Kentucky Statutes 24A.010 – Jurisdiction of District Court — Court of record and continuous session
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(1) The District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction; it has original jurisdiction in all matters specified in KRS § 24A.110 to KRS § 24A.130.
(2) The District Court may be authorized by law to adjudicate the actions or decisions of local administrative agencies, special districts, or boards. Such adjudication shall not constitute an appeal but an original action.
(3) The District Court has no appellate jurisdiction. (4) The District Court is a court of record.
(5) The District Court is a court of continuous session. Sessions of the District Court may be scheduled at such times, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and at such locations, as may be convenient, subject to the direction of the Supreme Court by rule or order.
Effective: June 24, 2003
History: Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 14, effective June 24, 2003. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 517, sec. 5, effective September 1, 1998. — Created 1976 (1st
Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 1.
(2) The District Court may be authorized by law to adjudicate the actions or decisions of local administrative agencies, special districts, or boards. Such adjudication shall not constitute an appeal but an original action.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 24A.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.
(3) The District Court has no appellate jurisdiction. (4) The District Court is a court of record.
(5) The District Court is a court of continuous session. Sessions of the District Court may be scheduled at such times, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and at such locations, as may be convenient, subject to the direction of the Supreme Court by rule or order.
Effective: June 24, 2003
History: Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 14, effective June 24, 2003. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 517, sec. 5, effective September 1, 1998. — Created 1976 (1st
Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 1.