Jefferson County Judicial Center
700 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Houses Circuit Court & Family Court
Louis D. Brandeis Hall of Justice
600 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Houses District Court, Office of Circuit Court Clerk & Domestic Violence Intake Center
Office of Circuit Court Clerk
Circuit Court Clerk: David L. Nicholson
Louis D. Brandeis Hall of Justice, Suite 2008
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Jefferson County Office of Circuit Court Clerk official website:
Circuit, Family & District Court Information
JeffersonKyCourtClerk.com
Driver's Licensing
The location of your driver’s license services may have changed. Those services are transitioning from all 120 Offices of Circuit Court Clerk to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s regional offices by June 30, 2022. To learn what to do in your county, please visit our
Driver’s Licensing page.
Requesting Older Court Records
15-35 years old: Request records from the State Records Center by submitting this form to state.records@ky.gov. Case and locator numbers must be provided; request those from the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the case was handled. For contact information, click here and scroll down to Find a Court/Circuit Court Clerk by County.
36+ years old: Request records from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives here. For cases filed on or after Jan. 1, 1978, case and locator numbers must be provided; request those from the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the case was handled. For contact information, click here and scroll down to Find a Court/Circuit Court Clerk by County.
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