Lee County Circuit Court, Kentucky Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICALCriminal cases

Phone

1-800-928-6381

Before making a recommendation, the Commonwealth's Attorney must arrange a criminal-record check by calling AOC Pretrial Services or faxing the request to the listed numbers, and must not send the request to the local Pretrial Services Officer.

Have a criminal record check made by telephoning Pretrial Services at AOC at 1-800-928-6381, or faxing the request to (502) 573-1669 . DO NOT send requests to the local Pretrial Services Officer .

CRITICAL

If a case is settled in whole or in part before jury trial, attorneys of record must notify the Court by 4:00 P.M. on the Wednesday of the preceding week.

In the event that a particular case is settled, in whole or in part, at any time prior to trial by jury, the attorneys of record shall contact the Court and so advise the Court by no later than 4:00 P.M. on Wednesday of the week preceding the trial.

CRITICAL

If the Court asks counsel about an objection, it will hear counsel outside the Jury's presence, and counsel must not discuss the objection in the Jury's presence.

provided, however, if the Court asks counsel about the point of his objection, the Court will hear counsel out of the hearing of the Jury, and no counsel shall make any statement in the hearing of the Jury concerning such objection made.

CRITICAL

An attorney may approach the bench during trial only after obtaining the Court's permission.

No attorney participating in the Trial of a case shall approach the bench during the Trial without first obtaining permission of the Court.

WARNING

Counsel must make trial objections without further comment, but may ask to be heard.

Counsel objecting to evidence or any other matter during the Trial will make his/her objection, without saying more (except that counsel may seek to be heard)

WARNING

Phone

1-800-928-6381

Before recommending on a petition, the Commonwealth’s Attorney must obtain a criminal-record check by contacting AOC Pretrial Services by telephone or fax; the fax details continue beyond this excerpt.

Before making a recommendation to the Court, the Commonwealth's Attorney shall: (1) Have a criminal record check made by telephoning Pretrial Services at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) at 1-800-928-6381 or faxing the request to

WARNING

At the conclusion of an accepted mediation, the mediator will report to the Court that the process has ended.

At the conclusion of cases accepted for mediation, the mediator will report the fact that the mediation process has ended.

WARNING

The mediator must promptly notify the Court when a case is not accepted for mediation.

The mediator shall notify the Court promptly when a case is not accepted for mediation.

WARNING

After an objection, counsel must await the Court's ruling without comment or continuing with the trial.

all counsel to the Trial will await the Court's ruling without comment or proceeding further with the Trial

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office in the county where the EPO or DVO was issued.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact: The Circuit Court Clerk's Office in the County where the EPO/DVO has been issued.

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office in the county where the EPO/DVO was issued.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact: The Circuit Court Clerk's Office in the County where the EPO/DVO has been issued.