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The Franklin County Courthouse will reopen to the public Tuesday, Sept. 2, after being closed since early April due to catastrophic flooding from heavy rainfall.

Photo credit: Jim Hoffmann, Administrative Office of the Courts
 

FRANKFORT, Ky. Aug. 26, 2025 – Franklin County court operations will return to their home at the Franklin County Courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 2, after being housed in temporary locations since early April due to catastrophic flooding from heavy rainfall.

To prepare for the move, the Franklin County Office of Circuit Court Clerk’s temporary office at the Administrative Office of the Courts, 1001 Vandalay Drive, will be closed to in-person business Friday. The office will reopen to the public Tuesday at the courthouse.

The courthouse is located at 222 St. Clair St. in Frankfort. Flood remediation is ongoing, but the building is ready for business. View Franklin County Chief Circuit Judge Thomas D. Wingate’s order to reopen at kcoj.info/Order25118.

For the latest information, visit kcoj.info/Franklin. Contact the circuit court clerk’s office at 502-564-7013.

Since the flooding, Franklin County courts have operated out of the AOC, space at 669 Chamberlin Ave. (temporary home to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals) and the Franklin County Regional Jail, with some proceedings taking place via Zoom.

Administrative Office of the Courts
The AOC in Frankfort is the operations arm of the state court system. The AOC supports the activities of nearly 3,300 court system employees and 412 elected justices, judges and circuit court clerks. As the fiscal agent for the state court system, the AOC executes the Judicial Branch budget.

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