Supreme Court of Kentucky

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Supreme_Court_of_Kentucky
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:allows admission to the bar
constitutional questions
death penalty cases
judicial discipline
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:Kentucky_Court_of_Appeals
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Kentucky_Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:court_abbreviation Ky.
gptkbp:current_chief_justice_since 2023
gptkbp:decisions_binding_on all Kentucky courts
gptkbp:dividedInto 7 districts
gptkbp:established 1975
gptkbp:firstChiefJustice gptkb:John_S._Palmore
gptkbp:highestCourt gptkb:Kentucky
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supreme Court of Kentucky
gptkbp:judge 7
gptkbp:judicial_selection nonpartisan election
gptkbp:jurisdiction statewide
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Laurance_B._VanMeter
gptkbp:location gptkb:Frankfort,_Kentucky
gptkbp:state gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kentucky_Court_of_Appeals_(as_highest_court)
gptkbp:termLength 8 years
gptkbp:website https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Supreme-Court/Pages/default.aspx
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:State_supreme_courts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5