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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The state is divided into judicial circuits, each to be composed of the following counties:
(1) First Judicial Circuit. Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman.
(2) Second Judicial Circuit. McCracken.
(3) Third Judicial Circuit. Christian.
(4) Fourth Judicial Circuit. Hopkins.
(5) Fifth Judicial Circuit. Crittenden, Union, and Webster.
(6) Sixth Judicial Circuit. Daviess.
(7) Seventh Judicial Circuit. Logan and Todd.
(8) Eighth Judicial Circuit. Edmonson and Warren.
(9) Ninth Judicial Circuit. Hardin.
(10) Tenth Judicial Circuit. Hart, Larue, and Nelson.
(11) Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Green, Marion, Taylor, and Washington.
(12) Twelfth Judicial Circuit. Henry, Oldham, and Trimble.
(13) Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Garrard and Jessamine.
(14) Fourteenth Judicial Circuit. Bourbon, Scott, and Woodford.
(15) Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. Carroll, Grant, and Owen.
(16) Sixteenth Judicial Circuit. Kenton.
(17) Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. Campbell.
(18) Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton, and Robertson.
(19) Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. Bracken, Fleming, and Mason.
(20) Twentieth Judicial Circuit. Greenup and Lewis.
(21) Twenty-first Judicial Circuit. Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, and Rowan.
(22) Twenty-second Judicial Circuit. Fayette.
(23) Twenty-third Judicial Circuit. Estill, Lee, and Owsley.
(24) Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit. Lawrence, Johnson, and Martin.
(25) Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuit. Clark and Madison.
(26) Twenty-sixth Judicial Circuit. Harlan.
(27) Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit. Knox and Laurel.
(28) Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuit. Lincoln, Pulaski, and Rockcastle.
(29) Twenty-ninth Judicial Circuit. Adair and Casey.
(30) Thirtieth Judicial Circuit. Jefferson.
(31) Thirty-first Judicial Circuit. Floyd.
(32) Thirty-second Judicial Circuit. Boyd.
(33) Thirty-third Judicial Circuit. Perry.
(34) Thirty-fourth Judicial Circuit. Whitley and McCreary.
(35) Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit. Pike.
(36) Thirty-sixth Judicial Circuit. Magoffin and Knott.
(37) Thirty-seventh Judicial Circuit. Carter, Elliott, and Morgan.
(38) Thirty-eighth Judicial Circuit. Butler, Ohio, and Hancock.
(39) Thirty-ninth Judicial Circuit. Breathitt, Wolfe, and Powell.
(40) Fortieth Judicial Circuit. Clinton, Cumberland, and Monroe.
(41) Forty-first Judicial Circuit. Clay, Jackson, and Leslie.
(42) Forty-second Judicial Circuit. Calloway and Marshall.
(43) Forty-third Judicial Circuit. Barren and Metcalfe.
(44) Forty-fourth Judicial Circuit. Bell.
(45) Forty-fifth Judicial Circuit. Muhlenberg and McLean.
(46) Forty-sixth Judicial Circuit. Breckinridge, Grayson, and Meade.
(47) Forty-seventh Judicial Circuit. Letcher.
(48) Forty-eighth Judicial Circuit. Franklin.
(49) Forty-ninth Judicial Circuit. Allen and Simpson.
(50) Fiftieth Judicial Circuit. Boyle and Mercer.
(51) Fifty-first Judicial Circuit. Henderson.
(52) Fifty-second Judicial Circuit. Graves.
(53) Fifty-third Judicial Circuit. Shelby, Anderson, and Spencer.
(54) Fifty-fourth Judicial Circuit. Boone and Gallatin.
(55) Fifty-fifth Judicial Circuit. Bullitt.
(56) Fifty-sixth Judicial Circuit. Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, and Trigg.
(57) Fifty-seventh Judicial Circuit. Russell and Wayne.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IV. Judicial Branch § 23A.020.Judicial circuits - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-iv-judicial-branch/ky-rev-st-sect-23a-020/
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