SU12 Courting Kentucky: The Courts of the Bluegrass State

Sunday, 25 May 2025, 9:30 a.m., Grand Ballroom A/B

Understanding the roles of Kentucky’s courts and the records our ancestors left there is crucial to finding clues to family history.

This session will provide an overview of Kentucky judicial history, the neighborhood courts, appeals to higher courts, and Kentucky’s federal courts.

Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, The Legal Genealogist, provides expert guidance through the murky territory where law, history, and genealogy come together.

Registrants who check in at the Louisville registration desk can access this and all the lectures they don’t catch in person on the Whova app until 15 July 2025.

Registration is now open!