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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 23A.080 (2026)

Appeals from District Court -- Issuance of writs by Circuit Court

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(1) A direct appeal may be taken from District Court to Circuit Court from any final action of the District Court. (2) The Circuit Court may issue all writs necessary in aid of its appellate jurisdiction, or the complete determination of any cause within its appellate jurisdiction. Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 482, effective January 2, 1978.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: Hoskins v. Maricle, 150 S.W.3d 1 (Ky. 2004).
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Hoskins v. Maricle, 150 S.W.3d 1 (Ky. 2004). · cites it 2× “Compare KRS 23A.080(2) with the circuit court's former common law jurisdiction discussed in Bank Lick Turnpike Co.”
Tipton v. Commonwealth, 770 S.W.2d 239 (Ky. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 5× “The proper procedure for appeals from district court is governed by KRS 23A.080, and therein we see no corollary to KRS 22A.”
Commonwealth v. Williams, 995 S.W.2d 400 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “KRS 23A.080, the statute addressing appeals from district to circuit court, makes no provision for interlocutory appeals.”
Delahanty v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maze, 295 S.W.3d 136 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “040(6) states: “[p]roceed~ ings for relief in the nature of mandamus or prohibition against a district judge shall originate in the circuit court.”
Dillard v. Commonwealth, 475 S.W.3d 594 (Ky. 2015). · cites it 2× “01 1 nor a final action of the district court as required by KRS 23A.080 in any case where the circuit court’s appellate jurisdiction is invoked.”
Commonwealth v. Bell, 365 S.W.3d 216 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012). “1999), this Court noted that “KRS 23A.080, the statute addressing appeals from district court to circuit court, makes no provision for interlocutory appeals.”
K.R. v. Commonwealth, 360 S.W.3d 179 (Ky. 2012). “See *184 KRS 23A.080(1); Tipton v. Commonwealth, 770 S.”
S.S. v. Commonwealth, 515 S.W.3d 201 (Ky. Ct. App. 2016). “” And finally, KRS 23A.080(2) confers upon the circuit court authority to “issue all writs necessary in aid of its appellate jurisdiction[.”
Woodward v. Commonwealth, 949 S.W.2d 599 (Ky. 1997). · cites it 4× “Appellant filed an appeal in the Hopkins Circuit Court pursuant to the terms of KRS 23A.080 and CR 72.02. The Commonwealth filed a motion to dismiss the appeal arguing that according to Section 227 of the Kentucky Constitution, the Court of Appeals, not the Hopkins Circuit…”
Commonwealth v. C.J., 156 S.W.3d 296 (Ky. 2005). · cites it 2× “KRS 23A.080(1) provides that “[a] direct appeal may be taken from District Court to Circuit Court from any final action of the District Court.”
Joshua Banister v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2020). “KRS 23A.080. The Kentucky Supreme Court refers to this as the necessary “appellate jurisdiction” for the circuit court to hear an appeal from the district court.”
Liz Davis v. Am. Turners-Louisville, Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “The circuit court’s appellate jurisdiction arises from an express grant of authority in KRS 23A.080(1), not CR 72, which merely proscribes how to effectuate an appeal.”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 23A.080(1) — 9 cases
Tipton v. Commonwealth, 770 S.W.2d 239 (Ky. Ct. App. 1989). “The proper procedure for appeals from district court is governed by KRS 23A.080, and therein we see no corollary to KRS 22A.”
K.R. v. Commonwealth, 360 S.W.3d 179 (Ky. 2012). “See *184 KRS 23A.080(1); Tipton v. Commonwealth, 770 S.”
Dillard v. Commonwealth, 475 S.W.3d 594 (Ky. 2015). “01 1 nor a final action of the district court as required by KRS 23A.080 in any case where the circuit court’s appellate jurisdiction is invoked.”
Commonwealth v. Williams, 995 S.W.2d 400 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). “KRS 23A.080, the statute addressing appeals from district to circuit court, makes no provision for interlocutory appeals.”
Woodward v. Commonwealth, 949 S.W.2d 599 (Ky. 1997). “Appellant filed an appeal in the Hopkins Circuit Court pursuant to the terms of KRS 23A.080 and CR 72.02. The Commonwealth filed a motion to dismiss the appeal arguing that according to Section 227 of the Kentucky Constitution, the Court of Appeals, not the Hopkins Circuit…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 23A.080(2) — 6 cases
Hoskins v. Maricle, 150 S.W.3d 1 (Ky. 2004). “Compare KRS 23A.080(2) with the circuit court's former common law jurisdiction discussed in Bank Lick Turnpike Co.”
Tipton v. Commonwealth, 770 S.W.2d 239 (Ky. Ct. App. 1989). “The proper procedure for appeals from district court is governed by KRS 23A.080, and therein we see no corollary to KRS 22A.”
Delahanty v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maze, 295 S.W.3d 136 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009). “040(6) states: “[p]roceed~ ings for relief in the nature of mandamus or prohibition against a district judge shall originate in the circuit court.”
Commonwealth v. Williams, 995 S.W.2d 400 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). “KRS 23A.080, the statute addressing appeals from district to circuit court, makes no provision for interlocutory appeals.”
S.S. v. Commonwealth, 515 S.W.3d 201 (Ky. Ct. App. 2016). “” And finally, KRS 23A.080(2) confers upon the circuit court authority to “issue all writs necessary in aid of its appellate jurisdiction[.”
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