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​​​​​Reminder: Attorneys shall electronically file pleadings in all civil cases in which the Supreme Court has mandated eFiling. See the case types mandated for eFiling here. Attorneys who have not obtained their filing certification in time to meet a jurisdictional deadline for filing documents will be permitted to paper file only if they file an Affidavit of Necessity. The affidavit is available here​. If you need immediate assistance with eFiling, please contact eCourtSupport@kycourts.net or call 502-573-2350 ext. 50109.​​

Office of Circuit Court Clerk


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Robert F. Stephens Circuit Courthouse

120 N. Limestone
Lexington, KY 40507
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Robert F. Stephens District Courthouse

150 N. Limestone
Lexington, KY 40507​
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

Office of Circuit Court Clerk

Circuit Court Clerk: Vincent Riggs

Driver's Licensing: Effective July 1, 2022, all driver’s license services have moved from the Offices of Circuit Court Clerk to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. More at drive.ky.gov.

Requesting Court Case Records
Circuit court clerks​ are responsible for managing the records of Kentucky's Circuit, Family, District and Business courts. The Office of Circuit Court Clerk in each county is the starting point for requesting copies of court records from cases in that county. Call or visit the office to access case records. For more information on obtaining case information, visit the Request Court Records page.​

Depending on the type and age of a case, the court case record may be stored in the court clerk's office or at a record facility, or it may have been destroyed as authorized by the Kentucky Court of Justice's Record Retention schedules. If the court clerk states the court case record is being stored at a record facility and is available for public access, the court clerk will identify the record facility and provide the case and file locator numbers to assist with access and copies.

Legal Help Center

The Fayette County Legal Help Center offers free legal information for people who are handling certain legal matters on their own. Learn more here.

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Justice, Judges & Circuit Court Clerk

Official portrait of Judge Lucy A. VanMeter.
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Lucy A. VanMeter

JudgeCircuit Court

22nd Judicial Circuit
Division 3

Official portrait of Judge Julie Goodman.
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Julie Muth Goodman

JudgeCircuit Court

22nd Judicial Circuit
Division 4

Official portrait of Judge Diane Minnifield.
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Diane Minnifield

JudgeCircuit Court

22nd Judicial Circuit
Division 7

Official portrait of Judge Thomas L. Travis.
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Thomas L. Travis

Vice Chief Regional Circuit JudgeCircuit Court

22nd Judicial Circuit
Division 8

Official portrait of Judge Kimberly Nell Bunnell.
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Kimberly Nell Bunnell

Chief Regional Circuit JudgeCircuit Court

22nd Judicial Circuit
Division 9

Official portrait of Judge Libby Messer.
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Libby G. Messer

JudgeFamily Court

22nd Judicial Circuit
Division 1

Official portrait of Judge Traci Brislin.
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Traci Brislin

JudgeFamily Court

22nd Judicial Circuit
Division 2

Official portrait of Judge Ross Ewings.
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Ross Ewing

JudgeFamily Court

22nd Judicial Circuit
Division 5

Official portrait of Judge Tiffany Yahr.
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Tiffany Yahr

JudgeFamily Court

22nd Judicial Circuit
Division 6

Official portrait of Denotra Ann Spruill Gunther.
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Denotra Ann Spruill Gunther

JudgeDistrict Court

22nd Judicial District
Division 1

Offcial portrait of Judge Bruce T. Bell.
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Bruce T. Bell

Chief Regional District JudgeDistrict Court

22nd Judicial District
Division 2

Official portrait of Judge Lindsay Hughes Thurston.
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Lindsay Hughes Thurston

Vice-Chief Regional District JudgeDistrict Court

22nd Judicial District
Division 3

Official portrait of Melissa Moore Murphy.
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Melissa Moore Murphy

JudgeDistrict Court

22nd Judicial District
Division 4

Official portrait of Judge John Lindsay Tackett.
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John Lindsay Tackett

JudgeDistrict Court

22nd Judicial District
Division 5

Official portrait of Circuit Court Clerk Vincent Riggs.

Vincent Riggs

Circuit Court Clerk

Fayette County Robert F. Stephens Courthouse, a side-by-side featuring the beige brick with several windows and one light pole.

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