Access Kentucky Courts online directly. Search court records; from Kentucky county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Kentucky dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Link to Kentucky probate sources with helpful information. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Kentucky state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.
Kentucky State Court Records Search Suggestions
As there may be more one source to obtaining Kentucky criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.
Kentucky State Court Structure:
Municipal Court: Moving traffic, miscellaneous traffic, DWI/DUI. Exclusive ordinance violation, parking jurisdiction.
District Court: Tort, contract, real property rights ($0/$4,000), interstate support, estate. Exclusive mental health, small claims jurisdiction ($1,500). Exclusive paternity jurisdiction. Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI,domestic violence jurisdiction. Exclusive traffic/other violation jurisdiction. Exclusive juvenile jurisdiction. Preliminary hearings.
Circuit Court: Tort, contract, real property rights ($4,000/no maximum), interstate support, estate. Exclusive civil appeals, miscellaneous civil jurisdiction. Exclusive marriage dissolution, support/custody, adoption, miscellaneous domestic relations jurisdiction. Misdemeanor. Exclusive felony, criminal appeals jurisdiction.
Court of Appeals: Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, noncapital criminal, original proceeding cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in civil, noncapital criminal, administrative agency, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases.
Supreme Court: Mandatory jurisdiction in capital and other criminal (death, life, 20 yr+ sentence), disciplinary, certified questions from federal courts, original proceeding cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in civil, noncapital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases.
Directory of Links and Resources to Access County, State or Federal Court Records Online
Kentucky Civil and Divorce Court Records
Judgments, lawsuits, dissolution of marriage, civil court cases. |
Kentucky Criminal Court Records
Felony, misdemeanors and traffic violations. |
Kentucky District Court Records
Filings in my District courthouses.
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Civil, family law cases and divorces, personal injury cases, lawsuits, estate planning and probate matters.
- Kentucky Circuit Courts
Tort, contract, real property rights, interstate support and estate. Exclusive civil appeals and miscellaneous civil jurisdiction. Marriage dissolution, support, custody, adoption and miscellaneous domestic relations. Search docket information.
- Kentucky Family Courts
Dissolution of marriage. Spousal support and equitable distribution. Child custody, support and visitation. Paternity and adoption.
- Kentucky District Courts
Juvenile matters, probate of wills, small claims, and civil cases involving $4,000 or less are all District Court matters, as well as voluntary and involuntary mental commitments.
- United States District Court
Eastern District of Kentucky
General orders, local rules and forms. Jury, judges and attorney information. Court schedule and more.
- Kentucky Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Kentucky is the court of last resort and the final interpreter of state law. Mandatory jurisdiction in certified questions from federal courts and original proceeding cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in civil cases.
- Kentucky Court of Appeals
Cases come to the Court of Appeals from a lower court. Child custody and property rights decisions may be appealed. Search court of appeals case information. Search opinions.
- Kentucky Bankruptcy Courts
Search Bankruptcy filings and view cases from the courthouses and jurisdictions. Court calendars, self help resources, local rules and public access to information online.
- Kentucky Judgments and Liens
Link to information for defaults, recovery, default, cases and files that can show civil judgments.
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Most criminal cases are started when a prosecutor, either a district attorney (who represents a county) or the attorney general (who represents the state), files a complaint with the court.
- Kentucky District Courts
City and county ordinances, misdemeanors, traffic offenses,felony preliminary hearings and cases relating to domestic violence and abuse.
- Kentucky Circuit Courts
Misdemeanor, felony and criminal appeals jurisdiction. Kentucky court of justice docket information. Link to circuit clerks offices by county.
- Kentucky Supreme Court
Cases involving the death penalty, life imprisonment or imprisonment for twenty years or more go directly from the circuit court level, where the cases are tried, to the Supreme Court for review as a matter of right.
- Kentucky Court of Appeals
Mandatory and discretionary jurisdiction in noncapital criminal cases. Criminal case acquittals may not be appealed. Search contact information for the court of appeals. Judges directory and rules and procedures of the court.
- Kentucky Drug Courts
Drug Court provides alternative services for about 25 percent of the cost of incarceration. Substance abuse treatment reduces both addiction and drug-related crime.
- Criminal Record Reports
Search database containing more than 4 million records that cover all misdemeanor and traffic cases for at least the last five years and felonies dating back to 1978.
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Kentucky County Court websites and direct links to each court clerk listed by County. Request transcripts of cases including civil, small claims, domestic relations, DWI/DUI, felony, misdemeanor, criminal appeals and moving and miscellaneous traffic.
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Graves
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Green
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Hardin
Harlan
Harrison
Hart
Henderson
Henry
Hickman
Hopkins
Jackson
Jefferson
Jessamine
Johnson
Kenton
Knott
Knox
Larue
Laurel
Lawrence
Lee
Leslie
Letcher
Lewis
Lincoln
Livingston
Logan
Lyon
Madison
Magoffin
Marion
Marshall
Martin
Mason
McCracken
McCreary
McLean
Meade
Menifee
Mercer
Metcalfe
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Muhlenburg
Nelson
Nicholas
Ohio
Oldham
Owen
Owsley
Pendleton
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Pike
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Pulaski
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Russell
Scott
Shelby
Simpson
Spencer
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