Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Marion County Records Inventory
Circuit Court Dockets
1848-1986
Series records brief entries about the proceedings of court cases. Information includes date; plaintiff and defendant names; cause of action such as larceny, assault, divorce, or receivership; attorney names; and final disposition of the case. Circuit court records continue after 1983 under authority of the state and are maintained by the state court administrator. Circuit court records have been inventoried through 1983. For information on more recent court records, contact the trial court administrator. Portions of these records may be restricted.
Records at the Oregon State Archives:
Circuit Court Dockets and Indexes [Circuit Court
Dockets], 1872-1878 (1 volume); 1894-1901 (1 volume);
1904-1907 (1 volume);
Circuit Court Dockets and Indexes [Register & Circuit
Court Docket-indexes case files], 1892-1935 (2 volumes);
Circuit Court Dockets and Indexes [Register Circuit
Court], 1863-1872 (1 volume);
Circuit Court Register and Fee Book, 1884-1891 (2 volumes);
Registers of Action [with index], vol. 2-6, 1893-1930 (5
volumes).
Records at the Marion County Courthouse Parking Structure, Circuit Court
North Archives:
Circuit Court Docket, 1884-1898 (2 volumes);
Circuit Court Docket Dept. 1 [Department], 1898-1906 (1
volume);
Circuit Court Docket Dept. No. 2 [Department], 1902-1907
(1 volume);
Register and Circuit Court Docket, ca.1952-ca.1956 (1.60
cu.ft.);
[Register and Circuit Court Docket], 1980-1986 (1 volume);
Register of Actions Cir. Court [Circuit-includes some county
court actions-with index], vol. 1, 1890-1893 (1 volume).
Records at the Marion County Courthouse, Circuit Court Vault:
CC [Circuit Court Case File-includes docket sheets],
no. 1-74727, 1848-1971 (980 reels of microfilm);
CC Docket Books [Circuit Court Register], no. 9400-51489,
1909-1961 (23 reels of microfilm).
Records at the Marion County Courthouse, Circuit Court Records Office:
Circuit Court Registers, no. 74600-146297, 1971-1983 (9 inches
of microfiche);
[Indirect Circuit Court Registers-Index], ca.1850-ca.1960 (9 sheets of microfiche).