Madison

We Have Moved. As of Nov. 28, 2022, Circuit Court and the Office of Circuit Court Clerk will be based at a temporary courthouse at 116 W. Main St. in Richmond to accommodate renovations to the permanent Madison County Courthouse at 101 W. Main St.

Circuit Court & Office of Circuit Court Clerk
116 W. Main St. (Temporary), P.O. Box 813
Richmond, KY 40475-0813
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Office of Circuit Court Clerk 

Circuit Court Clerk: David M. Fernandez

Phone​
Main & Circuit Court: 859-624-4713
Traffic: 859-624-4722
District Civil, Mental Health, Probate Division & Forcible Detainers: 859-624-4723​
Family Court: 859-625-5524

Addresses: 

Family Court
119 N. 1st St.
Richmond, KY 40475

District Court
Hall of Justice
351 W. Main St.
Richmond, KY 40475​​

Driver's Licensing: Effective July 1, 2022, all driver’s license services have moved from the Offices of Circuit Court Clerk to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. More at drive.ky.gov.

Payment O​ptions: Cash, check, money order, credit and debit cards (fee applies). Cash required for bond. Pay online with ePay.

Parking: Two-hour parking on Main Street for courthouse. Parking lot behind building for Hall of Justice.

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 re​cords 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.​​​​​​

Justice, Judges & Circuit Court Clerk

125

David M. Ward

JudgeCircuit Court

25th Judicial Circuit
Division 1

225

Cole Adams Maier

Chief Circuit JudgeCircuit Court

25th Judicial Circuit
Division 2

525

Kristin J. Clouse

JudgeCircuit Court

25th Judicial Circuit
Division 5

Nora Shepherd
325

Nora J. Shepherd

Vice Chief Regional Circuit JudgeFamily Court

25th Judicial Circuit
Division 3

Kimberly Walson
425

Kimberly Blair Walson

JudgeFamily Court

25th Judicial Circuit
Division 4

125

Charles W. Hardin

JudgeDistrict Court

25th Judicial District
Division 1

225

Robert V. Jennings

JudgeDistrict Court

25th Judicial District
Division 2

325

Earl-Ray Neal

JudgeDistrict Court

25th Judicial District
Division 3

David Fernandez

Circuit Court Clerk

Madison County Judicial Center

Hours

Hours
Day Hours
Monday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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