Researchers are not allowed to remove documents from the case folder. No food or drink is allowed in the research area. No cases will be pulled within 15 minutes of closing. Access Procedures Cases are organized numerically. Generally, researchers must provide the JRC staff with case numbers in order to access the case files.
Case numbers are available from the court in which the case was filed.
In some cases researchers can gain access to a case file by providing some other form of documentation that will allow the JRC staff to trace the case number. Researchers seeking access to divorce cases, however, must have the appropriate case number. If they do not know the case number, they may obtain it from the appropriate Family Court. The Judicial Records Center holdings do not circulate and researchers may not remove records from the research area. Researchers may obtain copies of records on the premises, but the original records may not be marked, damaged, or altered in any way.