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Ben Leonard

Kentucky District Court

Kentucky · Crittenden

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Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
District Judge
Service status
Active
Court level
Limited
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

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Remote Or Hybrid Proceeding

Technology guidance published

Kentucky Court of Justice publishes statewide instructions for using Zoom to participate in remote court proceedings.

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Using Zoom
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This page provides general instructions about how to use Zoom to participate in a remote court proceeding.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Remote Or Hybrid Proceeding

Technology guidance published

Kentucky identifies Zoom as a platform that supports video, voice, and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones, and room systems.

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Using Zoom
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Zoom is a videoconferencing platform that offers video, voice and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones and room systems.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Remote Or Hybrid Proceeding

Allowed with notice

Kentucky directs parties to obtain specific remote-court login information from the circuit court clerk for the county where they are scheduled to appear.

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Remote Court General Instructions
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To request specific login information for your court event, contact the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county in which you are scheduled to appear.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Kentucky Court of Justice. 3 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.