Grant County Circuit Court, Kentucky Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Counsel and parties must not communicate ex parte with the Court unless a statute, rule, or other authority permits it.

Except where allowed by statute, rule, or other authority, there shall be no ex parte communication with the Court by counsel or parties.

CRITICAL

A party or attorney aware of a conflict requiring recusal must file a recusal motion or contact the Judge’s chambers to notify the Judge.

If a party or attorney is or becomes aware of a conflict requiring a Circuit Judge’s recusal from a pending case, the party or attorney shall file a motion for recusal or shall contact the Judge’s chambers to notify the Judge of the conflict.

CRITICAL

Attorneys must advise clients and witnesses about courtroom decorum, including not discussing pending matters with the Court or communicating with jurors.

Attorneys shall advise their clients and witnesses of proper courtroom decorum, including the impropriety of attempting to discuss pending matters with the Court and the prohibition against communicating with jurors.

WARNING

Counsel may appear by Zoom for motion hearings only after requesting and receiving Court approval, except for the specified final-hearing/trial motions and agreed requests for a special hearing date and time.

(10) Counsel may appear for motion hearings by videoconferencing technology (“Zoom”) only upon request to the Court and with the Court’s prior approval, with the exception of the following: parties/counsel need not seek permission to appear by Zoom on Motions to Set for Final Hearing/Trial; or on any Motion where the parties have agreed in advance that the Motion cannot be heard in fifteen minutes on the regularly scheduled docket and are appearing only to request a special hearing date and time from the Court.

WARNING

Phone

(502) 732-4305

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office at (502) 732-4305.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office in each county, as follows: CARROLL COUNTY GRANT COUNTY OWEN COUNTY 802 Clay Street 224 South Main Street 401 South Main Street Carrollton, KY 41008 Williamstown, KY 41097 P.O. Box 473 (502) 732-4305 (859) 824-4467 Owenton, KY 40359 (502) 484-2232

WARNING

Parties are responsible for informing the Court of any address changes.

It is the parties’ responsibility to keep the Court informed of any address changes.

INFO

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

(502) 732-4305; (859) 824-4467; (502) 484-2232

B. Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office in each county, as follows: CARROLL COUNTY GRANT COUNTY OWEN COUNTY 802 Clay Street 224 South Main Street 401 South Main Street Carrollton, KY 41008 Williamstown, KY 41097 P.O. Box 473 (502) 732-4305 (859) 824-4467 Owenton, KY 40359 (502) 484-2232

B. Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office in each county, as follows: CARROLL COUNTY GRANT COUNTY OWEN COUNTY 802 Clay Street 224 South Main Street 401 South Main Street Carrollton, KY 41008 Williamstown, KY 41097 P.O. Box 473 (502) 732-4305 (859) 824-4467 Owenton, KY 40359 (502) 484-2232