Kentucky Circuit Court 53
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Court
Kentucky Circuit Court 53 is one of 57 circuit courts in Kentucky. It serves Anderson, Shelby, and Spencer counties.[1]
Judges
- Division 1: Charles R. Hickman (Vice-chief regional circuit judge and chief circuit judge)
- Division 2: Marie Hellard (Family court judge)[1]
Former judges
See also
External links
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judicial Directories"
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "Circuit Court Overview"
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "Family Court Overview"
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judicial Circuits Map"
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky
State courts:
Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court
State resources:
Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky
Elections
- See also: Kentucky judicial elections
Kentucky is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Kentucky, click here.
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2025
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Kentucky judicial elections, 2015
- Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
- Kentucky judicial elections, 2012
- Kentucky judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Kentucky Circuit Courts are elected to eight-year terms in nonpartisan elections. They must run for re-election if they wish to serve subsequent terms.[2]
The chief judge is selected by his or her peers and serves a two-year term.[2]
Qualifications
In order to serve on this court, a judge must be:[2]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of the represented district for at least two years; and
- licensed to practice law for at least eight years.
Election rules
Primary election
All candidates participate in nonpartisan primaries. If more than two candidates compete in a race, the two with the highest number of votes advance to the general election.
Footnotes
