Court Schedule
Circuit Civil Motions: Wednesday & Thursday first full week of month
Circuit Criminal Motions: Tuesday first full week of month
District Civil Motions: Friday, 1:15 p.m.
District Criminal: Tuesday & Wednesday, 9 a.m.
District Arraignments: Tuesday, 9 a.m. (scheduled by Office of Circuit Court Clerk)
Office of Circuit Court Clerk
Circuit Court Clerk: Cortney Shewmaker
Phone
Circuit: 859-239-7442
District: 859-239-7362
Fax
Circuit: 859-239-7000
District: 859-239-7807
Payment Options: Cash, cashier's check, money order, credit and debit cards (fee applies). Cash required for bond, probation and parole fees.
Pay online with ePay.Driver's Licensing Notice: 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: The State Records Center stores court records 15-35 years old. Submit this records request form to state.records@ky.gov or call 502-564-3617. The case and locator numbers must be provided as these records cannot be searched only by name and/or SS#. You can request the case and locator numbers from the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the case was handled. The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives stores court records 36+ years old. To request court records from the KDLA, email kdla.archives@ky.gov or call 502-564-1787.
Parking: Behind building. Two-hour parking on Main Street and side streets.