Jefferson Circuit Court Document Format Requirements
11 rules from official source documents
9 of 11 checked against the court's document. Each rule says how far it was checked. A value with a question mark is not in the court's wording on its card.
Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings. This page is scoped to Jefferson Circuit Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026CRITICAL
Criminal defendants must attend all criminal matters in person unless the Court grants prior permission otherwise.
Criminal defendants must be present in-person for all criminal matters unless prior permission has been granted by the Court.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026CRITICAL
Evidentiary hearings require in-person attendance and cannot be conducted remotely.
However, evidentiary hearings require in-person attendance and will not be conducted remotely.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
At the start of an electronic deposition, the videographer must identify each attorney, party, and witness on camera or read an introduction naming the parties and attorneys present.
At the beginning of the proceedings, the videographer shall either focus on and identify each attorney, party and witness present at the taking ofthe deposition or read a statement introducing by name the parties to the litigation and the attorneys present without focusing on each person .
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
The camera must remain stationary and may zoom only when necessary for the jury to fairly view exhibits or demonstrative proof; it may not zoom to give a witness’s words undue influence.
The camera will remain stationary at all times during the deposition and will not "zoom" in or out on the witness excepting those times when the witness is displaying, for the jury's viewing, exhibits or other pieces of demonstrative proof that can only be fairly and reasonably seen by "zooming" in. The-camera will not "zoom" in on a witness solely to give unfair or undue influence to the witness' words.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026WARNING
Participants joining Zoom must use their name and case number.
Join the Zoom meeting using your name and case number (e.g., Atty. John Smith 21-CI-1234).
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026WARNING
Participants must keep their microphone muted and video off until their case is called.
Keep your microphone muted and your video off until your case is called.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026WARNING
Only parties involved in a case on the docket may use Zoom; observers may not use it.
Zoom use is limited to parties involved in a case on the docket and is not for observers.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026WARNING
Recording court proceedings on Zoom is prohibited.
Recording of court proceedings on Zoom is not permitted.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026INFO
Civil parties are encouraged to attend in person but may appear remotely.
Parties are encouraged to attend in-person for civil matters but may appear remotely if desired.
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Civil cases
All objections will be reserved and shall not be stated on the recording except for objections relating to the form of the question.
Summary: Objections must be reserved and not stated on the recording, except objections to the form of a question.
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All participants must appear by video. Attorneys may appear with only audio if video is not possible.
Summary: Zoom participants must appear by video, except attorneys may use audio only if video is not possible.
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