Chief Justice Minton: Mandatory eFiling rollout continues with torts this year, more cases in 2023

I’m excited to announce that after a successful start to mandatory eFiling with foreclosures and credit card debt collections in July, we are ready to move forward with the rest of the civil case types. Next up are personal injury and other tort actions. The Supreme Court of Kentucky issued Administrative Order 2022-45 Monday to require eFiling in these cases starting Nov. 1, 2022.

In 2023, the mandatory eFiling rollout will continue with new case types every couple of months. You will be notified in time to prepare before each start date. The civil cover sheet will be updated to reflect cases that are required to be eFiled.

To use eFiling, attorneys must set up a KYeCourts account and complete training. To get started, visit https://ehelp.kycourts.net/. Under Attorneys & Legal Staff, click How Do I Get Certified to eFile? Register for a live virtual training with an instructor or complete a prerecorded online training. The Judicial Branch will offer the live virtual training via Zoom on Oct. 21 from 10 a.m.-noon ET. To go directly to registration for this training, visit https://bit.ly/3uy1jf0. Attorneys will be certified to eFile after successfully completing either type of training and will earn two hours of continuing legal education credit.

Thank you again to those who got in on the ground floor when we made eFiling available statewide in 2015. For new adopters, I think you will find the program helpful in your practice, as so many of your colleagues have.

If you need assistance with eFiling, please contact eCourtSupport@kycourts.net or call 502-573-2350 ext. 50109.

– John D. Minton, Jr.
Chief Justice of Kentucky