| Office of Circuit Court Clerk |
Address:
Louis D. Brandeis Hall of Justice
600 W. Jefferson St., 2nd Floor, Room 2008
Louisville, Ky. 40202
Phone Number:
502-595-3055
Fax Number:
502-595-4629
Email Address:
Contact Us
Mailing Address:
600 W. Jefferson St.
Louisville, Ky. 40202
Hours of Operation:
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Monday - Friday: |
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Holidays/Closings:
Closed for all state holidays
Information Center:
Located on 1st Floor or main lobby.
First Aid Service:
Located in the Sheriff's Office, northeast side of the 1st Floor.
Foreign Language Interpreter:
All departments within the Circuit Court Clerk's Office have access to over-the-phone foreign language interpretation service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Handicap Accessible:
There are two elevators. There are also ramps for handicapped access to the building.
Pedway:
There is a connecting walkway between the Hall of Justice and the Judicial Center located on the north side of the 2nd Floor of the Hall of Justice and the south side of the Judicial Center.
Security:
Entrances have magnetometer security systems to assist in the detection of metal objects. The magnetometers are staffed by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
Media Inquiries:
502-595-3055, Room 2008, Hall of Justice
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Phone Number:
502-595-4018
Fax Number:
502-595-0830
Location:
2nd Floor, Room 2018
Hours of Operation:
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Monday - Friday: |
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Services:
- Provide Circuit Court criminal restitution information and process payments
- Bail bond refunds for District, Circuit and Family Court cases
- Prepare and mail payment for jury service
- Process all 3rd party money ordered through the court
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| Civil District and Small Claims Courts |
Phone Number:
502-595-4475
Fax Number:
502-595-3024
Location:
3rd Floor, Room 3012
Hours of Operation:
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Monday - Friday: |
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Services:
- Smalls Claims complaints filed up to $1,500
- Civil District claims complaints filed up to $4,000
- Forcible Entry & Detainer (evictions)
- Concealed Deadly Weapon complaints
- Cremation Resolution complaints
- Permission to marry
- Petition for damages pertaining to childhood abuse
- School drop-out driver's license restriction complaints (students only)
- Health department cases
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| Criminal District Court and Traffic Court |
Phone Number:
502-595-3060 and 502-595-3062
Location:
1st Floor, Rooms 1127 and 1146
Hours of Operation:
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24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week |
Services:
- Accepts payment of fines and court costs (court ordered and citations)
- Posts cash and property bonds
- Reschedules missed court dates
- Accepts proof of citation offenses (insurance, vehicle registration, repairable traffic charges, such as headlight, muffler, cracked windshield, etc.)
- Expungements (purging of violation after five years have passed from date of final disposition)
- Accepts proof of volunteer work in lieu of fine payments by order of court releases liens for property bonds and returns cash bonds
- Provides information regarding recent arrests
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| Guardianship and Mental Inquest Courts |
Phone Number:
502-595-4053
Fax Number:
502-595-3629
Location:
3rd Floor, Room 3177
Hours of Operation:
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Monday - Friday: |
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Services:
- Guardianship and Mental Inquest Petitions for individuals over the age of 18 for guardianship.
- Financial and Annual Reports on guardianship cases.
- Mental Inquest warrants are filed on adults with mental illnesses. Processed 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. After hours, warrants are filed on the 1st Floor, Hall of Justice, Criminal/Traffic Division.
- Other related services:
- Sale of property
- Change of guardians forms
- Reduction of bonds forms
- Rejected reports
- Restoration of rights
- Mental inquest check for security jobs
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| Juvenile Court and Non-Support |
Phone Number:
502-595-4433
Fax Number:
502-595-0890
Location:
2nd Floor, Room 2033
Hours of Operation:
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Monday - Friday: |
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Services:
- Delinquency cases (community crimes)
- Self-consent abortions
- Juvenile mental inquest warrants
- Non-support court cases
- Juvenile restitution payments
Other Information:
Filing Fees: (Subject to change without notice) 5% fee on all restitution payments. All copy work is 25¢ per copy. All certified copies are $5.00 per document. All juvenile cases are confidential. Juvenile information may be obtained in person with an ID if you are a party to the case. Non-Support cases are public record.
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| Human Resources Department |
Phone Number:
502-595-3052
Fax Number:
502-595-3016
Location:
2nd Floor, Room 2023
Hours of Operation:
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Monday - Friday: |
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Services:
Job applications for Jefferson County Circuit Clerk's Office
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Phone Number:
502-595-4434
Location:
3rd Floor, Room 3001
Hours of Operation:
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Monday - Friday: |
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Services:
- Estate cases
- Guardianship Name changes (adult and children)
- Infant Settlement (under $10,000)
- Trustee (oversee funds in trust from an estate)
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| Expungements & Information Processing |
Phone Number:
502-595-3071
Location:
1st Floor, Room 1103
Hours of Operation:
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Monday - Friday: |
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Services:
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