Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)

Citation: Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)
Jurisdiction: Kentucky (state)
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89.2 Recusal Motion/Affidavit
A party may file a recusal motion/affidavit pursuant to KRS 26A.020 based
on the judge’s inability to afford the party a fair and impartial trial or
partiality in deciding an application for change of venue.
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1. Upon receipt of a recusal motion/affidavit apply the FILED stamp; add
File, date, initial
the date and your initials.
2. File by completing a motion or document screen, as appropriate. Use
document type AFF and memo recusal. Use motion type REC. Document type AFF
Motion type REC
3. Immediately send a certified copy of the recusal motion/affidavit
directly to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice will
decide whether to appoint a sitting, senior, or retired judge as special Office of Chief Justice
judge. KRS 26A.020. 669 Chamberlin Ave.
NOTE: If there has been a recusal motion/affidavit filed pursuant to KRS Suite A104
26A.015 (a absence or vacancy by the sitting judge,) do not forward to Frankfort, KY 40601
the Chief Justice. File the motion and schedule for hearing before the
presiding judge. KRS 26A.015 outlines specific instances where a judge
MUST disqualify him/herself. (Examples: The judge is related to a party,
has a monetary interest, was in a government agency that dealt with
the issues.)