Circuit Court Clerk: Diane Thompson
Phone: 502-348-3648
Zoom Links:
Judge John S. "Jack" Kelley V, District Court District ID: 3170410332
Judge Simms, Circuit Court - Division 1 Passcode: 594167
Judge Ballard, Circuit Court - Division 2 Passcode: 859884
Payment Options: You can pay online through ePay. You
may use our drop box located to the left of the Nelson County Justice
Center near the parking spaces. DO NOT PLACE CASH IN THE DROP BOX. You must
place an envelope including a copy of your citation and a check or money order
with your citation/case number on it, made payable to the Nelson Circuit Clerk.
The drop box is checked each morning during normal business hours. If you
are paying for multiple cases, please include written information to
indicate how much money should be applied to each case number. You may also
pay in person at Window #1 and/or Window #2 in the Office
of the Circuit Court Clerk with cash, a money order, a check, or a credit/debit
card (includes a processing fee). However, for restitution payments, checks and
money orders are not accepted
Property Bonds: Please call 502-348-3648 and we will schedule
an appointment to accept the bond. You may want to request our handout that will detail the documents you must provide prior to posting a property bond.
Restitution: Cash payments must be made in person. Credit/debit card payments (includes processing fee) can be made in person or online with ePay. Checks and money orders are not accepted.
Supervision/Probation Fees: Cash and credit/debit payments (including a processing fee) must be made in person. Checks and money orders are not accepted.
Requesting Court Case Records
Circuit court clerks are responsible for managing the records of Kentucky's Circuit, Family, District and Business courts. The Office of Circuit Court Clerk in each county is the starting point for requesting copies of court records from cases in that county. Call or visit the office to access case records. For more information on obtaining case information, visit the Request Court Records page.
Depending on the type and age of a case, the court case record may be stored in the court clerk's office or at a record facility, or it may have been destroyed as authorized by the Kentucky Court of Justice's Record Retention schedules. If the court clerk states the court case record is being stored at a record facility and is available for public access, the court clerk will identify the record facility and provide the case and file locator numbers to assist with access and copies.