(1) The Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction; it has original jurisdiction of all justiciable causes not exclusively vested in some other court.
(2) The Circuit Court has appellate jurisdiction as specified in this chapter. (3) The Circuit Court is a court of record and of continuous session.
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 23A.010

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(4) The Circuit Court may be authorized by law to review the actions or decisions of administrative agencies, special districts or boards. Such review shall not constitute an appeal but an original action.
Effective: June 24, 2003
History: Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 13, effective June 24, 2003. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. — Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 475, effective January 2, 1978.

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