Access Bourbon Circuit Court Clerk

Bourbon County Circuit Court Clerk

The Kentucky Court of Justice Bourbon County page identifies Trina Huston as Circuit Court Clerk. The office is at the Bourbon County Judicial Center, 310 Main Street, Paris, Kentucky 40361, phone 859-987-2624. Bourbon County's official page independently lists Trina Huston as Circuit Court Clerk and gives the email trinahuston@kycourts.net. The Judicial Center clerk hours in the research are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Kentucky Court of Justice Bourbon County page is the local court source for the clerk, judges, schedules, payment methods, parking, and accessibility.

The KCOJ county page is the strongest source for courthouse details because it ties the Circuit Court Clerk to the court divisions and schedules.

Bourbon County Court Clerk Duties

The Circuit Court Clerk is the starting point for court case records in Bourbon County. KCOJ says the Administrative Office of the Courts does not maintain court case records and is not the source of those files. For Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court records, a requester should contact the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the case was handled. That rule makes the Bourbon County office the local source for local trial-court case files.

• Maintains local Circuit Court case records, including civil and criminal case files.
• Maintains local District Court records, including traffic, misdemeanor, small claims, probate, and district civil matters.
• Handles Family Court case-file access for public parts of divorce, domestic relations, and related matters.
• Provides certified court copies when a public record is eligible for certification.
• Directs requesters to records-center locator numbers when older stored court files are involved.

The clerk does not hold marriage licenses, deeds, mortgages, vehicle records, election records, or county land recordings. Those are Bourbon County Clerk records.

Request Bourbon County Court Records

KCOJ's court record request instructions say court case records begin with the clerk of the court where the case was handled. For Bourbon County, that means calling or visiting the Office of Circuit Court Clerk for local Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court matters. The more precise the case details, the easier it is for the clerk to identify the file.

1. Identify the case type: Circuit, Family, District, probate, traffic, criminal, civil, or another court category.
2. Gather the case number if available, plus party names, approximate filing year, and document type.
3. Search KYeCourts or the docket portal first if public online case or date information is enough.
4. Call 859-987-2624 or visit 310 Main Street when a certified copy or full file is needed.
5. Ask whether the file is active, stored, sealed, expunged, confidential, or available only by court order.
6. Use clerk-provided locator numbers if the file has moved to a state records facility.

Bourbon County Clerk Online Search

Bourbon County's court search stack is statewide rather than county-built. KYeCourts public records guest access advertises free access to public case information throughout Kentucky. The observed guest page requires the user to click a checkbox and continue. KYeCourts ePay can be used to search and make payment for court fees, fines, or costs when the case is eligible. CourtNet 2.0 is the login-gated case-search system for criminal and civil cases filed with the Kentucky Court System.

Online docket information is not the official full file. The docket page warns that information can change and should be verified against the official court record.

Older Bourbon County Case Records

Older court records may be stored away from the courthouse. KCOJ states that if the clerk says a court record is stored at a record facility, the clerk gives case and file locator numbers. Those locator numbers are needed for a records request to the state records channel. KCOJ also states that those records cannot be searched by name or Social Security number through the facility. This is why the Bourbon County Circuit Court Clerk remains the first step for old court files.

A stored-file request should include the case number, file locator number, party names, case type, court, approximate filing date, and requested document. Without the locator numbers, the records center may not be able to identify the file. If a record is sealed, expunged, juvenile, or otherwise confidential, a public copy may not be available even when a locator exists.

Bourbon County Request Fields

KCOJ does not publish a Bourbon-specific court record request form in the inspected sources. A clear request still follows the same basic data pattern. The clerk needs enough detail to find the file and determine whether the requested copy can be released or certified.

Bourbon County Clerk Fees

The research found payment rules but did not locate a complete Bourbon-specific court copy fee schedule. The KCOJ Bourbon page states court payment options as cash, money order, certified check, and local personal check. It also says no out-of-state or third-party checks. KYeCourts ePay is the online payment channel for eligible fees, fines, or costs.

Note: Court payments and court copy fees are separate from County Clerk recording fees and eCCLIX subscription costs.

What This Clerk Does Not Hold

The Circuit Court Clerk should not be used for every public record with a Bourbon County name on it. Marriage licenses, deeds, mortgages, liens, vehicle records, election records, and County Clerk recorded instruments are outside the court clerk's record set. Those records belong with the County Clerk's Office at 301 Main Street, Suite 106. The two offices are close together in downtown Paris, but their record systems are not interchangeable.

Use eCCLIX or the Bourbon County Clerk for county clerk records. Use the Circuit Court Clerk for case records, certified court copies, docket-related file questions, and older court files.