Barren County, Kentucky (Judicial)
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Barren County is within the Kentucky Court of Appeals Second District
The people of Barren County are served by a District Court, Circuit Court and a Family Court.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky has jurisdiction in Barren County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
Judges
District Court
Kentucky District Court 43
Circuit Court
Kentucky Circuit Court 43
- Division 1: John T. Alexander
- Division 2: W. Mitchell Nance (Family court judge)[2]
Family Court
Barren and Metcalfe Counties Family Court, Kentucky
Elections
- See also: Kentucky judicial elections
Kentucky is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Kentucky, click here.
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Kentucky judicial elections, 2015
- Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
- Kentucky judicial elections, 2012
- Kentucky judicial elections, 2010
Election rules
Primary election
All candidates participate in nonpartisan primaries. If more than two candidates compete in a race, the two with the highest number of votes advance to the general election.
See also
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky
State courts:
Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court
State resources:
Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky