Jefferson County Trial Court System
The Office of the Circuit Court Clerk (OCCC) is a constitutional office that is part of the Kentucky Court of Justice. The OCCC’s primary duty is to process, manage and maintain the records of Circuit, Family and District courts.
The Office of the Circuit Court Clerk (OCCC) staff is comprised of 276 Deputy Clerks who carry out the daily responsibilities of our office. Deputy Clerks are sworn officers of the court and most work in three major court divisions: Circuit Court, Family Court and District Court.
With 39 elected trial court judges, the Jefferson County office serves the largest jurisdiction in Kentucky’s unified court system and is the Commonwealth’s only true urban court system, operating around the clock every day of the year. Court operations are conducted at two facilities in downtown Louisville: the Louis D. Brandeis Hall of Justice, 600 W. Jefferson St., and the Jefferson County Judicial Center, 700 W. Jefferson St. Deputy Clerks also work in Archives & Records in the Old Jefferson County Jail Building, 514 W. Liberty St.
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Donate Life Kentucky Trust
Donate Life Kentucky Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the unmet needs of the impacted by donation and transplant. Founded in 1992, by the Circuit Court Clerks of Kentucky, Donate Life Kentucky Trust (Trust) focuses on public education and donor registration efforts to save and heal lives. The Trust also provides critical financial support to transplant patients and donor families by providing access to travel, lodging, medication, mental healthcare, and funeral expenses.