KRS 21A.350: Weighted caseload analysis of need to increase, decrease, or rearrange

circuits or districts or reallocate judges -- Certification of necessity.

(1) Beginning in 2020 and every eight (8) years thereafter, the Supreme Court may

direct the Admini strative Office of the Courts to perform a weighted caseload

analysis to determine the need to reduce, increase, or rearrange the

Commonwealth's judicial circuits and districts, to reallocate the assignment of

judges, or to modify the number of judges rela tive to their respective populations or

caseloads. This analysis shall include caseload totals by case type and case weight

and the total number of judges necessary for the Commonwealth's judicial circuits

and districts.

(2) The Supreme Court shall submit any weighted caseload analysis performed under

subsection (1) of this section to the General Assembly by December 31 of the year

in which the analysis is performed. If the analysis indicates a need to reduce,

increase, or rearrange the judicial circuits or districts, to reallocate the assignment

of judges, or to modify the number of judges due to population or caseload changes,

a certification of necessity shall be submitted as required by Sections 112 and 113

of the Constitution of Kentucky, which may include a proposed redrawing of circuit

or district boundaries, reallocation of the assignment of judges, or modification of

the number of judges.