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Kentucky Circuit Courts
The Kentucky Circuit Courts are the state courts of gen- 12. Twelfth Circuit - Oldham, Henry, Trimble
eral jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Kentucky. 13. Thirteenth Circuit - Jessamine, Garrard
The Circuit Courts are trial courts with original juris- 14. Fourteenth Circuit - Bourbon, Scott, Woodford
diction in cases involving capital offenses, felonies, land 15. Fifteenth Circuit - Carroll, Owen, Grant
disputes, contested probates of wills, and civil lawsuits in 16. Sixteenth Circuit - Kenton
disputes with an amount in controversy over $4,000. Cir- 17. Seventeenth Circuit - Campbell
cuit courts also have the power to issue injunctions, writs 18. Eighteenth Circuit - Pendleton, Harrison, Nicholas,
of prohibition, writs of mandamus, and appeals from the Robertson
decisions of administrative agencies. They also hear ap- 19. Nineteenth Circuit - Bracken, Fleming, Mason
peals from the district courts (which are courts of limited 20. Twentieth Circuit - Lewis, Greenup
jurisdiction in Kentucky that hear misdemeanor criminal 21. Twenty-first Circuit - Bath, Menifee, Montgomery,
cases and small claims), making the Circuit Courts supe- Rowan
rior courts). 22. Twenty-second Circuit - Fayette
The family court division of the Circuit Courts have 23. Twenty-third Circuit - Estill, Lee, Owsley
original jurisdiction in cases involving dissolution of 24. Twenty-fourth Circuit - Martin, Lawrence, Johnson
marriage (divorce), child custody, visitation, mainte- 25. Twenty-fifth Circuit - Clark, Madison
nance and support (alimony and child support), equitable 26. Twenty-sixth Circuit - Harlan
distribution of property in dissolution cases; adoption, 27. Twenty-seventh Circuit - Knox, Laurel
and termination of parental rights. The family court divi- 28. Twenty-eighth Circuit - Lincoln, Rockcastle, Pulaski
sion of Circuit Court also has concurrent jurisdiction with 29. Twenty-ninth Circuit - Adair, Casey
the District Court over proceedings involving domestic 30. Thirtieth Circuit - Jefferson
violence and abuse, the Uniform Act on Paternity and 31. Thirty-first Circuit - Floyd
the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, dependency, 32. Thirty-second Circuit - Boyd
child abuse and neglect, and juvenile status offenses. 33. Thirty-third Circuit - Perry
Circuit judges serve in eight-year terms. There are 57 34. Thirty-fourth Circuit - McCreary, Whitley
circuits, which may have one or more judges, depending 35. Thirty-fifth Circuit - Pike
on the population and docket size. Circuits may include 36. Thirty-sixth Circuit - Magoffin, Knott
one or more counties; some have up to four. 37. Thirty-seventh Circuit - Carter, Elliott, Morgan
Appeals from decisions of the Circuit Courts are made 38. Thirty-eighth Circuit - Butler, Edmonson, Hancock,
to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the state intermediate Ohio
appellate court, which may be further appealed to the 39. Thirty-ninth Circuit - Breathitt, Powell, Wolfe
Kentucky Supreme Court, the state supreme court. 40. Fortieth Circuit - Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe
(Criminal cases in which a defendant has been sentenced 41. Forty-first Circuit - Clay, Jackson, Leslie
to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of 20 years 42. Forty-second Circuit - Calloway, Marshall
or more are taken directly to the Kentucky Supreme 43. Forty-third Circuit - Barren, Metcalfe
Court.) 44. Forty-fourth Circuit - Bell
45. Forty-fifth Circuit - McLean, Muhlenberg
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Forty-sixth Circuit - Breckinridge, Grayson, Meade
Forty-seventh Circuit - Letcher
1. First Circuit - Hickman, Fulton, Carlisle, Ballard 48. Forty-eighth Circuit - Franklin
2. Second Circuit - McCracken 49. Forty-ninth Circuit - Allen, Simpson
3. Third Circuit - Christian 50. Fiftieth Circuit - Boyle, Mercer
4. Fourth Circuit - Hopkins 51. Fifty-first Circuit - Henderson
5. Fifth Circuit - Crittenden, Webster, Union 52. Fifty-second Circuit - Graves
6. Sixth Circuit - Daviess 53. Fifty-third Circuit - Anderson, Shelby, Spencer
7. Seventh Circuit - Logan, Todd 54. Fifty-fourth Circuit - Boone, Gallatin
8. Eighth Circuit - Warren 55. Fifty-fifth Circuit - Bullitt
9. Ninth Circuit - Hardin 56. Fifty-sixth Circuit - Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Trigg
10. Tenth Circuit - Nelson, LaRue, Hart 57. Fifty-seventh Circuit - Russell, Wayne
11. Eleventh Circuit - Taylor, Green, Marion, Washington
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