Kentucky Legal Overview: Bowling Green The Bowling Green metropolitan area in Kentucky is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Edmonson and Warren counties. Kentucky has 57 judicial circuits and 60 judicial districts. The circuit courts are the main trial courts with original and general jurisdiction while the district courts have limited jurisdiction over city and county ordinance violations, traffic violations, misdemeanors, preliminary felony hearings and small claims not exceeding $5,000. Listed below are the main cities and towns in the Bowling Green metro area.
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1. Edmonson comes under the 38th circuit and 38th district, while Warren comes under the 8th circuit and 8th district. The Edmonson Circuit Court and the district court are both in the county seat of Brownsville, while the Warren County courts are located in Bowling Green. Appeals against decisions handed down by the circuit and district courts have to be filed with the Kentucky Court of Appeals in Frankfort. The appellate court panel moves around the state for hearing appeals instead of convening in a single courthouse.
Trending Legal Topics: The Kentucky Supreme Court is the court of last resort, and may agree to again review the intermediate appellate court’s decision. Federal cases in Edmonson and Warren counties have to be filed with the Bowling Green Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Similarly, bankruptcy petitions must be filed with the Bowling Green Division of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky. All federal appeals in Kentucky go to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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