Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 23.220 (2026)

Repealed, 1978

✓ current as of May 2026

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Catchline at repeal: Circuit judges to act as special judges -- Commission. History: Repealed 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 491, effective January 2, 1978.-- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 971-1, 971-8.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1956–1956 · leading case: Cooley v. Sturgill, 293 S.W.2d 634 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956).

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Cooley v. Sturgill, 293 S.W.2d 634 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956). · cites it 2× “At the time the Chief Justice of this Court appointed Judge Grauman to hear and determine these cases, he was a regular judge of the Thirtieth Judicial District, a court of continuous session.”

Hancock v. Queenan, 294 S.W.2d 92 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956). “KRS 23.220 provides: “The commission issued to each regular circuit judge shall have the effect of commissioning him a special judge of the Commonwealth with jurisdiction coextensive with the state, and the judge shall remain such as long as he continues to hold office under the…”

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