Ky. Rev. Stat. § 23A.010
Jurisdiction of Circuit Court -- Court of record and of continuous session
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(1) The Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction; it has original jurisdiction of all justiciable causes not exclusively vested in some other court. (2) The Circuit Court has appellate jurisdiction as specified in this chapter. (3) The Circuit Court is a court of record and of continuous session. (4) The Circuit Court may be authorized by law to review the actions or decisions of administrative agencies, special districts or boards. Such review shall not constitute an appeal but an original action. Effective: June 24, 2003 History: Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 13, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 475, effective January 2, 1978.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 71
cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: Kuprion v. Fitzgerald
Kuprion v. Fitzgerald (1994)
“The issue is whether the establishment of the Family Court project has usurped the legislative power to assign jurisdiction of subject matter to the circuit court as provided in Section 109 of the Constitution and detailed by KRS 23A.010. It involves the question of whether the…”
Ken Isaacs v. Jeff Caldwell Member of Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission (2017)
“" KRS 23A.010(4) provides that "[t]he Circuit Court may be authorized by law to review the actions or decisions of administrative agencies, special districts or boards.”
Hon George W. Davis III v. Hon Thomas D. Wingate Judge, Franklin Circuit Court Div. II (2014)
“17 KRS 23A.010(1). 18 Ky. Const. § 112(5) (emphasis added).”
West v. Goldstein (1992)
“How do these rules of construction apply to the present case? First, the grant of original, general jurisdiction to circuit court by KRS 23A.010, coupled with the limitation of district court jurisdiction provided by KRS 24A.”
West v. Commonwealth (1994)
“§ 112(5); KRS 23A.010(1). Thus the initial relevant question is: Under these facts, was the circuit court presented with a circumstance that could be deemed to constitute a "justiciable cause?" A justiciable cause or controversy can be said to be a "controversy in which a…”
Trimble Fiscal Court v. Snyder (1993)
“The action contemplated in KRS 23A.010 is authorized by KRS 178.100, which provides: From a decision of the fiscal court ordering a new road to be opened, or ordering an alteration or discontinuance of an existing road, or allowing gates to be erected across a road or abolishing…”
Wood v. Wingfield (1991)
“First, it is beyond dispute that the circuit court had subject matter jurisdiction to hear Wood's claim for relief, KRS 23A.010 [9] . The rightful heirs and those parties claiming an interest are necessary parties for a claim to the intestate's real estate; since the trial court…”
Privett v. Clendenin (2001)
“By virtue of KRS 23A.010, the circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction that has original jurisdiction of all justiciable causes not exclusively vested in some other court.”
Union Underwear Co., Inc. v. Barnhart (2001)
“[3] KRS 23A.010 (emphasis added). [4] Compare KRS 24A.”
Hyatt v. Commonwealth (2002)
“See also KRS 23A.010. When the legislature does not specifically assign jurisdiction of a particular matter to the district court, jurisdiction rests in the circuit court.”
Hisle v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (2008)
“” See also KRS 23A.010. This provision imbues the circuit courts with the general power to determine all matters of controversy arising under common law or equity, or by reason of statute or the constitution, unless the constitution requires that the matter be resolved by…”
Peter v. Gibson (2010)
“§§ 109 & 112(5); KRS 23A.010; Hisle v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, 258 S.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 23A.010(1) — 27 cases
West v. Commonwealth (1994)
“§ 112(5); KRS 23A.010(1). Thus the initial relevant question is: Under these facts, was the circuit court presented with a circumstance that could be deemed to constitute a "justiciable cause?" A justiciable cause or controversy can be said to be a "controversy in which a…”
Hon George W. Davis III v. Hon Thomas D. Wingate Judge, Franklin Circuit Court Div. II (2014)
“17 KRS 23A.010(1). 18 Ky. Const. § 112(5) (emphasis added).”
West v. Goldstein (1992)
“How do these rules of construction apply to the present case? First, the grant of original, general jurisdiction to circuit court by KRS 23A.010, coupled with the limitation of district court jurisdiction provided by KRS 24A.”
Reyes v. Hardin County (2001)
City of Somerset v. Bell (2005)
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 23A.010(3) — 3 cases
Hon George W. Davis III v. Hon Thomas D. Wingate Judge, Franklin Circuit Court Div. II (2014)
“17 KRS 23A.010(1). 18 Ky. Const. § 112(5) (emphasis added).”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 23A.010(4) — 24 cases
Ken Isaacs v. Jeff Caldwell Member of Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission (2017)
“" KRS 23A.010(4) provides that "[t]he Circuit Court may be authorized by law to review the actions or decisions of administrative agencies, special districts or boards.”
Trimble Fiscal Court v. Snyder (1993)
“The action contemplated in KRS 23A.010 is authorized by KRS 178.100, which provides: From a decision of the fiscal court ordering a new road to be opened, or ordering an alteration or discontinuance of an existing road, or allowing gates to be erected across a road or abolishing…”
Cherry v. Augustus (2006)
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