Please review the following information carefully:

The Hall of Justice is now open. If your case is scheduled for Court, you may appear in person with the below exception.

If you have recently tested positive for Covid-19 or are experiencing any symptoms, do not appear in person. Instead, appear via Zoom using the instructions below depending on the courtroom.

Effective November 11th, 2023, there will no longer be in-person viewing of Arraignment Court at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (LMDC). The Observation Room is being re-purposed by LMDC in order to expand their mental health services for in-custody defendants.  Future observation of Arraignment Court proceedings will take place entirely via Zoom.  The cameras have recently been upgraded and Zoom integrated.  This will lead to a better viewing of the Court proceeding for everyone.  Anyone can log in to the Arraignment Court proceedings by utilizing the following:

To call in via landline or cell phone: Please dial 1-312-626-6799.  When prompted, the meeting ID is 516 499 8163.  The passcode is 008.  Please make sure to mute yourself when you come into the meeting room (*6 toggle mute off and on).

To view on the Zoom app or website: When prompted, the meeting ID is 516 499 8163.  The passcode is 008.  Please place yourself on mute when you come into the meeting room.

There is also a direct link to the Zoom Meeting Room in the table located on this page.

Effective as of December 1, 2021:

All defendants in misdemeanor, felony, and DUI cases must appear in person unless otherwise instructed by the Judge. Defendants appearing in the afternoon for traffic cases, other than for a DUI case, may appear either in person or via Zoom using the login information below. The only exception is defendants appearing in Courtrooms 302 and 102. Defendants with cases in these courtrooms may appear in person or via Zoom in all cases using the login information below.

Do not call into any courtroom’s Zoom meeting unless you are intending to appear in or observe a case in that courtroom. Individual courts do not have the ability to transfer or provide details on another court’s Zoom meeting.

If you are Covid symptomatic, Covid positive, or subject to quarantine due to CDC guidance or doctor’s requirement, you must email the Court at least 24 hours in advance at jeffcodistrictcourtadmin@kycourts.net to request a Zoom appearance in any other criminal or DUI case. This email inbox is only for requesting a Zoom appearance due to Covid.

Effective January 3, 2022, Criminal and traffic cases are divided into Courtrooms based on last name as follows:

AFTERNOON CASES

Defendant’s Last Name	Courtroom
A – CRO	101
CRP- HIC	102
HID – MIK	103
MIL – SHD	104
SHE – Z	202

MORNING MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY CASES

Defendant’s Last Name	Courtroom
A – CRO	301
CRP – HIC	302
HID – MIK	303
MIL – SHD	304
SHE – Z	203

• For Eviction Court, all parties may appear either in person or remotely via Zoom.
• For Civil Motion Hour, all parties may appear either in person or remotely via Zoom.
• Effective May 10, 2022: Small Claims will no longer allow Zoom appearances.
• For Probate Court, all parties may appear either in person or remotely via Zoom.
• For Mental Health Court Motion Hour, all parties should appear in person.
• For Guardianship Court, hearings will take place remotely via Zoom, unless a party requests the matter be heard in person.

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To determine which Courtroom a case is scheduled for, please click here and search by the party’s first and last name: KyCourts Case Search.

The below chart has each Court’s login information to appear over Zoom, when allowed. To determine if you are allowed to appear via Zoom, please reference the information above. Please do not call or join before your scheduled time.

There are four methods of appearing via Zoom when the courtroom allows for it. The first method is to download the Zoom App on your computer, phone, or tablet and join the meeting by entering the Meeting ID and passcode on the chart provided below for your courtroom. The second method is by going to Zoom.com and clicking on join a meeting, and then entering the corresponding Meeting ID and passcode when prompted. The third method is by calling into the phone number on the chart below, and then entering the corresponding Meeting ID and passcode when prompted. Finally, if you already have the Zoom app installed on your device, you can click the link under the Direct Link column.

* Mental Health Court is a confidential docket so only the appropriate parties will be admitted.