Melissa Cardwell
P.O. Box 625
110 North Main Street
Morgantown, KY 42261
Phone: (270) 526-5631 or (270)526-5632
Fax: (270) 526-6763
Email: melissacardwell@kycourts.net
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Juror Line 270-662-6396
Facebook Butler Circuit Clerl's Office
Staff: Fammie Green, Lisa Walker, Mandy House, Leah Evans, Melissa Phelps
Functions of the Office
Circuit Court Clerks are elected officials of the court and are responsible for the custody, control, and safe storage of court records for Circuit, Family, and District Courts. Among the duties of the clerks and their deputy clerks are the receipt of lawsuits and papers for the courts, entering judge’s orders, being present during trials, receiving fines, scheduling juries, handling bond money and operating the video recording equipment which records Circuit and District Court proceedings.
Court Dates
Circuit Motion Days are the second Tuesday of each month. Circuit Civil cases are heard at 9:00 a.m. Circuit Criminal cases are heard at 10:00 a.m.
Family Court is on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. Non-confidential docket begins at 1:30 p.m. and confidential docket at approximately 2:00 p.m.
District Court meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. District court hears traffic violations, misdemeanors, small claims, probates, civil cases, and criminal juvenile matters.
Please check with the clerk’s office to verify your court date and time.
Services
Court services, law library
Special Programs
Kentucky Circuit Court Clerk’s Trust for Life Organ Donation Program
Forms of Payment
Cash, Check or Money Order