Court[edit]

Kentucky District Court 9 is one of 60 district courts in Kentucky. It serves Hardin County.^[1]

Judges[edit]

• Division 1: John D. Simcoe
• Division 2: Kimberly W. Shumate (Chief district judge)^[1]

See also[edit]

• Courts in Kentucky
• Kentucky counties
• Judicial selection in Kentucky

External links[edit]

• Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judicial Directories"
• Kentucky Court of Justice, "District Court Overview"
• Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judicial Directory"

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

The judges of the Kentucky District Courts are elected in nonpartisan elections. They serve four-year terms and must run for re-election if they wish to serve again.^[2][3]

Qualifications
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 two 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]