Jurisdiction: revised jurisdiction section
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The [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky|United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky's]] [[Federal Court Vacancy Tracker|vacancy warning level]] is currently set at green. The court currently has zero vacancies out of their six posts. There are no pending appointments for the district.
The [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky|United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky's]] [[Federal Court Vacancy Tracker|vacancy warning level]] is currently set at green. The court currently has zero vacancies out of their six posts. There are no pending appointments for the district.
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==Jurisdiction==
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==Jurisdiction==
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|The Counties of Kentucky
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[[Image:
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|The Counties
of the Eastern District
of Kentucky (click for larger map
)
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The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of Kentucky consists of all the following [[Kentucky counties|counties]] in the eastern part of the state of [[Kentucky]].
The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of Kentucky consists of all the following [[Kentucky counties|counties]] in the eastern part of the state of [[Kentucky]].
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There are six court divisions
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each covering the following counties:
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*[[Anderson County
,
Kentucky|Anderson County]]
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*[[Bath County, Kentucky|Bath County]]
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*[[Bell County, Kentucky|Bell County]]
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*[[Boone County, Kentucky|Boone County]]
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*[[Bourbon County, Kentucky|Bourbon County]]
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*[[Boyd County, Kentucky|Boyd County]]
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*[[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]]
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*[[Bracken County, Kentucky|Bracken County]]
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*[[Breathitt County, Kentucky|Breathitt County]]
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*[[Campbell County, Kentucky|Campbell County]]
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*[[Carroll County, Kentucky|Carroll County]]
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*[[Carter County, Kentucky|Carter County]]
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*[[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]]
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*[[Clay County, Kentucky|Clay County]]
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*[[Elliott County, Kentucky|Elliott County]]
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*[[Estill County, Kentucky|Estill County]]
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*[[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County]]
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*[[Fleming County, Kentucky|Fleming County]]
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*[[Floyd County, Kentucky|Floyd County]]
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*[[Franklin County, Kentucky|Franklin County]]
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*[[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]
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*[[Grant County, Kentucky|Grant County]]
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*[[Greenup County, Kentucky|Greenup County]]
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*[[Harlan County, Kentucky|Harlan County]]
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*[[Harrison County, Kentucky|Harrison County]]
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*[[Henry County, Kentucky|Henry County]]
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*[[Jackson County, Kentucky|Jackson County]]
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*[[Jessamine County, Kentucky|Jessamine County]]
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*[[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson County]]
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*[[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]]
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*[[Knott County, Kentucky|Knott County]]
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*[[Knox County, Kentucky|Knox County]]
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*[[Laurel County, Kentucky|Laurel County]]
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*[[Lawrence County, Kentucky|Lawrence County]]
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*[[Lee County, Kentucky|Lee County]]
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*[[Leslie County, Kentucky|Leslie County]]
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*[[Letcher County, Kentucky|Letcher County]]
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*[[Lewis County, Kentucky|Lewis County]]
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*[[Lincoln County, Kentucky|Lincoln County]]
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*[[McCreary County, Kentucky|McCreary County]]
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*[[Madison County, Kentucky|Madison County]]
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*[[Magoffin County, Kentucky|Magoffin County]]
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*[[Martin County, Kentucky|Martin County]]
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*[[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason County]]
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*[[Menifee County, Kentucky|Menifee County]]
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*[[Mercer County, Kentucky|Mercer County]]
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*[[Montgomery County, Kentucky|Montgomery County]]
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*[[Morgan County, Kentucky|Morgan County]]
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*[[Nicholas County, Kentucky|Nicholas County]]
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*[[Owen County, Kentucky|Owen County]]
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*[[Owsley County, Kentucky|Owsley County]]
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*[[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton County]]
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*[[Perry County, Kentucky|Perry County]]
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*[[Pike County, Kentucky|Pike County]]
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*[[Powell County, Kentucky|Powell County]]
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*[[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]
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*[[Robertson County, Kentucky|Robertson County]]
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*[[Rockcastle County, Kentucky|Rockcastle County]]
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*[[Rowan County, Kentucky|Rowan County]]
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*[[Scott County, Kentucky|Scott County]]
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*[[Shelby County, Kentucky|Shelby County]]
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*[[Trimble County, Kentucky|Trimble County]]
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*[[Wayne County, Kentucky|Wayne County]]
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*[[Whitley County, Kentucky|Whitley County]]
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*[[Wolfe County, Kentucky|Wolfe County]]
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*[[Woodford County, Kentucky|Woodford County]]
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The
court is based in [[Sunshinereview:Lexington
,
Kentucky|Lexington]] and also holds sessions in Federal Courthouses in
[[
Sunshinereview:Ashland
, Kentucky|
Ashland
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Covington
, Kentucky|
Covington
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Frankfort
, Kentucky|
Frankfort
]], [[
Sunshinereview:London
, Kentucky|
London
]]
and
[[
Sunshinereview:Pikeville
, Kentucky|
Pikeville
]]
. The court also meets in [[Sunshinereview:Richmond
,
Kentucky|Richmond]] and
[[
Sunshinereview:Jackson
, Kentucky|
Jackson
]]
. In addition
,
at one time the court also met in
[[
Sunshinereview:Catlettsburg
, Kentucky|
Catlettsburg
]]
, however the court left Catlettsburg when the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building
and
United States Courthouse in Ashland was completed. The
[[
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] in [[Sunshinereview:Cincinnati
,
Ohio
|
Cincinnati
]]
maintains appellate jurisdiction for the district
.
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The
'''Ashland Division'''
,
covering
[[
Boyd County
, Kentucky|
Boyd
]], [[
Carter County
, Kentucky|
Carter
]], [[
Elliott County
, Kentucky|
Elliott
]], [[
Greenup County
, Kentucky|
Greenup
]]
,
[[
Lawrence County
, Kentucky|
Lawrence
]], [[
Lewis County
, Kentucky|
Lewis
]], [[
Morgan County
, Kentucky|
Morgan
]] and [[
Rowan County
,
Kentucky
|
Rowan
]]
Counties
.
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When decisions of the court are appealed
,
they are appealed to the
[[
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
]]
based in Downtown
[[
Sunshinereview:Cincinnati
,
Ohio
|
Cincinnati
]]
at the Potter A. Stewart Federal Courthouse
and
Building
.
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The '''Covington Division'''
,
covering
[[
Boone County, Kentucky|Boone
]]
,
[[
Bracken County
,
Kentucky
|
Bracken]], [[Campbell County, Kentucky|Campbell]], [[Gallatin County, Kentucky|Gallatin]], [[Grant County, Kentucky|Grant]], [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton]], [[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason]], [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton
]] and
[[Robertson County, Kentucky|Robertson]] Counties
.
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The '''Frankfort Division''', covering [[Anderson County, Kentucky|Anderson]], [[Carroll County, Kentucky|Carroll]], [[Franklin County, Kentucky|Franklin]], [[Henry County, Kentucky|Henry]], [[Owen County, Kentucky|Owen]], [[Shelby County, Kentucky|Shelby]] and [[Trimble County, Kentucky|Trimble]] Counties.
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The '''Lexington Division''', covering [[Bath County, Kentucky|Bath]], [[Bourbon County, Kentucky|Bourbon]], [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle]], [[Breathitt County, Kentucky|Breathitt]], [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark]], [[Estill County, Kentucky|Estill]], [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette]], [[Fleming County, Kentucky|Fleming]], [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard]], [[Harrison County, Kentucky|Harrison]], [[Jessamine County, Kentucky|Jessamine]], [[Lee County, Kentucky|Lee]], [[Lincoln County, Kentucky|Lincoln]], [[Madison County, Kentucky|Madison]], [[Menifee County, Kentucky|Menifee]], [[Mercer County, Kentucky|Mercer]], [[Montgomery County, Kentucky|Montgomery]], [[Nicholas County, Kentucky|Nicholas]], [[Powell County, Kentucky|Powell]], [[Scott County, Kentucky|Scott]], [[Wolfe County, Kentucky|Wolfe]] and [[Woodford County, Kentucky|Woodford]] Counties.
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The '''London Division''', covering [[Bell County, Kentucky|Bell]], [[Clay County, Kentucky|Clay]], [[Harlan County, Kentucky|Harlan]], [[Jackson County, Kentucky|Jackson]], [[Knox County, Kentucky|Knox]], [[Laurel County, Kentucky|Laurel]], [[Leslie County, Kentucky|Leslie]], [[McCreary County, Kentucky|McCreary]], [[Owsley County, Kentucky|Owsley]], [[Perry County, Kentucky|Perry]], [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski]], [[Rockcastle County, Kentucky|Rockcastle]], [[Wayne County, Kentucky|Wayne]] and [[Whitley County, Kentucky|Whitley]] Counties.
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The '''Pikeville Division''', covering [[Floyd County, Kentucky|Floyd]], [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson]], [[Knott County, Kentucky|Knott]], [[Letcher County, Kentucky|Letcher]], [[Magoffin County, Kentucky|Magoffin]], [[Martin County, Kentucky|Martin]] and [[Pike County, Kentucky|Pike]] Counties.
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The court is based in [[Sunshinereview:Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] and also holds sessions in Federal Courthouses in [[Sunshinereview:Ashland, Kentucky|Ashland]], [[Sunshinereview:Covington, Kentucky|Covington]], [[Sunshinereview:Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]], [[Sunshinereview:London, Kentucky|London]] and [[Sunshinereview:Pikeville, Kentucky|Pikeville]]. The court also meets in [[Sunshinereview:Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond]] and [[Sunshinereview:Jackson, Kentucky|Jackson]].
In addition, at one time the court also met in [[Sunshinereview:Catlettsburg, Kentucky|Catlettsburg]], however the court left Catlettsburg when the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Ashland was completed.
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When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the [[Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals]] based in Downtown [[Sunshinereview:Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] at the Potter A. Stewart Federal Courthouse and Building.
===Cases heard===
===Cases heard===