Erie County Historical Court Records
A guide to what's offline and where
New York Court Records at FamilySearch
Good explainer, with links
New York State: Finding Courthouse Records
Compiled by reference specialists at the Library of Congress, this guide identifies key print and online resources for pursuing family history, as well as state, county and municipal historical research, for the state of New York.
New York Court Records • FamilySearch
A detailed explanation of finding court records in New York State for genealogical purposes.
Records Relating to Criminal Trials, Appeals, and Pardons
A guide prepared by the New York State Archives
Erie County Guardianship records, approximately 1810-1900
Scroll down & click on the tiny camera icons on the right to view page scans. You will need to register for a free FamilySearch account.
Court Records in the New York State Archives
The New York State Archives holds over 10,000 cubic feet of records of trial and appellate courts, dating from the 1660s to the 1990s. They are not online. This page describes what they have.
Supreme Court Erie County
Full text of decisions from ca. 1890. The book's front matter is missing.
Guide to Research in Federal Judicial History
This 227-page guide to understanding and locating federal court records is online in full text as a PDF.
Reports of cases heard and determined in the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Full text of most volumes from 1870-1895.
Miscellaneous reports
Including the Superior Court of the city of New York, the Court of Common Pleas of the city of New York, Superior Court of Buffalo, City Court of Brooklyn, City Court of New York, Surrogates' Courts, etc.
8th Judicial District: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee ...
Official website of the Eighth Judicial District. It includes the Supreme, County, Family and Surrogate Courts in the eight counties of Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming. There are also eleven city courts in our district: Batavia, Buffalo, Dunkirk, Jamestown, Lackawanna, Lockport, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Olean, Salamanca, and Tonawanda. In each judicial district there is an Administrative Judge who oversees the courts contained in each district.
Guide to New York Court Records
Court Records and Cases in New York. Court Reference shows where and how to find court cases in New York. County by county listing of all trial courts in New York.
Cases decided in the inferior courts of record of the State of New York
Includes the Superior Court of Buffalo
New York State Unified Court System Law Libraries
Includes the Supreme Court Law Library in Erie County
New York State eCourts
Using our free case information services you can find future appearance dates for cases in Criminal, Family and Housing Court. You may also view information on both active and disposed cases in Civil Supreme and Local Civil Courts, and by signing up for our eTrack case tracking service you can receive email updates and appearance reminders for Civil Supreme and Local Civil Court cases.