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Biennial Report of the Kentucky Court of Justice, Fiscal Years 1995-96 & 1996-97

NCJ Number
170365
Author(s)
J Chandler
Date Published
1997
Length
99 pages
Annotation
The biennial report of the Kentucky Court of Justice for 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 presents an overview of the court system, to include the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, trial courts, and circuit courts, and contains statistics on case filings and dispositions.
Abstract
Kentucky has a unified court system that consists of two appellate levels and two trial levels. Appellate courts include the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. Trial courts are divided into circuit courts with general jurisdiction and district courts with limited jurisdiction. Detailed data are compiled on case filings and dispositions in circuit and district courts. Directories of Supreme Court justices, Court of Appeals judges, circuit and district judges, circuit court clerks, and court administrators are included, as well as program highlights of the Administrative Office of the Courts and information on Kentucky's judicial budget. Tables, figures, and photographs