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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]
Official Website. Chief Justice. Currently. Laurance B. VanMeter. Since. January 2, 2023. The Kentucky Supreme Court is the state supreme court of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Prior to its creation by constitutional amendment in 1975, the Kentucky Court of Appeals was the only appellate court in Kentucky. The Kentucky Court of Appeals is now ...
Kentucky v. Wasson, 842 S.W.2d 487 (Ky. 1992), [1] was a 1992 Kentucky Supreme Court decision striking down the state's anti sodomy laws that criminalized sexual activity between two people of the same-sex, holding that this was a violation of both the equal protection of the laws and the right to privacy. The Kentucky case helped pave the way ...
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 ...
Justice District Began active service End of active service; Boyce G. Clayton: 1st: 1976: 1983 John S. Palmore: 2nd: 1976: 1983 Pleas Jones: 3rd: 1976: 1979 Marvin J. Sternberg
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 ...
Appeals from decisions of the District Courts are made to the corresponding Circuit Court for that particular district. Further appeals can be made on a discretionary basis to the Kentucky Court of Appeals as well as the Kentucky Supreme Court. Districts Current districts of the district courts. Number of judges in each district. 1
The Jefferson County Circuit Court has 13 separate divisions, with separate judges presiding over each division. Circuit Court judges serve terms of eight years. As of 2021, the Chief Judge was Angela McCormick Bisig. David L. Nicholson is the Circuit Court Clerk. Officers. There are several officers of the court, including judges, jurors ...