Ballard Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Notice must be sent by text message to First Judicial District Judge Mark S. Medlin.

First Judicial District Judge Mark S. Medlin (notice via text message);

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

If the District Judge is unavailable, notice must be given to First Judicial Circuit Judge Timothy A. Langford by telephone call to his office.

Or, if the District Judge is not available, to First Judicial Circuit Judge Timothy A. Langford (notice via telephone call to his office).

CRITICAL

Warrant petitions on the Kentucky eWarrants System that the District Court does not promptly open and address will be sent to all District and Circuit Judges for prompt review and consideration.

All petitions filed for warrant on the Kentucky eWarrants System which are not opened and addressed promptly by the District Court will be "BLASTED" to all District and Circuit Judges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for prompt review and consideration, who by virtue of the protocol and the eWarrant are authorized to rule on the petition.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to duty judge

Notice must be sent to the District Judge by text message or, if unavailable, to the Circuit Judge by telephone call to his office.

First Judicial District Judge Mark S. Medlin (notice via text message); Or, if the District Judge is not available, to First Judicial Circuit Judge Timothy A. Langford (notice via telephone call to his office).

CRITICAL

After regular business hours, the authorized agency or officer must present a petition to Judge Medlin, or to Judge Langford if Judge Medlin is unavailable.

D. Upon receipt of a petition after regular business hours, the authorized agency/officer shall present the petition to: First Judicial District Judge Mark S. Medlin Or, if the District Judge is not available, to First Judicial Circuit Judge Timothy A. Langford.

CRITICAL

Petitions must be reviewed within an hour of presentation unless a judge or trial commissioner is unavailable, in which case the eWarrants System will alert all District and Circuit Judges for prompt review.

E. Petitions will be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless it is impossible due to the unavailability of a judge or trial commissioner, in which case the eWarrants System will issue a "BLAST" text message and/or email to all District and Circuit Judges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for prompt review and consideration, who by virtue of the protocol and the eWarrant are authorized to rule on the petition.

WARNING

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the County Attorney and/or the Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the matter is pending to request placement on the Court’s next available docket.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact: The County Attorney and or the Circuit Court Clerk of the County in which the matter is pending to request that contempt proceedings be placed on the Court's next available docket.

WARNING

Contact

Email to duty judge

When a judge or trial commissioner is unavailable to review a petition, eWarrants alerts all District and Circuit Judges by text message and/or email.

Petitions will be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless it is impossible due to the unavailability of a judge or trial commissioner, in which case the eWarrants System will issue a "BLAST" text message and/or email to all District and Circuit Judges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for prompt review and consideration, who by virtue of the protocol and the eWarrant are authorized to rule on the petition.

WARNING

When additional time is allowed for record supplementation or briefing, counsel must advise the Court that the matter is ready for decision when the time expires or the work is completed.

E. If additional time is allowed in any proceeding for supplementation of the record, or for briefing, counsel shall, when the time has expired, or the supplementation or briefing completed, advise the Court that the matter is ready for a decision.

WARNING

Petitions on eWarrants that the District Court does not promptly open and address are sent to all District and Circuit Judges for prompt review and consideration.

All petitions filed for warrant on the Kentucky eWarrants System which are not opened and addressed promptly by the District Court will be "BLASTED" to all District and Circuit Judges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for prompt review and consideration, who by virtue of the protocol and the eWarrant are authorized to rule on the petition.

INFO

The County Attorney or the Circuit Court Clerk may be contacted to request that contempt proceedings be placed on the Court’s next available docket.

The County Attorney and or the Circuit Court Clerk of the County in which the matter is pending to request that contempt proceedings be placed on the Court's next available docket.