Kentucky Supreme Court
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The Kentucky Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, responsible for interpreting state law and the Kentucky Constitution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kentucky Supreme Court canonical | 2 |
| Supreme Court of Kentucky | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of last resort
ⓘ
state supreme court ⓘ |
| apexCourtIn |
Judiciary of Kentucky
ⓘ
surface form:
Kentucky judiciary
|
| appealsFrom | Kentucky Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| appealsTo |
Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
|
| appoints | members of the Kentucky Bar Association Board of Governors ⓘ |
| authority |
Kentucky Constitution
ⓘ
Kentucky Revised Statutes ⓘ |
| branchOf | Judicial branch of Kentucky ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtType |
appellate court
ⓘ
constitutional court ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Kentucky Constitution ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| finalAuthorityOver |
interpretation of Kentucky law
ⓘ
interpretation of the Kentucky Constitution ⓘ |
| governs |
Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure
ⓘ
Kentucky Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ Kentucky Rules of Evidence ⓘ |
| hasChiefJudgeTitle | Chief Justice of Kentucky ⓘ |
| hasLowerCourt |
Kentucky Circuit Courts
ⓘ
Kentucky Court of Appeals ⓘ Kentucky District Courts ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
ⓘ
Chief Justice of Kentucky ⓘ |
| hasPower |
judicial review of state executive actions
ⓘ
judicial review of state laws ⓘ regulation of the practice of law in Kentucky ⓘ rulemaking authority for Kentucky courts ⓘ |
| hearsCases |
appeals involving questions of state law
ⓘ
appeals involving state constitutional issues ⓘ discretionary review cases ⓘ mandatory review in certain criminal cases ⓘ |
| interprets |
Kentucky Constitution
ⓘ
Kentucky state law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Kentucky
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Kentucky
|
| justicesElectedFrom | seven judicial districts ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| location | Frankfort, Kentucky ⓘ |
| mayReview | death penalty cases from Kentucky ⓘ |
| numberOfDistricts | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfPositions | 7 ⓘ |
| partOf | Kentucky Court of Justice ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Kentucky Court of Appeals
ⓘ
surface form:
Kentucky Court of Appeals (as court of last resort)
|
| seat | Kentucky State Capitol ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | nonpartisan elections ⓘ |
| termLength | 8 years ⓘ |
| website | https://courts.ky.gov/courts/supreme/Pages/default.aspx ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of Kentucky
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of Kentucky