Lyon County Circuit Court Clerk
The Kentucky Court of Justice names Kimberly Duncan as the Lyon County Circuit Court Clerk. Kentucky describes Circuit Court Clerks as the officials responsible for custody, control, and safe storage of Circuit Court and District Court records. Their offices receive lawsuits and court documents, attend court during trials, schedule juries, receive fines, and handle bond money. For Lyon County, the practical court-record counter is Kimberly Duncan's office in Suite A at the Lyon County Judicial Center.
All requests for copies of Kentucky court records and information about reviewing court case records start with the clerk of the court that heard the case. The clerk is also the office that can say whether a Lyon County case file is local, held at a record facility, at Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, or no longer available under retention schedules.
Office of Circuit Court Clerk
Clerk: Kimberly Duncan
500 West Dale Ave., Suite A
P.O. Box 565
Eddyville, KY 42038
Circuit: 270-388-7231
District: 270-388-2727
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Lyon County Clerk Case Records
The Circuit Court Clerk is the court-records clerk for both trial levels in Lyon County. Circuit Court handles felony criminal cases, civil matters over $5,000, divorce, adoption, title disputes, contested probate, injunctions, and appeals from District Court. District Court handles misdemeanors, violations, traffic, juvenile matters, city and county ordinances, small claims of $2,500 or less, civil cases of $5,000 or less, probate of wills, felony arraignments and preliminary hearings, mental commitments, and domestic violence matters.
- Maintains Circuit Court and District Court case records for Lyon County.
- Receives lawsuits, pleadings, court documents, fines, and bond money.
- Can advise whether a file is local, offsite, at KDLA, or unavailable.
- Supports court schedules, jury functions, and trial courtroom recordkeeping.
- Handles records for both Circuit and District case types, but not County Clerk land or vehicle records.
Request Lyon County Certified Copies
Certified court copies are often needed when a case document must prove an official court action. Examples include a divorce decree, judgment, order of dismissal, probate order, sentencing order, or civil judgment. Online searches and docket pages are not the same as certified copies. The request should go to the court clerk that maintains the file, with enough detail for staff to identify the case and document.
- Identify the court level: Circuit Court for felony, divorce, higher civil, adoption, and Circuit appeals, or District Court for traffic, misdemeanors, small claims, probate, and lower civil matters.
- Gather party names, case number if known, case type, approximate filing year, and the specific document needed.
- Call Kimberly Duncan's office at the Circuit or District number to confirm location, copy availability, certification procedure, and payment method.
- If the case is old or offsite, ask for the case number and file locator numbers needed for State Records Center or KDLA routing.
- Pay by an accepted method and request mailing or pickup instructions from the clerk.
Lyon County Records Request Fields
KCOJ does not publish a Lyon-specific universal copy-request form in the research file. The field inventory below reflects the information the official court-record request path requires or implies when contacting the clerk, especially where older files may require locator numbers. A complete request is less likely to be delayed.
| Field / item | Required | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Court level | Yes | Separates Circuit Court files from District Court files. |
| Case number | If known | Needed for precise lookup and required for some offsite requests. |
| Party names | Yes | Used when a case number is missing or to confirm the file. |
| Case type | Yes | Examples include felony, divorce, traffic, probate, civil, small claims, or misdemeanor. |
| Document type | Yes | Certified decree, judgment, docket sheet, order, petition, or full file. |
| Filing or hearing date | If known | Helps narrow older records and common names. |
| Certification needed | Yes | Certification changes processing and cost. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Needed for fee, pickup, mail, and availability updates. |
| File locator numbers | If offsite | The clerk provides these when a record facility or KDLA request is required. |
Lyon County Clerk Fees
The research located official payment notes, but not a Lyon-specific copy fee schedule for court records. The Kentucky Court of Justice Lyon page says court payments may be made by cash, check, or money order, states no Comchek, and links online payment to ePay for eligible court fines and fees. Exact copy and certification amounts should be confirmed with the Circuit Court Clerk before ordering.
| Item | Researched fee or payment note | Source / action |
|---|---|---|
| Court payments | Cash, check, and money order accepted; no Comchek | KCOJ Lyon County page. |
| Online fines and fees | ePay available for eligible cases | Kentucky ePay. |
| Plain court copies | Official Lyon amount not located | Verify with Circuit Court Clerk. |
| Certified court copies | Official Lyon amount not located | Verify before ordering. |
| Older or offsite records | Official Lyon handling cost not located | Ask clerk for record facility or KDLA instructions. |
Lyon County Court Schedules
The Circuit Court Clerk office is also the practical point of contact when a docket entry or online schedule is unclear. KCOJ lists Circuit Court Motion Rule Day as the first Monday unless it is a holiday, then the third Monday. Judge Natalie White has civil cases with even numbers at 9 a.m., child support at 9:30 a.m., and criminal cases with even numbers at 1 p.m. Judge James Redd has civil cases with odd numbers at 1 p.m. and criminal cases with odd numbers at 9 a.m.
District Court scheduling is different. Probate, District Civil, and Small Claims are listed Monday at 1 p.m. District Criminal and Juvenile are listed Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., with no District Court on the fifth Wednesday of the month. The Trial Court Docket portal can help check a setting, but it includes a notice that it is not an official docket and is subject to change.
Court Clerk vs County Clerk
Kentucky's local record structure is split. Kimberly Duncan's Circuit Court Clerk office is the court case-record office for Lyon County Circuit Court and District Court. Lori Duff's Lyon County County Clerk office handles marriage licenses, land records, vehicle license and registration, elections and voting information, and hunting and fishing licenses. A divorce decree belongs with the Circuit Court Clerk, while a marriage license belongs with the County Clerk.
For County Clerk records, use Lori Duff's office at 500 W Dale Avenue, P.O. Box 310, Eddyville, KY 42038, phone 270-388-2331, fax 270-388-0634, and email lori.duff@ky.gov. For a focused list of those services, see the Lyon County County Clerk page.
Lyon County Federal Court Records
Federal records are separate from Lyon County Circuit and District Court records. PACER and CM/ECF hold federal district and bankruptcy records for the Western District of Kentucky. Kimberly Duncan's office is not the federal clerk and cannot certify federal court filings.
The manifest image below comes from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
The Western District source helps distinguish local Kentucky court records from federal criminal, civil-rights, Social Security, habeas, and agency litigation records.
The second clerk image comes from the PACER lookup for the Western District of Kentucky.
PACER is the official access path when the case is federal rather than a Lyon County Circuit or District Court matter.
The third clerk image comes from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
Bankruptcy records use the federal bankruptcy court and PACER path, not the Lyon County Circuit Court Clerk's local case counter.