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Created as a derivative work of File:Map of Kentucky highlighting Johnson County.svg by David Benbennick: Author: HiB2Bornot2B: Permission (Reusing this file) I release this file into the public domain.
Current districts of the district courts. Number of judges in each district. 1 2 3 5 17 First District – Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman counties
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Kentucky.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
Each district also has a United States Marshal who serves the court system. Three territories of the United States — the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands — have district courts that hear federal cases, including bankruptcy cases. [1] The breakdown of what is in each judicial district is codified in 28 U.S.C. §§ 81–131.
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] Kentucky Supreme Court [3] Kentucky Court of Appeals [4] Kentucky Circuit Courts (57 circuits) [5] Kentucky District Courts (60 judicial districts) [6]
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: Eastern District of Kentucky; Western District of Kentucky; Eastern District of Michigan; Western District of Michigan; Northern District of Ohio; Southern ...
Map of the boundaries of the 94 United States District Courts. The district courts were established by Congress under Article III of the United States Constitution. The courts hear civil and criminal cases, and each is paired with a bankruptcy court. [2] Appeals from the district courts are made to one of the 13 courts of appeals, organized ...
Circuit courts also have the power to issue injunctions, writs of prohibition, writs of mandamus, and appeals from the decisions of administrative agencies. Circuit Courts also hear appeals from the District Courts , which in Kentucky are courts of limited jurisdiction that hear misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic violations, violations of ...