minute Book D, 1850–1854 (pdf)
Minute Book E, 1854–1857 (pdf)
Minute Book F, 1857–1858 (pdf)
Minute Book G, 1858–1859 (pdf)
Minute Book H, 1860–1861 (pdf)
Minute Book I, 1862–1864 (pdf)
Minute Book J, 1865–1866 (pdf)
Minute Book K, 1866–1867 (pdf)
Minute Book L, 1867–1868 (pdf)
Minute Book M, 1868–1869 (pdf)
Minute Book N, 1869–1870 (pdf)
Minute Book O, Jan. 1871–Jul.1871 (pdf)
Minute Book P, Sep. 1871–Jan. 1872 (pdf)
Minute Book Q, May 1872–Nov. 1872 (pdf)
Minute Book R, Jan.1873–Nov. 1873 (pdf)
Minute Book S, Jan. 1874–Nov. 1874 (pdf)
Minute Book T, Jan. 1875–Nov.1875 (pdf)
Minute Book U, Jan. 1876–Nov. 1876 (pdf)
Minute Book V, Jan. 1877–Nov. 1877 (pdf)
Minute Book W, Jan. 1878–Nov. 1878 (pdf)
Minute Book X, Jan. 1879–Jun. 1879 (pdf)
Minute Book YZ, Sep. 1879–Apr. 1880 (pdf)
Minute Book AA, Jan. 1880–Nov. 1880 (pdf)
Minute Book BB, Jan. 1881–Jul. 1881 (pdf)
Minute Book CC, Sep. 1881–Mar. 1882 (pdf)
Minute Book DD, May 1882–Jun. 1882 (pdf)
Minute Book EE, Sep. 1882–Feb. 1883 (pdf)
Minute Book FF, Feb. 1883–Aug. 1883 (pdf)
Minute Book GG, Sep. 1883–Apr. 1884 (pdf)
Minute Book HH, May 1884–Nov. 1884 (pdf)
Minute Book II, Jan. 1885–Jul. 1885 (pdf)

Mero District Court

Mero District Court records held by the Metro Archives include:

Smith, Mary Sue. Superior Court of Law and Equity Mero District of Tennessee, 1803–1805. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 2001.
Mero District Court Minute Book, 1803–1807
Mero District Court Record Book D, 1808–1809