Breckinridge County, Kentucky (Judicial)

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Breckinridge County is within the Kentucky Court of Appeals Second District

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

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

# Judges[edit]

Breckinridge County, Kentucky

## District Court[edit]

### Kentucky District Court 46

* Division 1: Kenneth Harold Goff, II
* Division 2: Shan F. Embry (Chief district judge)[1]

## Circuit Court[edit]

### Kentucky Circuit Court 46

* Division 1: Bruce T. Butler
* Division 2: Robert A. Miller (Chief judge)

# 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, 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. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `judges`

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