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Rule IV Jury trial periods

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated32nd Judicial Circuit - Boyd Circuit Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
32nd Judicial Circuit - Boyd Circuit Court
KY RBCC Rule IV
Rule IV Jury trial periods
a. The jury term for Division I shall begin on the first Monday of each month and the jury term for Division II shall begin on Wednesday following the first Monday of each month.
b. Whenever the first Monday of the month is a legal holiday, then the beginning day of the jury trial period for Division I shall be the first Tuesday following the first Monday.
c. Petit and grand juries can be summoned for any jury trial period in accordance with the applicable statutes and rules as promulgated by the Supreme Court of Kentucky.
d. A new petit jury will be empanelled for each term of Court. Once empanelled, a member of the petit jury shall continue to serve in that capacity until a new petit jury is empanelled or until the completion of the last case on which that juror was selected to serve, whichever occurs last. For any reasons authorized by KRS 29A.100, the Chief Judge or his or her designee may excuse any juror from additional service at any time. Also, for any reason authorized by KRS 29A.100, the Chief Judge or his or her designee may excuse any juror and permit him or her to be empanelled at a later date to serve for the duration of that month.
e. A grand jury shall be empanelled four times each year for the following terms: The February grand jury shall be empanelled on the first Monday in February and shall serve until the first Monday in May of that year; the May grand jury shall be empanelled on the first Monday in May and shall serve until the first Monday in August of that year; the August grand jury shall be empanelled on the first Monday in August and shall serve until the first Monday in November of that year; the November grand jury shall be empanelled on the first Monday in November and shall serve until the first Monday in February of the following year.
f. The Judge of each respective Division will be responsible for setting his own trial docket for both civil and criminal cases.

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HISTORY: Amended effective December 23, 1997; July 13, 2012.
Boyd Circuit Court Rule IV, KY R BOYD CIR CT Rule IV
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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