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The Circuit Courts are trial courts with original jurisdiction in cases involving capital offenses and other felonies; land disputes; contested probates of wills; and civil lawsuits in disputes with an amount in controversy over $5,000. Circuit courts also have the power to issue injunctions, writs of prohibition, writs of mandamus, and appeals ...
The Kentucky Court of Appeals is now Kentucky's intermediate appellate court. Criminal appeals involving a sentence of death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of twenty years or more are heard directly by the Kentucky Supreme Court, bypassing the Kentucky Court of Appeals. All other cases are heard on a discretionary basis on appeal from the ...
Courts of Kentucky include: Kentucky Court of Justice. Under an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution passed by the state's voters in 1975, [1] judicial power in Kentucky is "vested exclusively in one Court of Justice", divided into the following: [2] Kentucky Supreme Court [3] Kentucky Court of Appeals [4]
The Kentucky Court of Appeals is the lower of Kentucky 's two appellate courts, under the Kentucky Supreme Court. Prior to a 1975 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution the Kentucky Court of Appeals was the only appellate court in Kentucky. The Court of Appeals has 14 members. Two members are elected from each of seven districts and serve eight ...
Angela McCormick Bisig. Clerk of Court. Currently. David L. Nicholson. The Jefferson County Circuit Court is the Kentucky Circuit Court with jurisdiction over Jefferson County Kentucky, which includes the city of Louisville, Kentucky. [1] It is the largest single unified trial court in Kentucky. [2][3]
The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Kentucky represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of November 17, 2021 the United States attorney is Michael A. Bennett. Ruben D. Hill 1898–1906. George Du Relle 1906–14. Perry B. Miller 1914–19. W. Voris Gregory 1919–22. W. Sherman ...
Justice: Began active service: End of active service: Chief Justice start: Chief Justice end Harry Innes: 1792: 1792: Benjamin Sebastian: 1792: 1806: Caleb Wallace: 1792
The Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort. Kentucky's legislative branch consists of a bicameral body known as the Kentucky General Assembly. The Senate is considered the upper house of the General Assembly; it has 38 members and is led by the President of the Senate, currently Robert Stivers (R). The House of Representatives has 100 ...