The following judicial circuits are entitled to five (5) judges and shall have five (5)
numbered divisions of the Circuit Court: (1) Eighth Judicial Circuit.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 23A.052

  • Regular election: means the election in even-numbered years at which members of Congress are elected and the election in odd-numbered years at which state officers are elected. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuit.
Effective: January 2, 2023
History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 5, effective January 2, 2023.
Legislative Research Commission Note (1/2/2023). Under 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 129, secs.
10 and 11, the terms of new judgeships created in this statute begin January 2, 2023, and elections to fill the judgeships must be placed on the ballot for the regular election held in November 2022. All candidates for those judgeships who file a valid petition for nomination are to be placed on the ballot for that election.