Bracken County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

Agreements and agreed orders must include the correct mailing and email addresses for attorneys and parties.

The movant must lodge the motion or pleading with the clerk at least four business days before the noticed hearing date, excluding Motion Day.

Service by mail must be posted seven days before Motion Day.

Motions filed under KRS Chapter 403 must be sent to the Circuit Judge or the judge’s secretary at the same time, by fax, email, or hand delivery.

Motions must be made in writing, except that they may be made orally during the progress of trial in chief.

When filed material contains personal identifiers, parties must file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope; access to the sealed copy is limited to authorized persons.

Cash, check, money order, and credit or debit cards are payment options; a fee applies to card payments.

Trial briefs may not exceed five pages.

Preliminary motions concerning jury and bench trials must be heard on a Motion Day before trial or at a pretrial conference, and may be heard on a trial day only for extraordinary cause clearly proven to the Court.