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The Recorder's Court, in Detroit, Michigan was a state court of limited jurisdiction which had, for most of its history, exclusive jurisdiction over traffic and ordinance matters, and over all felony cases committed in the City of Detroit. Its jurisdiction did not extend to civil suits. It traces its roots to the Mayor's Court in Detroit, formed in 1824. This municipal court probably owed its name to the fact that from 1827 until 1857, the official name of the City of Detroit was "The Mayor, Recorder and Alderman of Detroit."〔(The Detroiters, Pages 10 - 12 )〕 It was merged into the Wayne County Circuit Court, the general jurisdiction court in Wayne County, following the pattern of the rest of the state of Michigan in October 1997.〔(Press release, ''Chief Justice Praises Judges' progress on Wayne County Jail Overcrowding'', July 10, 2002. )〕〔(History of Michigan's Judicial System )〕 ==Sweet family murder trials== In its 173-year history, it is probable that the Ossian Sweet family murder trials—defended by Clarence Darrow and presided over by Judge Frank Murphy (who became Mayor of Detroit, Governor of Michigan, the last Governor-General of the Philippines and the first High Commissioner of the Philippines, United States Attorney General, and United States Supreme Court Associate Justice) -- was the most famous case tried there. The trials are memorialized in two official Michigan Historical Markers: * Frank Murphy * Dr. Ossian Sweet / Home〔(Michigan Historical Markers )〕 Additionally, there is a "Michigan Legal Milestones".〔(Michigan Legal Milestones. )〕 plaque (erected by the State Bar of Michigan in the first floor of the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit. Kevin Boyle's chronicle, Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age was adapted into a play. Mr. Boyle was honored by the Detroit City Council for The Sweet Trials.〔(The Sweet Trials, Kevin Boyle honored by Detroit City Council. )〕 *''The Sweet Trials: Malice Aforethought'' is a play written by Arthur Beer, based on the trials of Ossian and Henry Sweet, and derived from Kevin Boyle's ''Arc of Justice''.〔(The Sweet Trials: University of Detroit Mercy )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「recorder's court」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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