Compensation -- Prohibition.
The Administrative Office of the Courts is created to serve as the staff for the Chief
Justice in executing the policies and programs of the Court of Justice. The director of the
Administrative Office of the Courts, employees thereof, and administrative assistants of
the Chief Justice shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice. Provided, however, the
director shall be appointed or reappointed at least every four (4) years with the advice and
consent of the Senate; but if the Senate is not in session when a term expires or a vacancy
occurs, the Chief Justice shall make the appointment to take effect at once, subject to the
approval of the Senate when convened. The salaries of the director, employees thereof,
and administrative assistants of the Chief Justice shall be fixed by order of the Chief
Justice and paid monthly or at such other periods as may be consonant with the policy
applicable to payment of salaries of state employees out of the State Treasury. While
holding their positions the director, employees of the office and administrative assistants
shall not practice law in any court of this Commonwealth.
History: Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
10
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case:
Greene v. Commonwealth, 349 S.W.3d 892 (Ky. 2011).
Greene v. Commonwealth, 349 S.W.3d 892 (Ky. 2011).
· cites it 6× “KRS 27A.050. All employees of the AOC serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice.”
Romero v. Admin. Off. of the Courts, 157 S.W.3d 638 (Ky. 2005).
“”); KRS 27A.050 ("The Administrative Office of the Courts is created to serve as the staff for the Chief Justice in executing the policies and programs of the Court of Justice.”
Jones v. Commonwealth, Admin. Off. of the Courts, 171 S.W.3d 53 (Ky. 2005).
“This authority is instituted by SCR 1.050, which provides that “[t]he Administrative Office of the Courts shall act as the administrative and fiscal agency of the Court of Justice.”
Nance v. Kentucky Admin. Off. of the Courts, 336 S.W.3d 70 (Ky. 2011).
· cites it 2× “KRS 27A.050; Ky. Const. § 110(5)(b). Consistent, however, with the Supreme Court's control and rule-making authority over the Court of Justice, AOC policies and procedures must be approved by the Supreme Court, and all of its personnel actions must conform to the requirements of…”
Horn ex rel. Horn v. Commonwealth, 916 S.W.2d 173 (Ky. 1995).
“” KRS 27A.050. We choose, however, not to become entangled in semantics, for the general rule in statutory construction “is to ascertain and give effect to the intent of the General Assembly.”
Horn by Horn v. Com., 916 S.W.2d 173 (Ky. 1995).
“" KRS 27A.050. We choose, however, not to become entangled in semantics, for the general rule in statutory construction "is to ascertain and give effect to the intent of the General Assembly.”
Harmon v. Goodwin (W.D. Ky. 2025).
· cites it 2× “In relevant part, KRS 27A.050 provides: The Administrative Office of the Courts is created to serve as the staff for the Chief Justice in executing the policies and programs of the Court of Justice.”
Lykes (W.D. Ky. 2026).
“§ 27A.050, who serves as the “executive head” of the Kentucky Courts of Justice, § 27A.”
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