Anatomy of a Judgment Form: Recovery of Money or Personal Property

Published for On the Civil Side on August 06, 2025.

Over the years that I presided in small claims court, I entered hundreds, if not thousands, of form judgments without ever really pausing to examine the form. Recently, I taught a new course for magistrates on conducting hearings and entering judgments. As part of that course, I spent a couple of sessions analyzing two judgment […]

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