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Judge James Duane Doty and Wisconsin's First Court
The Additional Court of Michigan Territory, 1823-1836
By Patrick J. Jung
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isconsin" as a legal entity dates from 1836, when the name, or variations of it, first referred offi¬ cially to the Wisconsin Territory, a region of land that includes its present-day perimeters in addition to lands west. The region that seventeenth-century French explorers called "Ouisconsin" had been home to native tribes, a nucleus of fur traders, and a growing trickle of settlers, speculators, and adven¬ turers long before the Wisconsin Territory was
named. These people lived within the legal jurisdic¬ tions of the Northwest Territory (from 1788), Indi¬ ana Territory (1800), Illinois Territory (1809), and Michigan Territory (1818). Each of these vast, sparsely populated territories was administered by a governor, a secretary, and judges appointed by the federal government. Following the War of 1812, which put an end to British claims and influence over the Old Northwest, this handful of federal appointees exercised an ever-increasing authority
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| Title | Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 86, number 2, winter 2002-2003 |
| Article Title | Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 86, number 2, winter 2002-2003 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Series | Wisconsin Magazine of History ; v. 86, no. 2 |
| Format-Digital | xml |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2007 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2007 |
| ISSN | 1943-7366 |
| Identifier-Digital | vol86no020000 |
| Description | This issue includes several articles related to courts and justice as well as a look at Wisconsin’s abolition regiment in the Civil War. |
| Volume | 086 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year | 2002-2003 |
Description
| Title | 32 |
| Page Number | 32 |
| Article Title | Judge James Duane Doty and Wisconsin's first court: the Additional Court of Michigan Territory, 1822-1836 |
| Author | Jung, Patrick J. |
| Page type | Article home; Image |
| Format-Digital | jpeg |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2007 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2007 |
| ISSN | 1943-7366 |
| Identifier-Digital | vol86no020034 |
| Description | Judge James Duane Doty and Wisconsin’s First Court: The Additional Court of Michigan Territory, 1823-1836: This article traces the history of Wisconsin’s first federal court, which was created by Congress in 1823 as the Additional Court of Michigan Territory. It existed for only 13 years, but met an important need for the territory’s residents, most of whom were Indians, métis, or French Canadians working in the fur trade. The court gave them a legal venue in which to challenge the martial law that federal Indian agents and army officers often imposed on them. The court's first judge was James Duane Doty (1799-1865), an advocate for native peoples who strove to ensure they were treated fairly by the court. The article details specific court cases, and includes paintings, maps, and reproductions of legal documents. (10 pages) |
| Volume | 086 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year | 2002-2003 |
| State/Province | Wisconsin; Michigan; |
| Decade | 1820-1829; 1830-1839; |
| Personal Name | Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865; |
| Organization Name | Michigan Territorial Court |
| Subject | Courts; Frontier & pioneer life; Native Americans; Crime; |
| Full Text | Ki^ ^ L ^^^^^^^Hk ^^K - '"^ •^ i '^^jS^^^^^^I '>'^J i I ^^^^^w ^^^^^H # B -^X Judge James Duane Doty and Wisconsin's First Court The Additional Court of Michigan Territory, 1823-1836 By Patrick J. Jung cc W' isconsin" as a legal entity dates from 1836, when the name, or variations of it, first referred offi¬ cially to the Wisconsin Territory, a region of land that includes its present-day perimeters in addition to lands west. The region that seventeenth-century French explorers called "Ouisconsin" had been home to native tribes, a nucleus of fur traders, and a growing trickle of settlers, speculators, and adven¬ turers long before the Wisconsin Territory was named. These people lived within the legal jurisdic¬ tions of the Northwest Territory (from 1788), Indi¬ ana Territory (1800), Illinois Territory (1809), and Michigan Territory (1818). Each of these vast, sparsely populated territories was administered by a governor, a secretary, and judges appointed by the federal government. Following the War of 1812, which put an end to British claims and influence over the Old Northwest, this handful of federal appointees exercised an ever-increasing authority |