Estill County, Kentucky (Judicial)

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Estill County is within the Kentucky Court of Appeals Third District

The people of Estill County are served by a District Court and a Circuit Court.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has jurisdiction in Estill County. Appeals from the Eastern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

Judges[edit]

Estill County, Kentucky

District Court[edit]

Kentucky District Court 23

  • William Leach[1]


Circuit Court[edit]

Kentucky Circuit Court 23

  • Michael Dean[2]


Elections[edit]

See also: Kentucky judicial elections

Kentucky is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Kentucky, click here.

  • Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2025
  • Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2024
  • Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2023
  • Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2022
  • Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2021
  • Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2020
  • Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2019
  • Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2018
  • Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2017
  • Kentucky local trial court judicial elections, 2016
  • Kentucky judicial elections, 2015
  • Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
  • Kentucky judicial elections, 2012
  • Kentucky judicial elections, 2010

Election rules[edit]

Primary election[edit]

All candidates participate in nonpartisan primaries. If more than two candidates compete in a race, the two with the highest number of votes advance to the general election.



See also[edit]

  • Kentucky counties
  • Courts in Kentucky

Footnotes[edit]

  1. Kentucky Court of Justice, "Address List," accessed November 18, 2014 (Select county)
  2. Kentucky Court of Justice, "Kentucky Court of Justice Address List," accessed January 8, 2015 (Select county)

Kentucky courts

Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky

State courts:

Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court

State resources:

Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky


Categories: [Kentucky counties (judicial)]


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