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Court[edit]

Kentucky Circuit Court 4

Kentucky Circuit Court 4 is one of 57 circuit courts in Kentucky. It serves Hopkins County.^[1]

Judges[edit]

• Division 1: Vacant
• Division 2: Susan Wesley McClure (Family court judge)^[1]

Former judges[edit]

• James Brantley

See also[edit]

• Kentucky counties
• Courts in Kentucky
• Kentucky Circuit Courts

External links[edit]

• Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judicial Directories"
• Kentucky Court of Justice, "Circuit Court Overview"
• Kentucky Court of Justice, "Family Court Overview"
• Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judicial Circuits Map"

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

Selection method[edit]

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Kentucky Circuit Courts are elected to eight-year terms in nonpartisan elections. They must run for re-election if they wish to serve subsequent terms.^[2]

The chief judge is selected by his or her peers and serves a two-year term.^[2]

Qualifications
In order to serve on this court, a judge must be:^[2]

• a U.S. citizen;
• a resident of the represented district for at least two years; and
• licensed to practice law for at least eight years.

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.

Footnotes[edit]