Judicial branch of Kentucky

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The Judicial branch of Kentucky is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting and applying Kentucky law, administering justice, and overseeing all state courts from local district courts to the Kentucky Supreme Court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state judicial branch ⓘ
administers justice in Kentucky ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kentucky Court of Justice ⓘ
appliesJurisdictionOver Commonwealth of Kentucky ⓘ
linked to: Kentucky
appliesLawIn administrative appeals in Kentucky ⓘ
civil cases in Kentucky ⓘ
criminal cases in Kentucky ⓘ
constitutionalBranchOf Government of Kentucky ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
governingDocument Constitution of Kentucky ⓘ
hasAdministrativeHead Chief Justice of Kentucky ⓘ
hasBudgetSource Commonwealth of Kentucky ⓘ
linked to: Kentucky
hasFunction adjudication of criminal cases ⓘ
administration of state court system ⓘ
interpretation of Kentucky Constitution ⓘ
interpretation of state statutes ⓘ
oversight of lower courts ⓘ
resolution of civil disputes ⓘ
hasHighestCourt Kentucky Supreme Court ⓘ
hasIntermediateAppellateCourt Kentucky Court of Appeals ⓘ
hasJurisdiction appeals from Kentucky trial courts ⓘ
cases arising under Kentucky Constitution ⓘ
state law matters in Kentucky ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasPower issuance of court rules for Kentucky courts ⓘ
judicial review of state laws ⓘ
hasTrialCourtOfGeneralJurisdiction Kentucky Circuit Courts ⓘ
hasTrialCourtOfLimitedJurisdiction Kentucky District Courts ⓘ
headquartersLocation Frankfort, Kentucky ⓘ
interprets Kentucky law ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
oversees Kentucky Circuit Courts ⓘ
Kentucky Court of Appeals ⓘ
Kentucky District Courts ⓘ
Kentucky Supreme Court ⓘ
court clerks in Kentucky ⓘ
family courts in Kentucky ⓘ
probate matters in Kentucky Circuit Courts ⓘ
small claims in Kentucky District Courts ⓘ
partOf Government of Kentucky ⓘ
regulates practice of law in Kentucky courts ⓘ
separatedFrom Executive branch of Kentucky ⓘ
Legislative branch of Kentucky ⓘ

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Government of Kentucky → hasBranch → Judicial branch of Kentucky ⓘ
LaRue County courts → governingBody → Kentucky Judicial Branch ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Kentucky
Meade County Circuit Court → governingBody → Judicial Branch of Kentucky ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Kentucky
Kentucky Circuit Courts → partOf → Judicial Branch of Kentucky ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Kentucky
Kentucky District Courts → partOf → Judicial Branch of Kentucky ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Kentucky