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The Circuit Courts are trial courts with original jurisdiction in cases involving capital offenses and other felonies; land disputes; contested probates of wills; and civil lawsuits in disputes with an amount in controversy over $5,000.
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 District Courts are trial courts of limited jurisdiction that hear misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic violations, violations of county and municipal ordinances and small claims. [1]
The Kentucky Court of Justice is headed by the Chief Justice of the Commonwealth. The chief justice is appointed by and is an elected member of the Supreme Court of Kentucky. The current chief justice is Debre H. Lambert, the commonwealth's first woman to serve in the position.
Pamela R. Goodwine (born 1959 or 1960 [1]) is an American judge serving as justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court; she was elected to the court in 2024.She previously held roles as a district and circuit judge in Fayette County and as a judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, becoming the first Black woman from Lexington to serve on both the appellate and Supreme Court levels in Kentucky.
Federal investigators will examine conditions in Kentucky's youth detention centers and whether the state has done enough to protect juveniles housed there, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday.
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The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is headed by a Secretary, who is appointed by the Governor. The Secretary is assisted in managing the Cabinet by a Deputy Secretary, who oversees the activities of the Cabinet in the absence of the Secretary. The Cabinet is composed of several agencies and organizational units.