Fulton County Circuit Court, Kentucky Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

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

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

If a judge or trial commissioner is unavailable to review a petition, the eWarrants System sends a text message and/or email to all District and Circuit Judges for prompt review and consideration.

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 eWarrants System are authorized to rule on the petition.

CRITICAL

If an inoperable eWarrants System requires personal delivery during regular business hours, the authorized agency or officer must notify Judge Medlin by text, or Judge Langford by telephone if Judge Medlin is unavailable.

Upon receipt of a petition during regular business hours, the authorized agency/officer shall present the petition via the Kentucky eWarrants System, unless it is not operable, and in that event present by personal delivery upon notice by text message or telephone call, as noted below, to: 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).

WARNING

Petitions on the Kentucky eWarrants System that the District Court does not promptly open and address are sent to all District and Circuit Judges in Kentucky for 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.

WARNING

For petition presentation, notice is sent by text message to the District Judge, or by telephone call to the Circuit Judge's office if the District Judge is unavailable.

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).

WARNING

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact:

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact:

WARNING

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

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.

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the County Attorney and/or the Circuit Court Clerk to request placement on the 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.