Kentucky District Courts

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Kentucky District Courts are trial courts of limited jurisdiction in Kentucky. Matters heard by the District Courts include city and county ordinance violations, juvenile matters, traffic offenses, misdemeanors, probate, preliminary felony hearings, small claims, and civil cases involving $4,000 or less. Along with Family Court, the District Courts also hear cases of domestic violence. Appeals from the District Courts may be heard by the Kentucky Circuit Courts. ^[1]

District Court judges

There are sixty judicial districts in Kentucky, with 116 judgeships authorized among them. Judges are chosen via non-partisan election and serve four-year terms. In the case of a mid term vacancy, the Governor may appoint a replacement from a list of candidates recommended by the Kentucky Judicial Nominating Commission. ^[2]

District Courts

District Counties served Kentucky District Court 1 Fulton and Hickman Kentucky District Court 2 McCracken Kentucky District Court 3 Christian Kentucky District Court 4 Hopkins Kentucky District Court 5 Crittenden, Webster and Union Kentucky District Court 6 Daviess Kentucky District Court 7 Logan and Todd Kentucky District Court 8 Warren Kentucky District Court 9 Hardin Kentucky District Court 10 Hart and LaRue Kentucky District Court 11 Green, Marion, Taylor and Washington Kentucky District Court 12 Oldham, Henry and Trimble Kentucky District Court 13 Garrard, Jessamine and Lincoln Kentucky District Court 14 Bourbon, Scott and Woodford Kentucky District Court 15 Carroll, Grant and Owen Kentucky District Court 16 Kenton Kentucky District Court 17 Campbell Kentucky District Court 18 Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson Kentucky District Court 19 Bracken, Fleming and Mason Kentucky District Court 20 Greenup and Lewis Kentucky District Court 21 Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan Kentucky District Court 22 Fayette Kentucky District Court 23 Estill, Lee and Owsley Kentucky District Court 24 Johnson, Lawrence and Martin Kentucky District Court 25 Clark and Madison Kentucky District Court 26 Harlan Kentucky District Court 27 Knox and Laurel Kentucky District Court 28 Pulaski and Rockcastle Kentucky District Court 29 Adair and Casey Kentucky District Court 30 Jefferson Kentucky District Court 31 Floyd Kentucky District Court 32 Boyd Kentucky District Court 33 Perry Kentucky District Court 34 McCreary and Whitley Kentucky District Court 35 Pike Kentucky District Court 36 Knott and Magoffin Kentucky District Court 37 Carter, Elliott and Morgan Kentucky District Court 38 Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio Kentucky District Court 39 Breathitt, Powell and Wolfe Kentucky District Court 40 Clinton, Russell and Wayne Kentucky District Court 41 Clay, Jackson and Leslie Kentucky District Court 42 Calloway Kentucky District Court 43 Barren and Metcalfe Kentucky District Court 44 Bell Kentucky District Court 45 Mclean and Muhlenberg Kentucky District Court 46 Breckinridge, Grayson and Meade Kentucky District Court 47 Letcher Kentucky District Court 48 Franklin Kentucky District Court 49 Allen and Simpson Kentucky District Court 50 Boyle and Mercer Kentucky District Court 51 Henderson Kentucky District Court 52 Graves Kentucky District Court 53 Anderson, Shelby and Spencer Kentucky District Court 54 Boone and Gallatin Kentucky District Court 55 Bullitt Kentucky District Court 56 Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon and Trigg Kentucky District Court 57 Nelson Kentucky District Court 58 Marshall Kentucky District Court 59 Ballard and Carlisle Kentucky District Court 60 Cumberland and Monroe External links Kentucky District Courts docket information References ↑ Kentucky Court of Justice: District Court ↑ Judicial Selection in the States: Kentucky