Johnson County, Kentucky (Judicial)
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Johnson County is within the Kentucky Court of Appeals Seventh District
The people of Johnson County are served by a District Court, Circuit Court and a Family Court.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has jurisdiction in Johnson County. Appeals from the Eastern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
Judges
District Court
Kentucky District Court 24
- Division 1: John T. Chafin
- Division 2: John Kevin Holbrook[1]
Circuit Court
Kentucky Circuit Court 24
- Division 1: Janie McKenzie-Wells (Family court judge)
- Division 2: John David Preston (Chief circuit judge)[2]
Family Court
Johnson, Lawrence and Martin Counties Family Court, Kentucky
- Janie McKenzie Wells[2]
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
- ↑ Kentucky Court of Justice, "Address List," accessed November 18, 2014 (Select county)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kentucky Court of Justice, "Kentucky Court of Justice Address List," accessed January 8, 2015 (Select county) Cite error: Invalid
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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