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The Bar Association originated as a voluntary association in 1871. In 1934, the Kentucky General Assembly passed an act creating an all-inclusive bar association. The Association maintains a proper discipline of the members of the bar, initiates and supervises, with the approval of the Court, appropriate means to insure a continuing high standard of professional competence on the part of the members of the Bar, and bears a substantial and continuing responsibility for promoting the efficiency and improvement of the judicial system.
The Court of Appeals was created as a result of the Judicial Article passed in 1975 and effective in 1976. It is the lower appellate court. With a few exceptions, most cases appealed from Circuit Court go to the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals also handles appeals of a Circuit Court decision on a District Court judgment. Fourteen judges, two elected from each of the seven appellate districts, serve for eight-year terms. Court of Appeals judges are divided into panels of three to review and decide cases, with the majority deciding the outcome.
