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Kentucky State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the Commonwealth of Kentucky Welcome to Kentucky on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Kentucky judicial system is laid out in Kentucky Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Kentucky Supreme Court, the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the Kentucky Circuit Courts, the Kentucky Family Court and the Kentucky District Courts. The federal court system is made up of the Eastern District Court of Kentucky, the Western District Court of Kentucky, the Eastern District Bankruptcy Court of Kentucky and the Western District Bankruptcy Court of Kentucky. Appeals from these courts go to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Kentucky Kentucky Supreme Court Appellate Kentucky Court of Appeals Trial Kentucky Circuit Courts Kentucky District Courts Kentucky Fiscal Courts State court projects involving Kentucky Kentucky Constitution Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission Judicial interest organizations Kentucky counties There are 120 counties in Kentucky. The circuit and district courts serve between 1 and 4 counties each.     To see a list of counties in Kentucky, please see - Kentucky counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Courts of Kentucky Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, Eastern District of Kentucky United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Kentucky Federal court projects involving Kentucky Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Kentucky law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Latest election results: Kentucky judicial elections, 2012 Kentucky judicial elections Judges in Kentucky are selected in non-partisan primary and general elections. If more than two candidates compete in a race, the two with the highest number of votes in the primary advance to the general election. Midterm vacancies are filled by appointment. Candidates are chosen by a nominating commission and, from those candidates, the Governor makes the final appointment. Selection Judicial selection in Kentucky Kentucky Supreme Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Kentucky Circuit Courts Kentucky District Courts Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 8 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 8 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 8 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 8 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. 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