(1) The District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction; it has original jurisdiction in all matters specified in KRS 24A.110 to 24A.130.
(2) The District Court may be authorized by law to adjudicate the actions or decisions of local administrative agencies, special districts, or boards. Such adjudication shall not constitute an appeal but an original action.
(3) The District Court has no appellate jurisdiction.
(4) The District Court is a court of record.
(5) The District Court is a court of continuous session. Sessions of the District Court may be scheduled at such times, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and at such locations, as may be convenient, subject to the direction of the Supreme Court by rule or order. Effective: June 24, 2003 History: Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 14, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 517, sec. 5, effective September 1, 1998. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 1.
Notes of Decisions
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1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2021 · leading case:
Yanero v. Davis, 65 S.W.3d 510 (Ky. 2001).
Yanero v. Davis, 65 S.W.3d 510 (Ky. 2001).
“For example, the enactment of KRS 24A.010(1) 7 transferred original jurisdiction over certain actions from the circuit court to the district court.”
Clements v. Harris, 89 S.W.3d 403 (Ky. 2002).
· cites it 2× “"); KRS 24A.010(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.”
Gomez v. Gomez, 254 S.W.3d 838 (Ky. Ct. App. 2008).
“KRS 24A.010. The district *841 court retains exclusive jurisdiction to make final disposition over criminal misdemeanors; civil cases in which the amount in controversy does not exceed $4,000, exclusive of interests and costs; matters of probate, except matters contested in an…”
Jackson v. Commonwealth, 363 S.W.3d 11 (Ky. 2012).
“” KRS 24A.010. And KRS 24A.130 states: “The juvenile jurisdiction of District Court shall be exclusive in all cases relating to minors in which jurisdiction is not vested by law in some other court.”
Jane Smith v. John Doe, a Minor (Ky. 2021).
“34 The Court of Appeals vacated the IPO in this case based on its holding that the general division of the District Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to preside over an IPO case involving a minor respondent.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 24A.010(1) — 3 cases
Yanero v. Davis, 65 S.W.3d 510 (Ky. 2001).
“For example, the enactment of KRS 24A.010(1) 7 transferred original jurisdiction over certain actions from the circuit court to the district court.”
Clements v. Harris, 89 S.W.3d 403 (Ky. 2002).
“"); KRS 24A.010(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.”
Jane Smith v. John Doe, a Minor (Ky. 2021).
“34 The Court of Appeals vacated the IPO in this case based on its holding that the general division of the District Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to preside over an IPO case involving a minor respondent.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 24A.010(3) — 1 case
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