The first term of the Huntington Count Circuit Court was held at the house of Jonathan Keller, a worthy pioneer, known in the infant community as "Old Broadhorn." The session began March 1835, but the records bear no date as to the day of the month. The presiding Judge was the Hon. Gustavus A. Everts, of the Eighth Judicial Circuit; his associates upon the bench were Murdoch McLane and Jonathan Keller, Esquires. William G. Johnson, who had succeeded Champion Helvey, was the Sheriff of the Court.

It appearing that the County Commissioners had neglected to select a panel of grand jurors at any of their previous sessions, the Sheriff was ordered to summon a sufficient number of bystanders to serve in said capacity and the result was the choice of the following: Elias Murray, Obadiah Ward, Robert Wilson, Thomas Curray, John Burk, George A. Fate, Obadiah Brown, Erwin Madison, Isaac Marquis, Joseph Cheesbro, Thomas Delvin, William Delvin, Vincent Hooteen and Isaac Wheeler - Fourteen in all. Before this body were the dereliction of the few evildoers then to be found in Huntington County were passed in review. Paul Burke was sworn as Bailiff-in-charge, and the body retired to begin its investigations. From the records it appears that John Morgan and John Mulharran were, at the time the jury was empanelled, already imprisoned on a charge of robbery, and, being brought into court, waived all objections to the manner in which said jury had been selected. The prosecuting Attorney was Samuel C. Sample, who produced his commission and entered upon the discharge of his duties.

The first case that was called for trial was that of the State of Indiana vs. George Welshons, indicted for assault and battery. Upon motion of the prosecutor, the case was continued. The first jury trial was in the case of the State of Indiana vs. Thomas Curran, indicted for grand larceny. The members of the jury, being the first petit jury empanelled in the county, were as follows: Patrick Johnson, Lewis Clark, John Thompson, Hiram Haskins, Andrew Murphy, Thomas Fitzgivans, Samuel McCullic, Samuel Leach, Miller Halstead, Richard Adams, Townsend G. Bobo, and Jacob Barcus. Curran was found guilty and sentenced to hard labor for two years in the penitentiary. Charles W. Ewing was allowed ten dollars for acting in defense of the prisoner as his attorney.

The first application for naturalization papers made by an alien was that of Bryant Finan, and the same was ordered to be placed on record.