Nelson

Nelson County Justice Center
200 Nelson County Plaza
Bardstown, KY 40004
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Circuit Court Clerk: Diane Thompson​

Phone: 502-348-3648

Zoom Links:​

Judge John S. "Jack" Kelley V​, District Court ​District ID: 3170410332​

J​udge Simms, Circuit Court - Division 1 Passcode: 594167

Judge Ballard, Circuit Court - Division 2 Passcode: ​859884​

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.

Payment Options: You can pay online through ePay. You can pay by drop box to the left of the Nelson County Justice Center’s front entrance (checked Monday-Friday at 8 a.m.) with a check or money order made payable to the Nelson Circuit Clerk (no cash in drop box). If you are paying for multiple cases by drop box, please indicate which case the payment is to be applied to by including a copy of citation and case number. You can pay in person at Window #1 in the Office of Circuit Court Clerk with cash, money order, check or credit/debit card (includes processing fee).

Property Bonds: Call us at 502-348-3648 and we will schedule an appointment to accept the bond. You may want to request our handout that will detail the documents you must provide prior to posting a property bond.

Restitution: Cash payments must be made in person. Credit/debit card payments (includes processing fee) can b​e made in perso​n or online with ePay. Checks and money orders are not accepted.

Probation Fees: Cash and credit/debit payments (cards include processing fee) must be made in person. Checks and money orders are not accepted.​

Requesting Older Court Records
15-35 years old: Request records from the State Records Center by submitting this form to ​state.records@ky.gov. Case and locator numbers must be provided; request those from the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in​ the county where the case was handled. For contact information, click here and scroll down to Find a Court/Circuit Court Clerk by County.

36+ years old: Request re​cords from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives here. For cases filed on or after Jan. 1, ​1978, case and locator numbers must be provided; request those from the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the case was handled. For contact information, click here and scroll down to Find a Court/Circuit Court Clerk by County.​​​​​

Justice, Judges & Circuit Court Clerk

110

Charles C. Simms III

Chief Circuit JudgeCircuit Court

10th Judicial Circuit
Division 1

210

Joe G. Ballard

JudgeCircuit Court

10th Judicial Circuit
Division 2

57

John S. "Jack" Kelley V

JudgeDistrict Court

57th Judicial District

Diane Thompson

Circuit Court Clerk

Nelson County Judicial Center

Hours

Hours
Day Hours
Monday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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