Access Campbell County Circuit Clerk

Campbell County Circuit Clerk

Kentucky uses elected circuit court clerks for trial-court records. In Campbell County, KCOJ lists Taunya Nolan Jack as Circuit Court Clerk at the Campbell County Courthouse, 330 York St., Newport, KY 41071. The office phone is 859-292-6314. KCOJ lists District Court as prompt 1 and Circuit Court as prompt 2. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is the public counter for Campbell County Circuit Court and District Court record custody, certified court copies, filings, fines, jury scheduling, and bond money.

The statewide Kentucky Court of Justice Circuit Court Clerks page says circuit court clerks are responsible for custody, control, and safe storage of Circuit Court and District Court records. It also says the clerk receives lawsuits and court documents, is present during trials, schedules juries, receives fines, and handles bond money. Those duties make the Campbell County Circuit Court Clerk different from Jim Luersen's County Clerk office, which handles marriage licenses and land records.

Campbell County Court Record Custody

The Circuit Court Clerk is the court custodian for both Campbell Circuit Court and Campbell District Court. Circuit Court records include felony criminal cases, civil matters over $5,000, divorces, adoptions, termination of parental rights, title disputes, contested probate matters, injunctions, writs, and appeals from District Court or administrative agencies. District Court records include misdemeanors, violations, traffic offenses, juvenile matters, city and county ordinances, felony arraignments, probable-cause hearings, probate of wills, small claims, low-value civil cases, mental commitments, and domestic violence matters.

The same person can have more than one Campbell County court record. A felony may begin with a District Court arraignment or probable-cause hearing and later move to Circuit Court after indictment. A probate matter may begin in District Court and become a Circuit Court issue if contested. A traffic citation may be searchable through ePay while the full record or certified copy still requires the court clerk.

Campbell County Clerk Request Channels

Campbell County court records can be approached through more than one channel. KYeCourts and CourtNet are the statewide court case search path when public or account access is available. ePay is useful for payable court matters, especially citations and payment-oriented searches, but it is not the complete case file. The courthouse counter is the fallback for older records, certified copies, sealed-status questions, non-digitized files, and records that do not appear online.

Written open-records channels should be routed to the correct custodian. The Campbell County Fiscal Court open-records process is for Fiscal Court departments and warns that the county does not maintain records for cities, special-purpose entities, the Commonwealth, or other organizations. Court files should go to the court clerk process, not to Fiscal Court. County Clerk records, jail records, police reports, and sheriff records each have their own custodian.

A Campbell County court-record request should also name the case type when possible. A criminal request may need District Court or Circuit Court depending on whether the matter is a misdemeanor, traffic case, preliminary felony proceeding, or indicted felony. A family request may involve divorce, custody, support, adoption, or domestic violence records with different access limits. A probate request may start in District Court but become a Circuit Court request if the matter was contested.

• Online court search: use KYeCourts or CourtNet for Kentucky court case access where available.
• Payment search: use KYeCourts ePay for payable case, citation, or party searches.
• In person: visit the Circuit Court Clerk at 330 York St. for certified copies and courthouse-only records.
• Phone: call 859-292-6314, then choose District Court or Circuit Court based on the case type.
• Wrong-office check: use the Campbell County Clerk only for marriage, land, election, vehicle, and County Clerk records.

Request Campbell County Certified Copies

A certified court copy is used when a record must be accepted as an official court document. Divorce decrees, orders, judgments, probate orders, and disposition records are common examples. Online search results may help identify the case, but they do not replace the clerk's certification. A Campbell-specific copy fee schedule from the court clerk was not located in the official sources reviewed, so cost and delivery timing should be confirmed before requesting multiple copies.

1. Identify the court level, case number if known, party names, and document type, such as decree, judgment, order, or docket sheet.
2. Check whether the case is Circuit Court or District Court, then call 859-292-6314 and use the matching prompt.
3. Ask whether the record is public, sealed, archived, or available only in person, and ask for the current certified-copy cost.
4. Submit the request using the clerk's accepted method and provide enough details to locate the exact file.
5. Pay using an accepted method, then pick up or receive the certified copy using the office's current process.

Campbell County Record Request Fields

No Campbell-specific court-copy request form was located in the official sources reviewed. A practical Campbell County Circuit Court Clerk request should still include the facts the clerk needs to locate a file and determine access. When a written open-records form is used for a non-court county department, the Fiscal Court form asks for requester name, mailing address or email, a commercial-purpose answer, a description of records, and a statement that the requester is a Kentucky resident or qualifying Kentucky-connected requester. Court files should be requested through the court clerk, but those fields are still useful as a completeness checklist.

Campbell County Court Payments

KCOJ lists several payment options for Campbell County court matters. The payment notes are operational, not a full fee schedule for every filing or copy. Court costs, filing fees, and certified-copy fees can depend on case type and current Kentucky Court of Justice rules. Bond has its own rule because the KCOJ Campbell page states cash is required for bond.

Note: Driver licensing is no longer handled by Kentucky circuit clerks as of July 1, 2022, so license records go through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

Campbell County Clerk Services

The Circuit Court Clerk receives lawsuits and court documents, attends court proceedings as clerk of record, schedules juries, receives fines, and handles bond money. That makes the office central to public court records, but it does not make the office a legal-advice provider. For filing rules, forms, and procedural questions, use Kentucky Court of Justice resources or legal counsel when needed.

Jury scheduling is also a Circuit Court Clerk function under the statewide clerk description. A person with a jury summons should follow the summons instructions and contact the court clerk if the summons directs them to do so. Master commissioner foreclosure sales are also held at the Campbell County Courthouse on Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m. inside the front doors, so some courthouse days may be busier near the entrance.

Visitors should plan around the courthouse role. The York Street courthouse is the Campbell County location for Circuit Court and District Court services, while many county administration and County Clerk services are at Monmouth Street or Alexandria. Bringing the wrong request to the wrong clerk can cost a trip. For court records, bring case numbers, party names, hearing dates, payment details, and a clear copy request. For marriage or land records, use the County Clerk offices instead.