Courts of Kentucky

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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]

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the document that governs the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was first adopted in 1792 and has since been rewritten three times and amended many more. The latter versions were adopted in 1799, 1850 and 1891.

Kentucky Supreme Court the highest court in the U.S. state of Kentucky

The Kentucky Supreme Court was created by a 1975 constitutional amendment and is the state supreme court of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Prior to that the Kentucky Court of Appeals was the only appellate court in Kentucky. The Kentucky Court of Appeals is now Kentucky's intermediate appellate court.

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 Kentucky Circuit Courts are the state courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Federal courts located in this state
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises approximately the Eastern half of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky is the federal district court for the western part of the state of Kentucky.

Former federal courts of Kentucky

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References

  1. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections. "Amendment (May 29, 1975)" (PDF). Kentucky Court of Justice. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Section 109". Kentucky Constitution. Legislative Research Commission (Kentucky). Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kentucky Supreme Court". Kentucky Court of Justice. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky Court of Appeals". Kentucky Court of Justice. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  5. ↑ "Kentucky Circuit Courts". Kentucky Court of Justice. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  6. ↑ "Kentucky District Courts". Kentucky Court of Justice. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  7. ↑ "US District Court KYED – Home". Kyed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  8. ↑ "United States District Court – Western District of Kentucky". Kywd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
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