Lookup Bullitt County Circuit Court

Bullitt County Circuit Court Overview

Bullitt County is in Kentucky's 55th Judicial Circuit and 55th Judicial District. Kentucky Court of Justice identifies the local judicial center at 250 Frank E. Simon Ave., Shepherdsville, KY 40165. Circuit Court Clerk Paulita A. Keith maintains the court case files for Circuit, Family, and District Court at that location. The official county page lists phones 502-543-7104, 502-955-7764, 502-543-2244, and 502-955-7512, fax 502-543-7158, and hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Kentucky Circuit Court overview describes Circuit Court as the court of general jurisdiction. In Bullitt County, local research ties Circuit Court to felony criminal cases, lawsuits over the District Court dollar limits, foreclosures, land-title disputes, contested probate matters, and appeals from District Court. Family Court is part of the circuit-level system and handles divorce, custody, support, juvenile dependency and status matters, adoptions, and protective orders.

Bullitt County Circuit Court List

The research did not identify multiple separately housed numbered circuit courts in Bullitt County. Instead, KCOJ lists the 55th Judicial Circuit divisions and the 55th Judicial District serving Bullitt County from the same judicial center. The required court table is therefore organized by court or division, not by separate courthouse addresses.

The assigned manifest source for the District Civil/Probate local page is relevant because District Court operates beside Circuit Court in the same local court system.

That source shows how probate, small claims, evictions, guardianship, and mental-health starts are routed through the District Civil/Probate side rather than Circuit Court general jurisdiction.

Circuit Court vs District Court

Kentucky does not use local JP courts or a county court system for Bullitt County trial cases in the same way some states do. The practical comparison is Circuit Court, Family Court as a circuit-level division, and District Court. The County Clerk is separate and does not maintain court case files.

Bullitt County Circuit Case Flow

Case flow depends on the type of case. A felony may begin in District Court for a preliminary stage and move to Circuit Court after grand-jury action. A larger civil lawsuit is filed in Circuit Court when it is over the District Court limit or involves foreclosure, title, or contested probate. A family case is filed through Family Court channels, with many juvenile or adoption records restricted.

Felony flow: Arrest or citation › District Court first stage › grand jury › indictment › Circuit Court arraignment › pretrial motions › plea or trial › disposition › sentencing › appeal where permitted.

Civil flow: Complaint or petition filed › summons and service › answer › motions and proposed orders › discovery or settlement work › hearing or trial › judgment › post-judgment collection or appeal.

For docket dates and event listings, use the Kentucky public docket portal. For the full file and certified records, use the Circuit Court Clerk. The court-record search path is discussed more broadly in Bullitt County court records.

Bullitt County Circuit Divisions

Circuit Civil/Criminal handles lawsuits over $5,000, foreclosures, land dispute and title cases, contested probate cases, and felony criminal cases. The local clerk page also gives practice details for Judge Burress: Circuit Civil motion hour is Monday at 9:00 a.m., and criminal motion hour is Monday at 10:00 a.m. The filing deadline for the Monday motion hour is 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday, whether conventional or e-filed.

Family Court handles divorce, paternity, custody and visitation, child and spousal support, dependency, neglect, abuse, juvenile status offenses, adoptions, emergency protective orders, and interpersonal protective orders. District Criminal/Traffic handles traffic, misdemeanors, violations, and felony matters before grand jury. District Civil/Probate handles small claims, evictions, probate estates, guardianships, name changes, settlements of minors, Casey's Law, mental-health, and disability proceedings.

Note: Local rules require careful filing practice, including separate motions and proposed orders where the clerk page directs that structure.

Bullitt County Judicial Circuit

The 55th Judicial Circuit local rules are published by Kentucky Court of Justice as C55 rules, with separate D55 District Court rules and C55 Family Court rules. KCOJ lists Rodney D. Burress as Chief Circuit Judge for Division 1, Elise Givhan Spainhour as Family Court Judge for Division 2, and Monica K. Meredith as Family Court Judge for Division 3. Jennifer E. Porter is listed for the 55th Judicial District.

Appeals from local trial decisions move into Kentucky's appellate system when rules permit. KCOJ lists Court of Appeals judges Jeff S. Taylor and Kelly Mark Easton for 2nd Appellate District divisions, and Kelly Thompson for the 2nd Supreme Court District. These appellate courts are separate from the local record counters, so certified Bullitt County trial files still begin with the Circuit Court Clerk.

Lower Courts in Bullitt County

The State Court Structure Map for Bullitt County lists District Court, Family Court as a division of Circuit Court, and no separate official city court record portal for Bullitt County in the captured sources. District Court is the limited-jurisdiction court for traffic offenses, misdemeanors, violations, felony preliminary proceedings, small claims, evictions, probate filings, name changes, guardianships, Casey's Law, mental-health, and disability proceedings.

County legal offices near the courthouse also matter. The County Attorney is at 300 S. Buckman St., P.O. Box 1446, Shepherdsville, KY 40165, phone 502-543-1505, and is tied to many lower-level county matters, CATS traffic-program routing, Casey's Law, mental-health and disability starts, and adult guardianship starts. The Commonwealth's Attorney handles felony prosecution for the circuit from 300 S. Buckman Street, P.O. Box 337, phone 502-543-4157.